Politics is show business for ugly people.

Quote by Paul Begala

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Defining the terms of the debate generally dictates who's gonna' win it.

Defining the terms of the debate generally dictates who's gonna' win it.

I think too many Democrats are too wimpy. But I think they're beginning to toughen...

I think too many Democrats are too wimpy. But I think they're beginning to toughen...

One of the problems we saw in the last presidential election in our party is...

One of the problems we saw in the last presidential election in our party is...

If George W. Bush is given a second term, and retains a Republican Congress and...

If George W. Bush is given a second term, and retains a Republican Congress and...

I mean, for all of his faults and the troubles in his marriage, Bill Clinton...

I mean, for all of his faults and the troubles in his marriage, Bill Clinton...

But I think what happened was that Clinton knew how to fight back. And the...

But I think what happened was that Clinton knew how to fight back. And the...

I used to go in at 5:30 or 6:00 so I could run.

I used to go in at 5:30 or 6:00 so I could run.

I was the guy that told Bill Clinton he was going to win. I had...

I was the guy that told Bill Clinton he was going to win. I had...

There's the great line: the definition of a liberal is someone who's afraid to take...

There's the great line: the definition of a liberal is someone who's afraid to take...

I'm very sunny. You know, I'm always optimistic.

I'm very sunny. You know, I'm always optimistic.

If it was about lying under oath - we actually know that Clinton certainly was...

If it was about lying under oath - we actually know that Clinton certainly was...

See, I think if it just became who's sleeping with whom, then there's no reason...

See, I think if it just became who's sleeping with whom, then there's no reason...

Again, President Reagan was sort of an amiable presence out at the ranch by the...

Again, President Reagan was sort of an amiable presence out at the ranch by the...

I didn't spend a lot of time on national security the American people will be...

I didn't spend a lot of time on national security the American people will be...

This gets back to the fundamental lesson of political survival that Bill Clinton taught me,...

This gets back to the fundamental lesson of political survival that Bill Clinton taught me,...

I grew up in Tom DeLay's district.

I grew up in Tom DeLay's district.

Never interrupt your opponent when he's destroying himself.

Never interrupt your opponent when he's destroying himself.

I try hard to be a good Catholic.

I try hard to be a good Catholic.

I'm a Catholic, but I used to love going to Vacation Bible School with my...

I'm a Catholic, but I used to love going to Vacation Bible School with my...

It taught me that Clinton's instinct to make this about your life as a citizen,...

It taught me that Clinton's instinct to make this about your life as a citizen,...