I was a little-known political consultant until Bill Clinton made me. When he came upon hard times, I felt it my duty… — James Carville Copy Share Image
The only politician in America I know with a man-date is Jim McGreevey. — James Carville Copy Share Image
There's a simple doctrine. Outside of a person's love the most sacred thing they can give is their labor. Labor is a… — James Carville Copy Share Image
“The only thing more dangerous than a politician who thinks about re-election, is a politician who doesn't think about re-election.” — James Carville Copy Share Image
It's hard to think that you're a political consultant - not many people are going to get a crack at a thing… — James Carville Copy Share Image
Politics is a rough and tumble business, and yet there seems to be an effort by the commentariat to sanitise American politics… — James Carville Copy Share Image
I think Ralph Nader is the biggest liar in American politics when he said it didn't matter who was president. — James Carville Copy Share Image
When one has retired from the ranks of American domestic political consulting, as I have, you are not really allowed to just… — James Carville Copy Share Image
Republicans want smaller government for the same reason crooks want fewer cops; it's easier to get away with murder. — James Carville Copy Share Image
After all of my years in politics, I've learned that sometimes things that are said are true, and other things that are… — James Carville Copy Share Image
The thing I love about politics and sports is that there is an end goal - winning - and there are indeed… — James Carville Copy Share Image
During my time as a political strategist, one of the most vexing problems was figuring out why so many people vote against… — James Carville Copy Share Image
It's better to be married to someone who hates your politics than someone who hates your momma. — James Carville Copy Share Image
I've never seen a candidate - I've never seen a human being - who, with the most limited briefing, can understand the… — James Carville Copy Share Image
Politics is a messy business, but campaigning prepares you for governing. It prepares you to get hit, stand strong, and, if necessary,… — James Carville Copy Share Image
Momentum has always counted for something, not everything, but it's always perceived as being something that matters in American politics. — James Carville Copy Share Image
If a statesman is one who looks to the next generation and a politician one who looks to the next election, a… — James Carville Copy Share Image
I actually thought Pope Paul VI was the most tragic figure in the modern church, like Lyndon Johnson was a very tragic… — James Carville Copy Share Image
Over the course of history, governments, political regimes, and leaders have done some stupid things despite all arguments to the contrary, at… — James Carville Copy Share Image
What has always made the Clintons great politicians and better people is their unyielding commitment to expanding the middle class for everyone. — James Carville Copy Share Image
Hurricane [Katrina] hit the Gulf Coast and destroyed much of the Gulf Coast - that was an act of God ... Now… — James Carville Copy Share Image
I used to think that if there was reincarnation, I wanted to come back as the president or the pope or as… — James Carville Copy Share Image
As Mike Tyson says, everybody has a plan until they get hit in the mouth. The one thing we know about American… — James Carville Copy Share Image
If you want to believe that the government's coming for our guns or that being gay is a choice and a sin… — James Carville Copy Share Image
Politics has become the great spectator sport of the United States. — James Carville Copy Share Image
I was a little-known political consultant until Bill Clinton made me. When he came upon hard times, I felt it my duty - whatever… — James Carville Copy Share Image
As a result of that forgiveness, I will never criticize or attack any of your past actions or remarks concerning matters of race relations… — James Carville Copy Share Image
Every day Catholics prove that you can be a good Catholic and a good Democrat and have a different position from the Church on… — James Carville Copy Share Image
“The James Carville "herd of cows" quote is a fabrication, posted on the website thinkexist.com by someone going by thisoneworks. It has no attribution.… — James Carville Copy Share Image
We don't know each other. Democrats don't know Republicans, Republicans don't know Democrats. — James Carville Copy Share Image
When the facts change, you change your mind. I know that is a hard concept for people to get sometimes. — James Carville Copy Share Image
I have always loved the college atmosphere - sometimes too much, which is why I spent so long at LSU. — James Carville Copy Share Image
Democratic strategists and operatives should not design a strategy based off today's conditions. They should be setting a strategy for where the trajectory of… — James Carville Copy Share Image