--- title: "1 Environment Health Quotes By David Litt" description: "1 Environment Health quotes by David Litt. Plus more from David Litt and more Environment Health sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d6/david-litt-23158_health-care_some-of-the-leaders-of-the-backlash-said_1103573.jpg" --- > [“Some of the leaders of the backlash said their name was an acronym for “Taxed Enough Already.” Maybe this was true at first. But the Tea Party was soon infused with paranoia that had nothing to do with taxes. While…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-litt/some-of-the-leaders-of-the-backlash-said-their-name-was-an-acronym/) [David Litt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-litt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d6/david-litt-23158_health-care_some-of-the-leaders-of-the-backlash-said_1103573.jpg) ## More by David Litt > [“What I hadn’t realized was that, above all else, Favs was a prodigy. Speechwriters, even great ones, tend to lead either from the head…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-litt/what-i-hadn-t-realized-was-that-above-all-else-favs-was-a-prodigy/) [David Litt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-litt/) > [“In 1960, a mere 5 percent of Americans said they would be upset if their child married someone from the opposite party. A half…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-litt/in-1960-a-mere-5-percent-of-americans-said-they-would-be-upset-if/) [David Litt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-litt/) > [“But as the weeks rolled on, I realized it wasn’t a lack of glamour that was bothering me. Instead, I kept thinking back to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-litt/but-as-the-weeks-rolled-on-i-realized-it-wasn-t-a-lack-of-glamour/) [David Litt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-litt/) > [“The cost of living the dream, I was taught, is the responsibility to expand it for others. It’s a more than fair price.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-litt/the-cost-of-living-the-dream-i-was-taught-is-the-responsibility-to/) [David Litt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-litt/) > [“This is the most common misconception about speechwriting. It came up especially often in the years before I started at the White House, when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-litt/this-is-the-most-common-misconception-about-speechwriting-it-came-up/) [David Litt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-litt/) > [“In the real world, speechwriters are more like personal trainers than puppet masters. They can help you present the most attractive version of yourself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-litt/in-the-real-world-speechwriters-are-more-like-personal-trainers-than/) [David Litt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-litt/) > [“The firm’s fourth partner, Jeff Nussbaum, had carved out a niche writing jokes for public figures. It was he who taught me about the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-litt/the-firm-s-fourth-partner-jeff-nussbaum-had-carved-out-a-niche/) [David Litt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-litt/) > [“Make sure no one goes Eastwood in Charlotte.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-litt/make-sure-no-one-goes-eastwood-in-charlotte/) [David Litt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-litt/) > [“I was lucky to receive it. Most rogue interns never get a second chance. And here it’s worth mentioning that I benefited from what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-litt/i-was-lucky-to-receive-it-most-rogue-interns-never-get-a-second/) [David Litt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-litt/) > [“If I had lied to the CIA, perhaps I might have passed a test. Instead of writing a book about the White House, I’d…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-litt/if-i-had-lied-to-the-cia-perhaps-i-might-have-passed-a-test-instead/) [David Litt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-litt/) > [“Some of the leaders of the backlash said their name was an acronym for “Taxed Enough Already.” Maybe this was true at first. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-litt/some-of-the-leaders-of-the-backlash-said-their-name-was-an-acronym/) [David Litt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-litt/) > [“Some accomplishments, in other words, are impossible to undo. Millions of people found jobs thanks to Obama’s decisions. Soldiers who spent Christmas 2008 in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-litt/some-accomplishments-in-other-words-are-impossible-to-undo-millions/) [David Litt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-litt/) > [“If you’re working with a writer, chances are you’re an expert. And if you’re an expert, chances are you’re boring. You can’t help it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-litt/if-you-re-working-with-a-writer-chances-are-you-re-an-expert-and-if/) [David Litt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-litt/) > [“Barack Obama’s election was a triumph of hope. But his presidency was a triumph of persistence.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-litt/barack-obama-s-election-was-a-triumph-of-hope-but-his-presidency-was/) [David Litt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-litt/) > [“And then I saw him speak. Years later, after writing dozens upon dozens of presidential speeches, it would become impossible to listen to rhetoric…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-litt/and-then-i-saw-him-speak-years-later-after-writing-dozens-upon-dozens/) [David Litt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-litt/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/environment-health/david-litt/#itemlist", "name": "1 Environment Health Quotes By David Litt", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Some of the leaders of the backlash said their name was an acronym for “Taxed Enough Already.” Maybe this was true at first. But the Tea Party was soon infused with paranoia that had nothing to do with taxes. While the ugliness caught Washington observers by surprise, anyone who had spent time in a battleground state recognized it instantly. Back in Ohio, volunteers had been told to check boxes corresponding to a voter’s most important issue: economy, environment, health care. But what box were you supposed to check when a voter’s concern was that Obama was a secret Muslim? Or a terrorist? Or a communist? Or the actual, literal Antichrist? How could you convince a voter whose pastor told them your candidate would bring about the biblical end of days? Other people were just plain racist. Outside an unemployment center in Canton, a skinny white man with stringy hair and a ratty T-shirt told me he would never, ever support my candidate. When I asked why, he took two fingers and tapped them against the veiny underside of his forearm. 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