Arthur Quote by Chris Matthews
![“How much he was shaped by being in the hospital so much as a kid. Because he was sick, he was a reader, and because he was a reader, Kennedy had heroes. Because he had heroes, he went into politics. [Kennedy liked Sir Walter Scott, King Arthur's knights, and biographies of political leaders.] If…” quote by Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0ad/chris-matthews-1682_arthur_how-much-he-was-shaped-by-being-in-the-h_550395.jpg)
“How much he was shaped by being in the hospital so much as a kid. Because he was sick, he was a reader, and because he was a reader, Kennedy had heroes. Because he had heroes, he went into politics. [Kennedy liked Sir Walter Scott, King Arthur's knights, and biographies of political leaders.] If he hadn't been sick, he might have been like everybody else in the family, a jock.”
![“His enemies said he [Robert Kennedy] was consumed with selfish ambition, a ruthless opportunist exploiting his brother's legend. But he was too passionate and too vulnerable ever to be the cool and confident operator his brother was.” quote by Jack Newfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d72/jack-newfield-41416_achievement_his-enemies-said-he-robert-kennedy-was-c_1376236.jpg)
![“[J.F.Kennedy] is an iconic figure. And to make it even worse, he's a hero of mine. And every actor will tell you that you can't play heroes. And you can't play villains. You can only play human beings.” quote by Rob Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5df/rob-lowe-855_actors_j-f-kennedy-is-an-iconic-figure-and-to-m_1991282.jpg)
![“The fact is he [John F.Kennedy] always had to have somebody around besides Jackie [Kennedy]. Whatever their relationship, he wanted company. I think it gets back to all those years in a hospital bed.” quote by Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/def/chris-matthews-1682_bed_the-fact-is-he-john-f-kennedy-always-had_2291204.jpg)
![“[J.F Kennedy] was a congressman and a senator and he would go on to be president. I had that idea as a little boy, and I used to joke to people but nobody told me that his father was ambassador to England and that he was a war hero, and he was, you know.” quote by Mike Pence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/887/mike-pence-577_ambassadors_j-f-kennedy-was-a-congressman-and-a-sena_516080.jpg)
![“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 unhealthy institution.” quote by Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/54b/chris-matthews-1682_candidates_i-think-that-the-candidates-who-are-doin_34506.jpg)
![“I don't sense an [Barack] Obama party. I think politics is transactional for him.” quote by Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a21/chris-matthews-1682_barack_i-don-t-sense-an-barack-obama-party-i-th_84737.jpg)
![“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 from behind. So, yes, even [Barack] Obama is more aggressive. Obama believes you can kill Anwar al-Awlaki without getting a court order.” quote by Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0fe/chris-matthews-1682_aggressive_i-m-closer-to-anybody-who-believes-that_135609.jpg)
