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Chris Matthews

(1911–1965) Rugby Union Player United States

213 quotes in 1085 categories

A politician wonders if his decision will affect the Middle East. The quotes argue that skipping debates hurts the party and that leaders should be held accountable every day, not just during elections. They also compare leading from the front with staying behind, and note that politics can feel transactional.

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Chris Matthews was a rugby union player from the United States, best known for American.

Quick Facts About Chris Matthews

Born: August 16, 1911
Died: December 5, 1965
Nationality: United States
Profession: Rugby Union Player
Notable works: American
Spouse: Kathleen Matthews

About Chris Matthews

Christopher John Matthews is an American political commentator, author and retired talk‑show host. He hosted the weeknight hour‑long program Hardball with Chris Matthews on America's Talking and later on MSNBC from 1997 until 2020. He announced his retirement on his final episode after an accusation that he had made inappropriate comments to a guest four years earlier.

Quotes by Chris Matthews

Any jackass can talk about bombing Iran.

Bombing

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I used to love hand raising.

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My audience is much more center right, or centrist.

Audience

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Keep you enemies in front of you.

Enemies

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You can't be loved for long if you're not feared.

Fear

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“the Senate in 1958. He was the”

Senate

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Every party and every movement tends to need a hero.

Equality

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I never wrote off [Donald] Trump.

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The reason I had unfaithfulness in one of my marriages is because I was too patriotic.

Intelligence

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“My priority is to see that some people don’t suffer for the good of others.”

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I think, any politician, you have to hold them to their word. And conservatives run on fiscal conservatism. .

Conservatism

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Here's our policy. It's Unite the world against terrorism.

Inspirational

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I've never heard anybody [of president's candidates] talk about the poorly educated.

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I forgot he [Barack Obama] was black tonight for an hour.

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It's a fact of life that positive reasons don't always get people to vote. You need some negative reasons.

Facts

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They were unable to stand up and say: 'Here's our policy. It's Unite the world against terrorism.'

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[John F.Kennedy] liked fresh company, new people to come visit and then leave. ... I think he liked the protection of numbers…

Business

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C'mon. He'd be embarrassing upstairs at the White House. So I think she'd have a hard time. I think a woman president…

Conservative

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Those who saw Pope John Paul II either in person or through the mass media glimpsed a man who millions of Catholics…

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[John F. Kennedy] kept a diary and in the White House dictated his thoughts. He felt real guilt at the killing of…

Diaries

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Public opinion aside, it will be up to the future pope to continue John Paul II's journey to sainthood. Many of the…

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I'm trying to put the ridiculousness to bed. The president of the United States is the president of the United States.

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Are Democrats for expanding U.S. trade with the world and perhaps creating new jobs, or are they out to protect existing U.S.…

Creating

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And then there's Israel - a lot of people support Israel, and it's important to Israel to take out Iraq. So it's…

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Be tough, hold a tough line, but don't be running off into another war, especially since even if you support our troops…

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People in a state like Pennsylvania, especially in the middle of the state, as you say, want the focus on repairing the…

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I think the Clintons are going to make their decision based on the merits. And their focus, like mine, is on middle…

China

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The holy father John Paul II made a profound impact wherever he went. And, of course, his trip to Boston was one…

Boston

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I tried to talk to the graduates who haven't figured what they're going to do next. The kids who are heading in…

Education

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I wanted to know how Jackie felt about [John F. Kennedy], and I got to know Rachel "Bunny" Mellon. Bunny and her…

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The overall campaign launch is designed to break through the clutter and reach out to consumers. At the end of the day,…

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Rush Limbaugh is beginning to look more and more like Mr. Big, and at some point somebody's going to jam a CO2…

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The world is not checking in with us to see what skills we've picked up, what idea we've concocted, what dreams we…

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“In late September 1955, on vacation in Denver, President Eisenhower suffered a heart attack in the early hours of the morning. Speculation…

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The problem is there are people in this country - maybe 10%, I don't know what the number, maybe 20% on a…

Bad day

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“It was his detachment that saved us. Another man would have reacted with force to the Soviet treachery. He would have shared…

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Campaign manager Eli Gold played by Alan Cumming on "The Good Wife" describing an old maxim in politics, don't commit to a…

Agendas

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It does look like it's almost like South Africa to this extent: You have a white - what's the word - feeble…

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Keep your enemies in front of you.

Enemies

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I'm so glad we had that storm last week.

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Chris Matthews by topic

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