I think a lot of people on both sides have extremely naive views of what government is capable of. — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
I think the fact of the matter is this is a tough moment for democrats. But it's also exciting to see so… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
One of the things that I see on Twitter is that people think they know what you think about things you haven't… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
We're going to raise the estate tax for wealthy, very wealthy people. — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Why I supported Keith Ellison for chairing the DNC because I know Keith. And I know he's not going to take a… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
I never like the TV or movie Harvard characters. The fact of the matter is that most people who go to Harvard… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
That's why somebody like a Tim Ryan can go to a bar in Youngstown just as well as in Congress and talk… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
There was the slow discovery for me in the early '80s that Republicans are people too... That Republicans are perfectly reasonable people...… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
The truth is that people - many people are concerned about this, but this is not the first time in America this… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
In this case, the government will essentially be run by the people who are running it now. The top level [Barack] Obama… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
You have two people who I would classify as extremists. Donald Trump because of his behavior and Ted Cruz because of his… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
There are people who hate me, there are people who like me, and they're both right. I think people hate me for… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
It's hard to think of John McCain without thinking about what a ball of energy he is. I remember when I was… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
While alcohol ... continues to wreak havoc in America, supported by a $6 billion-a-year alcohol industry advertising campaign extolling the joy of… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
The longer incompetent people delay in doing what they're doing, we're always better off whenever incompetent people are delaying what they're going… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
If there is a big bill to do infrastructure improvements and it is about working people, let's do that. But let's absolutely… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Everybody in Washington wants one of these jobs studies this book. It's called the Plum Book because the people in Washington turn… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Actually, Congress just did pass a tax plan like Donald Trump's.They passed a tax plan which some Democrats voted for, significant number… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
I don't think anybody knows it was Russia that broke into the DNC. She [Hillary Clinton] is saying Russia, Russia, Russia. Maybe… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
[Michael Flynn is] controversial among many people in the national security establishment, many people in the Republican mainstream. The thing about this… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
So many people, so many amateurs like Donald Trump believe that "I don't recall" is an absolutely fail-safe position and you can't… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
There are people out there who disagree with me politically, and understand the limits of that disagreement. It doesn't mean we disagree… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
All writers are forced to live within deadlines, and deadlines determine how good they can be. — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
The question for the Republicans running the confirmation hearings in the United States Senate is whose rules are they going to use? — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Prosecutors have absolutely no control over what witnesses say when they leave the grand jury room. — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Because Republicans defected and voted with all the Democrats to reject Jeff Sessions' nomination when they discovered that when he was working as a… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
In this case, the government will essentially be run by the people who are running it now. The top level [Barack] Obama appointees will… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
I've never understood the value of putting someone on television to lie, knowing that they're going to lie ahead of time, knowing that that… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
The Trump view of immigration defies our history. Immigration is a transaction that has historically benefited the country. — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
I don't think anybody knows it was Russia that broke into the DNC. She [Hillary Clinton] is saying Russia, Russia, Russia. Maybe it was.… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
If a reader comes across a story that makes them cry, you can be sure that the writer felt every single thing that makes… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
National security advisors are not there to be advocates, generally. They're not there to be partisans, they're not there to be ideologues. — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Never once has Republican world said hey, maybe we should look into how police officers are carrying out their solemn public responsibility to serve… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
When Ronald Reagan nominated Jeff Sessions for federal district court judgeship, the Senate Judiciary Committee rejected his nomination. — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
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![“I don't think anybody knows it was Russia that broke into the DNC. She [Hillary Clinton] is saying Russia, Russia, Russia. Maybe it was. I mean, it could be Russia. But it could also be China. It could also be lots of other people.” quote by Lawrence O'Donnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c72/lawrence-o-donnell-1701_broke_i-don-t-think-anybody-knows-it-was-russi_115025.jpg)
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