American Quote by Jeff Greenfield

In politics, Bugs Bunny always beats Daffy Duck. Daffy's always going berserk, jumping up and down, yelling. Bugs's got that sly smile, like he…

— Jeff Greenfield

There is something discordant about a team of speechwriters and political operatives hammering away to create an image of the 'real, inner' candidate. And,…

— Jeff Greenfield

Describing the jury in the OJ Simpson murder trial: These people have served a longer sentence than some people who have committed murder.

— Jeff Greenfield

History doesn't turn on a dime; it turns on a plugged nickel.

— Jeff Greenfield

In every debate, whatever the format, whatever the questions, there is one and only one way to identify the winner: Who commands the room?…

— Jeff Greenfield

Television is one of the most fickle businesses that there are, you are in favour one minute and out the next.

— Jeff Greenfield

As a general proposition, campaigns do not linger on the vice presidential nominee. When they have, it's always meant very bad news for the…

— Jeff Greenfield

More things in politics happen by accident or exhaustion than happen by conspiracy.

— Jeff Greenfield

In the many-mansioned house of Alternate History, I occupy a small corner. The trio of what-ifs I chronicled in 'Then Everything Changed' all begin…

— Jeff Greenfield

“It was more than just material prosperity. America in 1960 was a country where restraint and boundaries were the natural conditions in all arenas.…

— Jeff Greenfield

Well, politics is war, and in war, truth is the first casualty.

— Jeff Greenfield

When Ronald Reagan chose George H.W. Bush in 1980, it was a clear signal that he was running an inclusive campaign; that he welcomed…

— Jeff Greenfield