This gets back to the fundamental lesson of political survival that Bill Clinton taught me, which is if you make it about the American people's lives instead of your life, you're going to be okay.

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I don't like being a voyeur, looking into other people's marriages.

I don't like being a voyeur, looking into other people's marriages.

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...

So one important lesson of Vietnam is, the first casualty of an unwise and unjust...

So one important lesson of Vietnam is, the first casualty of an unwise and unjust...

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...

Bill and Hillary Clinton are the most investigated couple in American history - now the...

Bill and Hillary Clinton are the most investigated couple in American history - now the...

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...

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,...

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

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

Bush began helping Enron in the eighties.

Bush began helping Enron in the eighties.

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...

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...

Politics is show business for ugly people.

Politics is show business for ugly people.

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...

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.

It seems to me the American people never really forgave the Democrats for being right...

It seems to me the American people never really forgave the Democrats for being right...

I grew up in Tom DeLay's district.

I grew up in Tom DeLay's district.

Most politicians, when they meet with a guy like me, or a guy like Carville,...

Most politicians, when they meet with a guy like me, or a guy like Carville,...

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...

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...

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.