--- title: "Best Krystal Ball Quotes" description: "American journalist and TV host... | Krystal Marie Ball is an American political commentator and political podcast host currently co-hosting the America..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/950/krystal-ball-11862_believe_despite-overwhelming-and-irrefutable-evi_1757471.jpg" --- # Krystal Ball (1981) Journalist **57** quotes in **227** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet 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 · Page 2 > [Despite overwhelming and irrefutable evidence to the contrary, President Obama continues to believe that he can negotiate with Republicans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/despite-overwhelming-and-irrefutable-evidence-to-the-contrary/) [Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/) [Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/950/krystal-ball-11862_believe_despite-overwhelming-and-irrefutable-evi_1757471.jpg) > [I know that we are supposed to believe that once voters learn the truth about medicare for all they are going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/i-know-that-we-are-supposed-to-believe-that-once-voters-learn-the/) [Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/) [Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3aa/krystal-ball-11862_believe_i-know-that-we-are-supposed-to-believe-t_2239488.jpg) > [I've lived in the state almost my entire life, so I think if I ever wanted to come back and serve in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/i-ve-lived-in-the-state-almost-my-entire-life-so-i-think-if-i-ever/) [Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/) [Come](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/come/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbb/krystal-ball-11862_come_i-ve-lived-in-the-state-almost-my-entire_425236.jpg) > [Charlotte Goddard is the story of 2018. There are a whole lot of Charlotte's out there this year. You do belong. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/charlotte-goddard-is-the-story-of-2018-there-are-a-whole-lot-of/) [Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/) [Back](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/back/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fb/krystal-ball-11862_back_charlotte-goddard-is-the-story-of-2018-t_1021553.jpg) > [The Trump administration has been quietly moving to systematically undermine health care putting lives at risk and offering no alternative solution.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/the-trump-administration-has-been-quietly-moving-to-systematically/) [Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/) [Health](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/health/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e4/krystal-ball-11862_health_the-trump-administration-has-been-quietl_302633.jpg) > [Most of you probably already know this but for those who don't, I was a bit of a trailblazer in the field…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/most-of-you-probably-already-know-this-but-for-those-who-don-t-i-was/) [Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/) [Consent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/consent/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e79/krystal-ball-11862_consent_most-of-you-probably-already-know-this-b_990610.jpg) > [Once we accept our own basic worthiness we cannot help but see the basic worthiness of every other human.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/once-we-accept-our-own-basic-worthiness-we-cannot-help-but-see-the/) [Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/) [Accept](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accept/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/357/krystal-ball-11862_accept_once-we-accept-our-own-basic-worthiness_2830261.jpg) > [Usually, I chalk Democratic dreams of a blue Texas to the same sort of thinking that brought us the inevitability of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/usually-i-chalk-democratic-dreams-of-a-blue-texas-to-the-same-sort-of/) [Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/) [Donald trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/donald-trump/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e6/krystal-ball-11862_donald-trump_usually-i-chalk-democratic-dreams-of-a-b_3101446.jpg) > [Being a host or a guest or a pundit, you really want to say something that's interesting and potentially provocative, that's going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/being-a-host-or-a-guest-or-a-pundit-you-really-want-to-say-something/) [Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/) [Being](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fb/krystal-ball-11862_being_being-a-host-or-a-guest-or-a-pundit-you_2877235.jpg) > [Perhaps the right to authenticity and the reverence of authenticity should be reserved for people like John McCain. John McCain who at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/perhaps-the-right-to-authenticity-and-the-reverence-of-authenticity/) [Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/) [Authenticity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/authenticity/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/452/krystal-ball-11862_authenticity_perhaps-the-right-to-authenticity-and-th_2143136.jpg) > [It will already be unbelievably hard to pass Medicare for All once with a massive outside pressure campaign by an organized grassroots…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/it-will-already-be-unbelievably-hard-to-pass-medicare-for-all-once/) [Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/) [Days](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/days/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab6/krystal-ball-11862_days_it-will-already-be-unbelievably-hard-to_2152164.jpg) > [Serious concerns about worker safety and fair treatment have been reported at Amazon warehouses. Workers have fallen ill from extreme heat, had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/serious-concerns-about-worker-safety-and-fair-treatment-have-been/) [Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/) [Enough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/enough/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f3/krystal-ball-11862_enough_serious-concerns-about-worker-safety-and_2220832.jpg) > [For decades now, Republicans and Democrats have shared the same mythology around the great American meritocracy. The only real difference was that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/for-decades-now-republicans-and-democrats-have-shared-the-same/) [Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/) [American](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eac/krystal-ball-11862_american_for-decades-now-republicans-and-democrat_3056553.jpg) > [People may not have the right to know about your personal, private life or any detail about any potentially embarrassing photo, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/people-may-not-have-the-right-to-know-about-your-personal-private/) [Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/) [Life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed2/krystal-ball-11862_life_people-may-not-have-the-right-to-know-ab_1911205.jpg) > [But the truth is the meritocracy is a lie. Those born into wealth and privilege will always be able to game the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/but-the-truth-is-the-meritocracy-is-a-lie-those-born-into-wealth-and/) [Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/) [Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e2/krystal-ball-11862_children_but-the-truth-is-the-meritocracy-is-a-li_803942.jpg) > [Especially in a rich nation, there is absolutely no reason why everyone couldn't and shouldn't have a life of dignity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/especially-in-a-rich-nation-there-is-absolutely-no-reason-why/) [Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/) [Dignity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dignity/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/156/krystal-ball-11862_dignity_especially-in-a-rich-nation-there-is-abs_2603148.jpg) > [Voters do not choose candidates because of their ideological fit. They choose them because of their cultural fit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/voters-do-not-choose-candidates-because-of-their-ideological-fit-they/) [Krystal Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/) [Because](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/because/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5f/krystal-ball-11862_because_voters-do-not-choose-candidates-because_405193.jpg) ## Krystal Ball by topic [Trump (17)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/trump/krystal-ball/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-ball/#itemlist", "name": "Krystal Ball Quotes", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Despite overwhelming and irrefutable evidence to the contrary, President Obama continues to believe that he can negotiate with Republicans.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Krystal Ball" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/despite-overwhelming-and-irrefutable-evidence-to-the-contrary/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/950/krystal-ball-11862_believe_despite-overwhelming-and-irrefutable-evi_1757471.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/950/krystal-ball-11862_believe_despite-overwhelming-and-irrefutable-evi_1757471.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/950/krystal-ball-11862_believe_despite-overwhelming-and-irrefutable-evi_1757471.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Despite overwhelming and irrefutable evidence to the contrary, President Obama continues to believe that he…” — Krystal Ball", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I know that we are supposed to believe that once voters learn the truth about medicare for all they are going to suddenly turn on it but it's not like the scary industry talking points are a secret.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Krystal Ball" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/i-know-that-we-are-supposed-to-believe-that-once-voters-learn-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3aa/krystal-ball-11862_believe_i-know-that-we-are-supposed-to-believe-t_2239488.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3aa/krystal-ball-11862_believe_i-know-that-we-are-supposed-to-believe-t_2239488.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3aa/krystal-ball-11862_believe_i-know-that-we-are-supposed-to-believe-t_2239488.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I know that we are supposed to believe that once voters learn the truth about medicare for all they are…” — Krystal Ball", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've lived in the state almost my entire life, so I think if I ever wanted to come back and serve in Virginia, it would be pretty hard to paint me as a carpetbagger.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Krystal Ball" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/i-ve-lived-in-the-state-almost-my-entire-life-so-i-think-if-i-ever/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbb/krystal-ball-11862_come_i-ve-lived-in-the-state-almost-my-entire_425236.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbb/krystal-ball-11862_come_i-ve-lived-in-the-state-almost-my-entire_425236.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbb/krystal-ball-11862_come_i-ve-lived-in-the-state-almost-my-entire_425236.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I've lived in the state almost my entire life, so I think if I ever wanted to come back and serve in…” — Krystal Ball", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Charlotte Goddard is the story of 2018. 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Workers have fallen ill from extreme heat, had to urinate in bottles because they don't have enough time to use facilities, and been unfairly terminated.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Krystal Ball" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-ball/serious-concerns-about-worker-safety-and-fair-treatment-have-been/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f3/krystal-ball-11862_enough_serious-concerns-about-worker-safety-and_2220832.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f3/krystal-ball-11862_enough_serious-concerns-about-worker-safety-and_2220832.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f3/krystal-ball-11862_enough_serious-concerns-about-worker-safety-and_2220832.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Serious concerns about worker safety and fair treatment have been reported at Amazon warehouses. 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