But I'd rather not predict. I'd rather affect.
James Carville

Drag a $100 bill through a trailer camp and there's no telling what you will find.
James Carville

Every day Catholics prove that you can be a good Catholic and a good Democrat and have a different position from the Church on abortion.
James Carville

I think Ralph Nader is the biggest liar in American politics when he said it didn't matter who was president.
James Carville

I think that America will not trust a party to defend America that isn't willing to defend itself.
James Carville

I think the Democratic Party has the chronic problem of appearing to be weak, of not standing and fighting for what it believes in, not fighting for its own.
James Carville

I was against gay marriage until I realized I didn't have to get one.
James Carville

Ideologies aren't all that important. What's important is psychology.
James Carville

If you didn't have some sense of idealism, then what is there to sustain you?
James Carville

If you want to be angry at Gore, be angry at him for not fighting harder in Florida.
James Carville


No one will ever accuse James Carville of taking himself seriously.
James Carville

Sometimes the right thing gets done for the wrong reason and sometimes, unfortunately, the wrong thing gets done for the right reason.
James Carville

The only thing I'm running for is the state line.
James Carville

The teachings of the Church line up more with the Democratic Party than the Republican Party.
James Carville

We should not run away from religious teachings. We should run to them.
James Carville

When you become famous, being famous becomes your profession.
James Carville

When your opponent is drowning, throw the son of a bitch an anvil.
James Carville

You have to have sharp elbows if you want to change something.
James Carville

You know there's nothing a Hill Democrat would rather do than criticize another Democrat. It is their favorite activity. Then they can read about how honorable they are in an Op-Ed piece, how bipartisan.
James Carville