--- title: "14 Trump Quotes By Joe Klein" description: "14 Trump quotes by Joe Klein. Plus more from Joe Klein and more Trump sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aab/joe-klein-12661_been_i-ve-been-described-as-a-grizzled-politi_2864811.png" --- > [I've been described as a grizzled political veteran.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-klein/i-ve-been-described-as-a-grizzled-political-veteran/) [Joe Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-klein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aab/joe-klein-12661_been_i-ve-been-described-as-a-grizzled-politi_2864811.png) > [You know, larger-than-life politicians have larger-than-life strengths and larger-than-life weaknesses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-klein/you-know-larger-than-life-politicians-have-larger-than-life-strengths/) [Joe Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-klein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/944/joe-klein-12661_know_you-know-larger-than-life-politicians-ha_429105.png) > [Barack Obama's inspirational whoosh to the presidency in 2008 was unusual. Most campaigns are less exhilarating; indeed, they are downright disappointing -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-klein/barack-obama-s-inspirational-whoosh-to-the-presidency-in-2008-was/) [Joe Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-klein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37d/joe-klein-12661_barack_barack-obama-s-inspirational-whoosh-to-t_2406443.png) > [There's a basic law, Klein's second, or third, or fourth law of politics in the TV age, which is warm always beats…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-klein/there-s-a-basic-law-klein-s-second-or-third-or-fourth-law-of-politics/) [Joe Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-klein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c70/joe-klein-12661_age_there-s-a-basic-law-klein-s-second-or-th_1994956.jpg) > [You know, larger than life is always better than smaller than life in politicians. And, you know, God save us from mediocrities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-klein/you-know-larger-than-life-is-always-better-than-smaller-than-life-in/) [Joe Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-klein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4d/joe-klein-12661_better_you-know-larger-than-life-is-always-bett_1921390.png) > [I'm in favour of politicians having extra-marital relationships. Oh yeah. It makes them more understanding of the flaws that the rest of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-klein/i-m-in-favour-of-politicians-having-extra-marital-relationships-oh/) [Joe Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-klein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03a/joe-klein-12661_extras_i-m-in-favour-of-politicians-having-extr_527470.png) > [I believe, I believe that the people who voted in those primaries for Donald Trump were at least helping him along with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-klein/i-believe-i-believe-that-the-people-who-voted-in-those-primaries-for/) [Joe Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-klein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c2/joe-klein-12661_believe_i-believe-i-believe-that-the-people-who_620902.png) > [For those of us who consider ourselves political moderates, life is a dispiriting slog, a sorry mix of rectitude and ineptitude.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-klein/for-those-of-us-who-consider-ourselves-political-moderates-life-is-a/) [Joe Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-klein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a13/joe-klein-12661_ineptitude_for-those-of-us-who-consider-ourselves-p_1797314.png) > [Previous presidents, including great ones like Roosevelt, have used the IRS against their enemies. But I don't think Barack Obama ever wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-klein/previous-presidents-including-great-ones-like-roosevelt-have-used-the/) [Joe Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-klein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b1/joe-klein-12661_against_previous-presidents-including-great-ones_2303139.png) > [Ever since John Kennedy, Democrats have had a weakness for dashing younger men like Bill Clinton and Barack Obama and, I suppose,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-klein/ever-since-john-kennedy-democrats-have-had-a-weakness-for-dashing/) [Joe Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-klein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c63/joe-klein-12661_als_ever-since-john-kennedy-democrats-have-h_907981.jpg) > [For the past several years, I've been harboring a fantasy, a last political crusade for the baby-boom generation. We, who started on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-klein/for-the-past-several-years-i-ve-been-harboring-a-fantasy-a-last/) [Joe Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-klein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00a/joe-klein-12661_approach_for-the-past-several-years-i-ve-been-har_3136338.png) > [The Democrats current crudeness is a function of their desperation, and the imminent ratification of Howard Dean, the least charming presidential candidate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-klein/the-democrats-current-crudeness-is-a-function-of-their-desperation/) [Joe Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-klein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd7/joe-klein-12661_candidates_the-democrats-current-crudeness-is-a-fun_1827604.png) > [I can't believe that Hillary Clinton wants the world to think that whenever she gets into political trouble, she's going to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-klein/i-can-t-believe-that-hillary-clinton-wants-the-world-to-think-that/) [Joe Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-klein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d41/joe-klein-12661_believe_i-can-t-believe-that-hillary-clinton-wan_2618832.png) > [Bill Clinton gives the appearance of taking stands-for some sort of tax cut, some sort of welfare reform, some sort of balanced…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-klein/bill-clinton-gives-the-appearance-of-taking-stands-for-some-sort-of/) [Joe Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-klein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3c/joe-klein-12661_appearance_bill-clinton-gives-the-appearance-of-tak_2991895.jpg) ## Other authors on Trump ## More by Joe Klein > [You know, when George Bush talks about freedom not being America's gift to world but God's gift to all humankind, it smells like market…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-klein/you-know-when-george-bush-talks-about-freedom-not-being-america-s/) [Joe Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-klein/) > [When I started in the press there were really ink-stained wretches. Not everybody went to college. Now, everybody at the New York Times and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-klein/when-i-started-in-the-press-there-were-really-ink-stained-wretches/) [Joe Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-klein/) > [In 2012 there was a megafoolish, if well-funded, effort by a group called Americans Elect to raise an independent Cincinnatus to run for president…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-klein/in-2012-there-was-a-megafoolish-if-well-funded-effort-by-a-group/) [Joe Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-klein/) > [We journalists are never so idiotic as when we analyze things that we shouldn't be analyzing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-klein/we-journalists-are-never-so-idiotic-as-when-we-analyze-things-that-we/) [Joe Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-klein/) > [You know, larger-than-life politicians have larger-than-life strengths and larger-than-life weaknesses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-klein/you-know-larger-than-life-politicians-have-larger-than-life-strengths/) [Joe Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-klein/) > [I believe that poverty is often the result of inappropriate behavior - out-of-wedlock births, dropping out of school, crime and drugs - which should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-klein/i-believe-that-poverty-is-often-the-result-of-inappropriate-behavior/) [Joe Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-klein/) > [That was the miracle of Abraham Lincoln, politician. He pursued the high purpose of moving justice forward via the low arts of patronage and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-klein/that-was-the-miracle-of-abraham-lincoln-politician-he-pursued-the/) [Joe Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-klein/) > [For me, a really radical position for journalism to take is to stop being cynical. Cynicism is what passes for insight among the mediocre.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-klein/for-me-a-really-radical-position-for-journalism-to-take-is-to-stop/) [Joe Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-klein/) > [Affirmative action was always racial justice on the cheap.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-klein/affirmative-action-was-always-racial-justice-on-the-cheap/) [Joe Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-klein/) > [I'm in favour of politicians having extra-marital relationships. Oh yeah. It makes them more understanding of the flaws that the rest of us have.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-klein/i-m-in-favour-of-politicians-having-extra-marital-relationships-oh/) [Joe Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-klein/) > [In point of fact, 'Simpson-Bowles' has become a symbol, or SimBowl, rather than an actual plan, political shorthand for the process of long-term deficit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-klein/in-point-of-fact-simpson-bowles-has-become-a-symbol-or-simbowl-rather/) [Joe Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-klein/) > [I believe, I believe that the people who voted in those primaries for Donald Trump were at least helping him along with his message…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-klein/i-believe-i-believe-that-the-people-who-voted-in-those-primaries-for/) [Joe Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-klein/) > [“Faith, unaccompanied by rigorous skepticism, is a recipe for myopia and foolishness.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-klein/faith-unaccompanied-by-rigorous-skepticism-is-a-recipe-for-myopia-and/) [Joe Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-klein/) > [This dilettante notion that the global economy is evil because big corporate leaders make too much money... they do make too much money, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-klein/this-dilettante-notion-that-the-global-economy-is-evil-because-big/) [Joe Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-klein/) > [I got into journalism because I came of age in the '60s. It just seemed one way for me to get things done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-klein/i-got-into-journalism-because-i-came-of-age-in-the-60s-it-just-seemed/) [Joe Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-klein/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/trump/joe-klein/#itemlist", "name": "14 Trump Quotes By Joe Klein", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've been described as a grizzled political veteran.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joe Klein" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-klein/i-ve-been-described-as-a-grizzled-political-veteran/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aab/joe-klein-12661_been_i-ve-been-described-as-a-grizzled-politi_2864811.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aab/joe-klein-12661_been_i-ve-been-described-as-a-grizzled-politi_2864811.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aab/joe-klein-12661_been_i-ve-been-described-as-a-grizzled-politi_2864811.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I've been described as a grizzled political veteran.” — Joe Klein", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You know, larger-than-life politicians have larger-than-life strengths and larger-than-life weaknesses.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joe Klein" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-klein/you-know-larger-than-life-politicians-have-larger-than-life-strengths/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/944/joe-klein-12661_know_you-know-larger-than-life-politicians-ha_429105.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/944/joe-klein-12661_know_you-know-larger-than-life-politicians-ha_429105.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/944/joe-klein-12661_know_you-know-larger-than-life-politicians-ha_429105.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You know, larger-than-life politicians have larger-than-life strengths and larger-than-life weaknesses.” — Joe Klein", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Barack Obama's inspirational whoosh to the presidency in 2008 was unusual. 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My impression is that she's strong enough to defend herself - she certainly showed that in the recent Democratic debate. But apparently she's not strong enough to control Mr. Bill. 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