--- title: "15 Want Quotes By Chris Matthews" description: "15 Want quotes by Chris Matthews. Plus more from Chris Matthews and more Want sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ade/chris-matthews-1682_dove_i-think-in-places-like-pennsylvania-ther_1832360.png" --- > [I think in places like Pennsylvania, there's folks who want our next president to talk like a hawk, but fly like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/i-think-in-places-like-pennsylvania-there-s-folks-who-want-our-next/) [Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ade/chris-matthews-1682_dove_i-think-in-places-like-pennsylvania-ther_1832360.png) > [When lightning strikes you want to be there, right there in the room. You, not everybody's going to say yes to you.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/when-lightning-strikes-you-want-to-be-there-right-there-in-the-room/) [Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/002/chris-matthews-1682_lightning_when-lightning-strikes-you-want-to-be-th_206213.png) > [Anybody can say anything they want. Hillary Clinton can control her own campaign.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/anybody-can-say-anything-they-want-hillary-clinton-can-control-her/) [Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/838/chris-matthews-1682_campaigns_anybody-can-say-anything-they-want-hilla_1739754.png) > [If you want to play a game, go to where it's played and find a way to get in. Things happen when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/if-you-want-to-play-a-game-go-to-where-it-s-played-and-find-a-way-to/) [Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/139/chris-matthews-1682_football_if-you-want-to-play-a-game-go-to-where-i_1649571.png) > [I wonder... if the Republican Party really wants to be branded right now as the party of tax cuts and torture? I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/i-wonder-if-the-republican-party-really-wants-to-be-branded-right-now/) [Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8b/chris-matthews-1682_branded_i-wonder-if-the-republican-party-really_2746379.jpg) > [There ought to be an onus on the people that want a law, rather than people that don't need a new law.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/there-ought-to-be-an-onus-on-the-people-that-want-a-law-rather-than/) [Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ee/chris-matthews-1682_law_there-ought-to-be-an-onus-on-the-people_1315457.png) > [I'm not just gonna go after the black Jesse Jackson they all want to make fun of, but I know the wrong…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/i-m-not-just-gonna-go-after-the-black-jesse-jackson-they-all-want-to/) [Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94f/chris-matthews-1682_black_i-m-not-just-gonna-go-after-the-black-je_260149.jpg) > [I do still think there is a big disconnect between Republicans in Washington, D.C., and Republicans everywhere I go. When you start…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/i-do-still-think-there-is-a-big-disconnect-between-republicans-in/) [Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/864/chris-matthews-1682_bigs_i-do-still-think-there-is-a-big-disconne_2795082.png) > [I'm impressed that people out there in Pennsylvania, deer hunter country, have had it with these stupid wars, that they don't go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/i-m-impressed-that-people-out-there-in-pennsylvania-deer-hunter/) [Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/609/chris-matthews-1682_bigs_i-m-impressed-that-people-out-there-in-p_397303.png) > [Wouldn't it be great for some of the Republican candidates to stand up to the money guys and say, if you want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/wouldn-t-it-be-great-for-some-of-the-republican-candidates-to-stand/) [Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0bf/chris-matthews-1682_candidates_wouldn-t-it-be-great-for-some-of-the-rep_366361.png) > [Well, the right-wing policy with regard to Israel - the people who don't want to deal with Arafat, who don't want a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/well-the-right-wing-policy-with-regard-to-israel-the-people-who-don-t/) [Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0f/chris-matthews-1682_arafat_well-the-right-wing-policy-with-regard-t_1434858.png) > [People in a state like Pennsylvania, especially in the middle of the state, as you say, want the focus on repairing the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/people-in-a-state-like-pennsylvania-especially-in-the-middle-of-the/) [Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e94/chris-matthews-1682_blow_people-in-a-state-like-pennsylvania-espe_2499593.png) > [Be tough, hold a tough line, but don't be running off into another war, especially since even if you support our troops…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/be-tough-hold-a-tough-line-but-don-t-be-running-off-into-another-war/) [Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/433/chris-matthews-1682_blood_be-tough-hold-a-tough-line-but-don-t-be_2075393.jpg) > [ President \[Barack\] Obama's staking his reelection hopes on rebuilding America's middle class. He wants higher taxes on the wealthy, tougher rules on… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/president-barack-obama-s-staking-his-reelection-hopes-on-rebuilding/) [Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b45/chris-matthews-1682_america_president-barack-obama-s-staking-his-ree_2484710.png) > [The problem is there are people in this country - maybe 10%, I don't know what the number, maybe 20% on a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/the-problem-is-there-are-people-in-this-country-maybe-10-i-don-t-know/) [Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a8/chris-matthews-1682_bad-day_the-problem-is-there-are-people-in-this_665035.jpg) ## Other authors on Want ## More by Chris Matthews > [You don't know whether he's thought through how this is going to affect the Middle East.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/you-don-t-know-whether-he-s-thought-through-how-this-is-going-to/) [Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/) > [Natural-born American means you don't have to be naturalized. You were born to an American mother, like President Obama, no matter where you were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/natural-born-american-means-you-don-t-have-to-be-naturalized-you-were/) [Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/) > [ I think that the candidates who are doing it \[not debating\] are doing a great disservice to the party. It's a sign of an… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/i-think-that-the-candidates-who-are-doing-it-not-debating-are-doing-a/) [Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/) > [To become a saint in the Catholic Church, the normal procedure is, beatification, requiring one miracle in your name, then canonization, roughly in five…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/to-become-a-saint-in-the-catholic-church-the-normal-procedure-is/) [Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/) > [The whole reason we organize grassroots is, we think any politician that gets elected needs to be held accountable 365 days a year.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/the-whole-reason-we-organize-grassroots-is-we-think-any-politician/) [Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/) > [ I don't sense an \[Barack\] Obama party. I think politics is transactional for him. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/i-don-t-sense-an-barack-obama-party-i-think-politics-is-transactional/) [Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/) > [What happens to conservatives when they get near the White House? How come they only seem to be talking the good talk at, say,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/what-happens-to-conservatives-when-they-get-near-the-white-house-how/) [Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/) > [I'm closer to anybody who believes that we should lead not from behind, but from the front. Rand Paul is one step behind, leading…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/i-m-closer-to-anybody-who-believes-that-we-should-lead-not-from/) [Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/) > [Let's not forget, Sarah Palin may not have a golden touch, but she gave Christine O'Donnell candidate a big touch that got her over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/let-s-not-forget-sarah-palin-may-not-have-a-golden-touch-but-she-gave/) [Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/) > [Here's the Republican Party with round heels for anybody who says the right thing at the current moment. Regardless of their record, regardless of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/here-s-the-republican-party-with-round-heels-for-anybody-who-says-the/) [Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/) > [When lightning strikes you want to be there, right there in the room. You, not everybody's going to say yes to you. Just don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/when-lightning-strikes-you-want-to-be-there-right-there-in-the-room/) [Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/) > [Sarah Palin is an empty vessel ready to be filled by ideology that she doesn't even understand, and that is really scary. Nothing is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/sarah-palin-is-an-empty-vessel-ready-to-be-filled-by-ideology-that/) [Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/) > [“Earlier that year, at the hundredth anniversary of his Harvard club, a member was talking about the spirit of Harvard College and saying how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/earlier-that-year-at-the-hundredth-anniversary-of-his-harvard-club-a/) [Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/) > [ I think we all \[americans\] think we're a special country. But the question is, what - what call does that give us? ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/i-think-we-all-americans-think-we-re-a-special-country-but-the/) [Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/) > [I'm not just gonna go after the black Jesse Jackson they all want to make fun of, but I know the wrong people are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/i-m-not-just-gonna-go-after-the-black-jesse-jackson-they-all-want-to/) [Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/want/chris-matthews/#itemlist", "name": "15 Want Quotes By Chris Matthews", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think in places like Pennsylvania, there's folks who want our next president to talk like a hawk, but fly like a dove.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Chris Matthews" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/i-think-in-places-like-pennsylvania-there-s-folks-who-want-our-next/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ade/chris-matthews-1682_dove_i-think-in-places-like-pennsylvania-ther_1832360.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ade/chris-matthews-1682_dove_i-think-in-places-like-pennsylvania-ther_1832360.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ade/chris-matthews-1682_dove_i-think-in-places-like-pennsylvania-ther_1832360.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think in places like Pennsylvania, there's folks who want our next president to talk like a hawk, but fly…” — Chris Matthews", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When lightning strikes you want to be there, right there in the room. 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