Donna Brazile Quotes & Sayings

Fear is one of the worst, and most limiting, emotions in life. — Donna Brazile

If you rely on the media for your information, to educate yourself about the candidates and what issues are facing the country, then you get just part of the equation. I think it's important that we as citizens of this democracy take the responsibility to get as much information as possible before we go into the voting booth. — Donna Brazile

If everyone likes you, it probably means you aren't saying much — Donna Brazile

George W. Bush was good as his word. He visited the Gulf states 17 times; went 13 times to New Orleans. Laura Bush made 24 trips. Bush saw that $126 billion in aid was sent to the Gulf's residents, as some members of his own party in Congress balked. — Donna Brazile

No voters will be left behind. — Donna Brazile

Barbara Jordan is one [of the political heroes]. Her 1976 speech in New York inspired me to get into politics. — Donna Brazile

I think people involved in politics make good actors. Acting and politics both involve fooling people. People like being fooled by actors. When you get right down to it, they probably like being fooled by politicians even more. A skillful actor will make you think, but a skillful politician will make you never have to think. — Donna Brazile

On every show that I have been on, I have played myself. — Donna Brazile

Politics is a rough and tumble business. It's not for the faint-hearted. I've got bruises and cuts from being in the political arena. But by and large, I understand how to navigate the process. — Donna Brazile

People don't trust government, they don't trust Wall Street, they don't trust the church, they don't trust the media. — Donna Brazile

I've appeared three times on 'The Good Wife.' I'm proud of being associated with the show. 'Time' magazine called it 'the best thing on TV outside cable.' Did I mention that I also appear on cable? — Donna Brazile

As a child, I lived through and survived the segregated South. I sat at the back of the bus at a time when America wasn't yet as great as it could be. — Donna Brazile

If a critic doesn't think I can act, it's because I'm not acting. That's me - and that's the way I act. — Donna Brazile

If I could have gotten my way at an early age, I would have entered the priesthood, but my mother informed me that I could not become a priest because I was a girl. It really was the biggest blow to my ego, because it was my calling. When she told me I'd have to be a nun, I looked at her and said, 'I'm not following anyone.' — Donna Brazile

When I look around me, I can't help having faith. — Donna Brazile

The nomination of John McCain is another milestone. So whether black, women, or bald, yes we can. — Donna Brazile

Why you? Because there is no one better.
Why now? Because tomorrow isn't soon enough. — Donna Brazile

This apology is not just to Bernie Sanders. It is to donors. It is to anyone and everyone that clearly we offended. And the e-mails that were revealed that were hacked. — Donna Brazile

Watching 'Scandal' is a fun and exciting guilty pleasure, which is how I imagine most real scandals start out. — Donna Brazile

Look, Congress has allocated more money to finance the upcoming Iraqi elections than it has for the American elections. There's something wrong with that. — Donna Brazile

Be the buffalo. Wilma Mankiller, the first female principal chief of the Cherokee nation, once told me how the cow runs away from the storm while the buffalo charges directly toward it - and gets through it quicker. Whenever I'm confronted with a tough challenge, I do not prolong the torment. I become the buffalo. — Donna Brazile

Republicans bring out Colin Powell and J.C. Watts because they have no program, no policy. They have no love and no joy. They'd rather take pictures with black children than feed them. — Donna Brazile

I think it's important in a democracy such as ours that we have multiple sources to get news and information and utilize the media only if we want to get a different opinion. — Donna Brazile

I have a simple rule: when I'm on TV, I'm not talking to just my anchor or my colleague on my right. I'm talking to America. I look into the lens, and in my head, I'm talking to somebody in Nebraska. Why Nebraska? Why the Cornhusker State? I have no idea. But it feels like it's a good place to talk to people. — Donna Brazile

Trent Lott saved my family. I needed three things from him personally, and he came through for me. He made sure that the ice that we desperately needed was delivered. He got us ice, insulin and water. The food came as well. He put politics aside and made sure my family was ok. I will always thank him for that. — Donna Brazile

Because of my faith and my imagination, I was able to enjoy my childhood, even though it was tough. — Donna Brazile

We were not republicans or democrats during Katrina. We truly were all Americans, and Trent Lott came through for me. — Donna Brazile

I'm not the geek in the family: I'm the organizer. But what I do know is that we have a very terrific team of consultants, former federal cybersecurity experts who are working with us to make sure we have a very safe system. — Donna Brazile

I may not be a trained actor, but I've paid my dues. And I mean that literally. I am a fully dues-paid member of SAG/AFTRA. As a political figure, I've been called a 'card carrying' member of numerous groups that I'm not a member of - and now I'm being called a non-actor when I am literally a card-carrying member of the union for actors. — Donna Brazile

We are not post-racial. And in many ways we don't even know how to have a conversation about being post-racial. Until we get out of that old-school way of thinking about race and opportunity and the ability to transcend some of the past of this country, then we're going to be stuck in the 20th-century conversation about race. — Donna Brazile

Jesus was a community organizer, Pontius Pilate was a governor. And perhaps they should understand the role of a community organizer is to help people in distress. — Donna Brazile

As a child, I sat in the back of the bus. I was told, time and time again, that God's potential didn't exist in people like me. I've spent my life fighting to change that. And, from the first day when I met Hillary Clinton, I've known that she's someone who cares just as much and fights just as hard. — Donna Brazile

We have done a poor job educating people about education. Only when we have clarified that can we talk about how best to achieve it. — Donna Brazile

Today, unfortunately, the right to vote seems to have become a partisan issue. Democrats seek to guarantee and expand voting rights. Republicans try to undermine and suppress voting rights. — Donna Brazile

It was at the Children's Defense Fund that I met Hillary. I was 21, feisty, and ready to fight. And I remember thinking immediately, 'Here is a woman who doesn't mess around.' Steel in her spine, Hillary didn't want to talk about anything other than how to make children's lives better. — Donna Brazile

I thought acknowledging praise meant you were arrogant, but I've learned that knowing your strengths enables you to make use of them. — Donna Brazile

I inspired a new generation in the same way the previous generation inspired me. I believe that our democracy itself is very inspiring. — Donna Brazile

Failure. It doesn't exist. 'Failure' is just what happens when we lose perspective. — Donna Brazile

Since Bush has been in office, African-American women have fallen behind in terms of income and wages. — Donna Brazile

I grew up within New Orleans; my greatest concern is rising water. But I think life is a process of moving items from the 'scared of' to the 'not scared of' list. — Donna Brazile

The 2000 election exposed some ugly history in our country. — Donna Brazile

I know Reverend Jesse Jackson is controversial, and not a popular figure with many, but he hired me in 1984. He gave me my first job in politics. — Donna Brazile

Civic education and civic responsibility should be taught in elementary school. — Donna Brazile

As a grown woman, I saw the first black president reach down a hand and touch the face of a child like I once was, lifting his eyes toward a better future. But I have never, ever, in all my years seen a leader so committed to delivering that better future to America's children as Hillary Clinton. — Donna Brazile

I you don't value your time, no one else will. — Donna Brazile

I am ashamed of some of Democrats in my own party. — Donna Brazile

People are human beings.If you are nice to me, than I am nice to you. I live by my mother's advice, which is that the Golden Rule is the way to go. — Donna Brazile

Isn't horrible weather great? It means I don't have to wash my car! — Donna Brazile

Shirley Chisholm is another one [political hero]. She was a dynamic speaker, and the first black woman to run for President. — Donna Brazile

If you're not out front defining your vision, your opponent will spend gobs of money to define it for you. — Donna Brazile

I was motivated to be different in part because I was different. — Donna Brazile

I talked to the general counsel of the DNC, and he assures me that every step along the way, when we were notified of these issues, that we changed systems, changed procedures, but these hackers are so sophisticated that they changed procedures. — Donna Brazile

A campaign is about defining who you are - your vision and your opponent's vision. — Donna Brazile

It has been a long march to equality. We have cracked the door, and opened the window. — Donna Brazile

There is a place in America for diversity of views and opinions. I may cook my gumbo differently from you, but that does not make mine better. I may just use different ingredients. Politics has gotten so spicy, and we need to cool it down some. We may find that your recipe for gumbo is just as good. — Donna Brazile

TV likes you to talk about the superficial. — Donna Brazile

Every member of my family was displaced by Katrina. — Donna Brazile

We're like a Third World country when it comes to some of our election practices. — Donna Brazile

Just got off the phone with my health care provider asking them to explain why my premium jumped up. No good answer! — Donna Brazile

The economy is most important. It is off track. — Donna Brazile