--- title: "16 Ifs Quotes By Mark Shields" description: "16 Ifs quotes by Mark Shields. Plus more from Mark Shields and more Ifs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3b/mark-shields-1572_anxiety_the-problem-is-that-what-donald-trump-sa_2149535.png" --- > [The problem is that what Donald Trump said, if you take it literally now, is cause for anxiety and nervousness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shields/the-problem-is-that-what-donald-trump-said-if-you-take-it-literally/) [Mark Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shields/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3b/mark-shields-1572_anxiety_the-problem-is-that-what-donald-trump-sa_2149535.png) > [If Donald Trump does lose, being revealed as this bizarre personality, Ted Cruz is not going to be what Republicans are looking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shields/if-donald-trump-does-lose-being-revealed-as-this-bizarre-personality/) [Mark Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shields/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4df/mark-shields-1572_bizarre_if-donald-trump-does-lose-being-revealed_245568.png) > [If an abduction is reported, it is dealt with in the same way as a kidnap.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shields/if-an-abduction-is-reported-it-is-dealt-with-in-the-same-way-as-a/) [Mark Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shields/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6a/mark-shields-1572_abduction_if-an-abduction-is-reported-it-is-dealt_972767.png) > [If Mitt Romney had got the percentage Ronald Reagan did of Hispanics, he would have defeated Barack Obama.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shields/if-mitt-romney-had-got-the-percentage-ronald-reagan-did-of-hispanics/) [Mark Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shields/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/600/mark-shields-1572_barack_if-mitt-romney-had-got-the-percentage-ro_2766452.png) > [If you only make fights that you're going to win, there would be no women's vote in America, there would be no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shields/if-you-only-make-fights-that-you-re-going-to-win-there-would-be-no/) [Mark Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shields/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/202/mark-shields-1572_america_if-you-only-make-fights-that-you-re-goin_197790.jpg) > [Once I accuse you of racist, I have demonized you, and it means any future collaboration, cooperation between us is a sign…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shields/once-i-accuse-you-of-racist-i-have-demonized-you-and-it-means-any/) [Mark Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shields/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e0/mark-shields-1572_accuse_once-i-accuse-you-of-racist-i-have-demon_1556128.png) > [Democrats, if they're smart and they're not brain-dead, are doing two things right now.They're having self-deprecating humor written for them. There was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shields/democrats-if-they-re-smart-and-they-re-not-brain-dead-are-doing-two/) [Mark Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shields/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ed/mark-shields-1572_brain_democrats-if-they-re-smart-and-they-re-n_605698.png) > [Tim Kaine reminds me of - Peter Hart.Tim Kaine is a good neighbor. He's kind of the dependable, you know, friendly, helpful.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shields/tim-kaine-reminds-me-of-peter-hart-tim-kaine-is-a-good-neighbor-he-s/) [Mark Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shields/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ab/mark-shields-1572_dependable_tim-kaine-reminds-me-of-peter-hart-tim-k_1313745.jpg) > [I saw money change votes.I mean, they just seem unaware of this, that money is something - if they want to see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shields/i-saw-money-change-votes-i-mean-they-just-seem-unaware-of-this-that/) [Mark Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shields/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e4/mark-shields-1572_appearance_i-saw-money-change-votes-i-mean-they-jus_1123044.png) > [If you're on the other side from me, you're not simply wrong or ill-informed or mistaken. We don't share the same country,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shields/if-you-re-on-the-other-side-from-me-you-re-not-simply-wrong-or-ill/) [Mark Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shields/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ad/mark-shields-1572_american_if-you-re-on-the-other-side-from-me-you_572729.png) > [It's fine to be an activist, but you're not - if you're not putting up candidates, if you're not getting political, if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shields/it-s-fine-to-be-an-activist-but-you-re-not-if-you-re-not-putting-up/) [Mark Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shields/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a71/mark-shields-1572_activist_it-s-fine-to-be-an-activist-but-you-re-n_2793387.jpg) > [In a strange way, Hillary Clinton was helped and victimized by Barack and Michelle Obama.Michelle Obama was probably better than Barack Obama,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shields/in-a-strange-way-hillary-clinton-was-helped-and-victimized-by-barack/) [Mark Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shields/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc5/mark-shields-1572_barack_in-a-strange-way-hillary-clinton-was-hel_2737569.png) > [I think part of Donald Trump's appeal is that he's a guy that does cut corners, that he's the guy that does…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shields/i-think-part-of-donald-trump-s-appeal-is-that-he-s-a-guy-that-does/) [Mark Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shields/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/860/mark-shields-1572_appeals_i-think-part-of-donald-trump-s-appeal-is_1194637.png) > [The lobbying over China most favored nation trading status was disgusting. There's no way in hell that MFN would have passed in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shields/the-lobbying-over-china-most-favored-nation-trading-status-was/) [Mark Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shields/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7c/mark-shields-1572_accounts_the-lobbying-over-china-most-favored-nat_705272.png) > [But take the Russia issue. You open up the convention, and you have got a report that the Democratic Party has been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shields/but-take-the-russia-issue-you-open-up-the-convention-and-you-have-got/) [Mark Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shields/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/729/mark-shields-1572_advantage_but-take-the-russia-issue-you-open-up-th_2699545.jpg) > [Peter Hart, the pollster, has a question when he asks about presidential or vice presidential candidates, what kind of a neighbor would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shields/peter-hart-the-pollster-has-a-question-when-he-asks-about/) [Mark Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shields/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e04/mark-shields-1572_asks_peter-hart-the-pollster-has-a-question-w_205858.jpg) ## Other authors on Ifs ## More by Mark Shields > [I'm not sure Betsy DeVos has ever spent a day in a public school. And I don't - I'm pretty sure Donald Trump hasn't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shields/i-m-not-sure-betsy-devos-has-ever-spent-a-day-in-a-public-school-and/) [Mark Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shields/) > [Donald Trump is sounding the same theme he has sounded since May or June of 2015.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shields/donald-trump-is-sounding-the-same-theme-he-has-sounded-since-may-or/) [Mark Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shields/) > [I do look upon the secretary of education's primary responsibility as the quality of education that - and improving the education that every child…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shields/i-do-look-upon-the-secretary-of-education-s-primary-responsibility-as/) [Mark Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shields/) > [Dan Coats, retiring senator from Indiana, a mild-mannered man, a former United States ambassador to Germany, former congressman, said of Ted Cruz he's the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shields/dan-coats-retiring-senator-from-indiana-a-mild-mannered-man-a-former/) [Mark Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shields/) > [It's interesting how identity politics and Ann Coulter-style tactics have now blossomed. But they were always there in CPAC.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shields/it-s-interesting-how-identity-politics-and-ann-coulter-style-tactics/) [Mark Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shields/) > [When you run for president of the United States, everybody does the same thing in the campaign-they talk about veterans, how much they admire…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shields/when-you-run-for-president-of-the-united-states-everybody-does-the/) [Mark Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shields/) > [Americans don't like powerful figures who punch down, that is, who pick on someone less powerful and less able to speak for themselves than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shields/americans-don-t-like-powerful-figures-who-punch-down-that-is-who-pick/) [Mark Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shields/) > [Everyone has to take Donald Trump seriously, and I think that's what we're seeing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shields/everyone-has-to-take-donald-trump-seriously-and-i-think-that-s-what/) [Mark Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shields/) > [Donald Trump defies gravity. And so I guess he has to be Donald Trump. It's gotten him so far.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shields/donald-trump-defies-gravity-and-so-i-guess-he-has-to-be-donald-trump/) [Mark Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shields/) > [ My church \[Catholisism\] is hurting from arrogance and from its indifference to the suffering of children that were abused and the inclination of the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shields/my-church-catholisism-is-hurting-from-arrogance-and-from-its/) [Mark Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shields/) > [America is Republican until 5:00 or 6:00 at night.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shields/america-is-republican-until-5-00-or-6-00-at-night/) [Mark Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shields/) > [John Kerry's biography was central to his campaign.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shields/john-kerry-s-biography-was-central-to-his-campaign/) [Mark Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shields/) > [I think Guantanamo, has been synonymous with the staining of American values and American legal tradition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shields/i-think-guantanamo-has-been-synonymous-with-the-staining-of-american/) [Mark Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shields/) > [Stronger together is, I think, a preposition and a comparative adjective, but it's not really an action verb or what it is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shields/stronger-together-is-i-think-a-preposition-and-a-comparative/) [Mark Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shields/) > [If you only make fights that you're going to win, there would be no women's vote in America, there would be no civil rights…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shields/if-you-only-make-fights-that-you-re-going-to-win-there-would-be-no/) [Mark Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shields/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": 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