Susan Estrich Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Most people don't actually like the press. The friend of my enemy is not necessarily my friend.”

“People hate negative tactics, but the fact is, as the 3 A.M. ad demonstrates, they can be very effective.”

“Politics isn't just about doing the right thing. It's also about winning.”

“Vice presidents are supposed to be eternally loyal, which is why it is so difficult for some to figure out how to succeed their bosses.”

“When I was applying to college, my mother told me I could apply to any school within the Boston subway map.”

“Every time I hear someone making ignorant comments about the supposed 'evils' of homosexuality, I think about the true evil of the high suicide rates among gay and lesbian teens.”

“Most people who make threats don't follow through. The most dangerous people are often those who never make threats. But 'most' and 'often' aren't what you are looking for when you're dealing with a scary person. You want to 'know.' And there is no knowing.”

“Senseless violence is, almost by definition, hard to understand. Not that I can understand terrorists who kill from hate, but at least we can identify a reason - a terrifying one, to be sure, grounded in a violent belief system - for what they do. Two gangs go to war. Extremists kill in the name of belief.”

“When I ask the young people from California why they want to go to New York, and the ones from the East why they're determined to go West, I hear what you'd expect: new challenges, different weather, boyfriends, girlfriends, to make a name... They laugh when I say, 'But your poor mother.'”

“Everybody knows I'm a Democrat.”