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title: "57 Krystal Ball Quotes - Famous Journalist"
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# Krystal Ball

(1981)   Journalist

 **57** quotes in **227** categories

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Krystal Ball is a journalist.

## Quick Facts About Krystal Ball

Born November 24, 1981

Profession Journalist

## About Krystal Ball

American journalist and TV host... \| Krystal Marie Ball is an American political commentator and political podcast host currently co-hosting the American political news and opinion series Breaking Points alongside Saagar Enjeti. She was previously a political candidate, as well as co-host on the MSNBC show The Cycle, a regular contribu

##  Quotes by Krystal Ball

> [The Republicans abandoned the pretext of democracy to fight a war for power long ago.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/the-republicans-abandoned-the-pretext-of-democracy-to-fight-a-war-for/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[Democracy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/democracy/)

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> [I'm not saying that Paul Ryan would weep if Bernie Sanders won Texas but it's definitely possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/i-m-not-saying-that-paul-ryan-would-weep-if-bernie-sanders-won-texas/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[Bernie sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bernie-sanders/)

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> [A preliminary agreement in principle is not a deal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/a-preliminary-agreement-in-principle-is-not-a-deal/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[Agreement](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/agreement/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18a/krystal-ball-11862_agreement_a-preliminary-agreement-in-principle-is_1209012.jpg)

> [I haven't ruled out another run for office at some point.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/i-haven-t-ruled-out-another-run-for-office-at-some-point/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[Another](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/another/)

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> [If you want to understand why something is happening in America just follow the money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/if-you-want-to-understand-why-something-is-happening-in-america-just/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3c/krystal-ball-11862_america_if-you-want-to-understand-why-something_657512.jpg)

> [Unimaginable riches for the few, disaster for the many - that's the new American way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/unimaginable-riches-for-the-few-disaster-for-the-many-that-s-the-new/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[American](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b4/krystal-ball-11862_american_unimaginable-riches-for-the-few-disaster_2112555.jpg)

> [In the age of Trump, we have witnessed an unprecedented attack on the judiciary across the country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/in-the-age-of-trump-we-have-witnessed-an-unprecedented-attack-on-the/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[Age](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc6/krystal-ball-11862_age_in-the-age-of-trump-we-have-witnessed-an_1114167.jpg)

> [One woman can be written off by a culture always looking to judge and blame women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/one-woman-can-be-written-off-by-a-culture-always-looking-to-judge-and/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[Blame](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blame/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42d/krystal-ball-11862_blame_one-woman-can-be-written-off-by-a-cultur_2646632.jpg)

> [There's no dignity in hiding from an undignified story. You don't want to die the death of 1000 cuts. Just get the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/there-s-no-dignity-in-hiding-from-an-undignified-story-you-don-t-want/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[Death](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/death/)

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> [I have a message for any young woman who is thinking about running for office and has ever attended a costume party...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/i-have-a-message-for-any-young-woman-who-is-thinking-about-running/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[Country](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/country/)

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> [When you've been told in ways large and small your whole life that your voice doesn't matter and that you don't count,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/when-you-ve-been-told-in-ways-large-and-small-your-whole-life-that/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[Easy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/easy/)

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> [Now in a lot of rural towns in Kentucky, the school system is the heartbeat of the community, not to mention one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/now-in-a-lot-of-rural-towns-in-kentucky-the-school-system-is-the/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[Community](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/community/)

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> [I deeply admire and respect Hillary Clinton. I think she is a great intellect with great fortitude. I think she was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/i-deeply-admire-and-respect-hillary-clinton-i-think-she-is-a-great/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[Admire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/admire/)

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> [How can we even call this a Democracy when the House, the Senate, the White House, and now the Supreme Court are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/how-can-we-even-call-this-a-democracy-when-the-house-the-senate-the/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4c/krystal-ball-11862_america_how-can-we-even-call-this-a-democracy-wh_2896092.jpg)

> [If you hang around political talkers or strategists much, you're likely to hear a lot about authenticity. This is supposed to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/if-you-hang-around-political-talkers-or-strategists-much-you-re/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[Authenticity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/authenticity/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c79/krystal-ball-11862_authenticity_if-you-hang-around-political-talkers-or_1293670.jpg)

> [To my friends on the right, Katie Hill's national shaming is as much an example of an out of control cancel culture…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/to-my-friends-on-the-right-katie-hill-s-national-shaming-is-as-much/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[Control](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/control/)

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> [While President Obama assumes that at their core the Republican leadership team is just trying to do what's best for America, Mitch…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/while-president-obama-assumes-that-at-their-core-the-republican/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/)

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> [For a long time, Americans have bought into the meritocracy, the American dream ideal. But when we watched banksters completely destroy our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/for-a-long-time-americans-have-bought-into-the-meritocracy-the/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[American](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee0/krystal-ball-11862_american_for-a-long-time-americans-have-bought-in_421715.jpg)

> [Maintaining an employer model of healthcare means handing bosses another weapon they can use against their workers. One more way they can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/maintaining-an-employer-model-of-healthcare-means-handing-bosses/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[More](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/more/)

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> [Conversely, conservatives assume that humans are fundamentally lazy and prone to immorality. In this view, the entitlement system coddles and rewards laziness.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/conversely-conservatives-assume-that-humans-are-fundamentally-lazy/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[Conservatives](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conservatives/)

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> [At their core, liberals assume that humans are fundamentally good and decent. This means that we believe that people are trying the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/at-their-core-liberals-assume-that-humans-are-fundamentally-good-and/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[Ask for help](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ask-for-help/)

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> [After all, chamber of commerce type conservatives love nothing more than to opine on the great virtues of Texas. The low taxes,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/after-all-chamber-of-commerce-type-conservatives-love-nothing-more/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/)

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> [Watching my little 18 month old confidently waddle around his weekend exploring the world, I realized that one of the things that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/watching-my-little-18-month-old-confidently-waddle-around-his-weekend/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[Exploring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/exploring/)

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> [So when you hear these lies about how we can't possibly change our health care system because it would be electoral disaster,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/so-when-you-hear-these-lies-about-how-we-can-t-possibly-change-our/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[Change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change/)

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> [When I was 27, having never run for office before, I decided to run for Congress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/when-i-was-27-having-never-run-for-office-before-i-decided-to-run-for/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[Before](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/before/)

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> [Yes, health care is an election issue. It's also a moral imperative especially in a wealthy nation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/yes-health-care-is-an-election-issue-it-s-also-a-moral-imperative/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[Election](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/election/)

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> [Kentucky has long been Democratic at the state level but that trend had completely reversed in the Trump era.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/kentucky-has-long-been-democratic-at-the-state-level-but-that-trend/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[Era](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/era/)

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> [We can all mouth the words that every human is fundamentally worthy, but we don't act like it. We don't even believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/we-can-all-mouth-the-words-that-every-human-is-fundamentally-worthy/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/)

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> [It can be really lonely running for office, especially if you've never done it before and especially when all the normal channels…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/it-can-be-really-lonely-running-for-office-especially-if-you-ve-never/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[Basically](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/basically/)

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> [You pretty much have to be prepared to talk about whatever the news is. Running for Congress was good practice for that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/you-pretty-much-have-to-be-prepared-to-talk-about-whatever-the-news/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[Good](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good/)

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> [I find it so astonishing how poorly a lot of politicians handle negative whatever in the press. You have to just get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/i-find-it-so-astonishing-how-poorly-a-lot-of-politicians-handle/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[Find](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/find/)

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> [The corporate takeover of America pre-dates Trump and it will outlast him. This president has revealed the rot of America. He has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/the-corporate-takeover-of-america-pre-dates-trump-and-it-will-outlast/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/)

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> [For a while under Donald Trump, it was possible to believe that we could go back to a more functional, less rancorous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/for-a-while-under-donald-trump-it-was-possible-to-believe-that-we/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/)

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> [And if you are going to truly stand with workers, it also means embracing solidarity, not attempting through lame talking points to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/and-if-you-are-going-to-truly-stand-with-workers-it-also-means/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[Solidarity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/solidarity/)

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> [If there is any state that typifies prototypical 'Murica' where the trucks and the guns are big and the social safety net…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/if-there-is-any-state-that-typifies-prototypical-murica-where-the/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[Big](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/big/)

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> [I can assure you that women all over the country are paying close attention to the GOP 'War on Women.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/i-can-assure-you-that-women-all-over-the-country-are-paying-close/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[Attention](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/attention/)

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> [The American people are incredibly generous and even playful when you open yourself up and feed the media beast until it goes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/the-american-people-are-incredibly-generous-and-even-playful-when-you/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[American](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american/)

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> [As soon as you know that someone is running for office, it puts a distance between you and that person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/as-soon-as-you-know-that-someone-is-running-for-office-it-puts-a/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[Between](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/between/)

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> [In politics, you're safest when you're saying as little as possible. You're safest when you've got your talking points and you stick…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/in-politics-you-re-safest-when-you-re-saying-as-little-as-possible/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[Politics](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/politics/)

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> [You cannot win the democratic nomination if you are not trusted on the most important issue to democratic voters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/you-cannot-win-the-democratic-nomination-if-you-are-not-trusted-on/)

[Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/)

[Cannot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cannot/)

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## Krystal Ball by topic

[Trump (17)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/trump/krystal-ball/)

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