Top 54 Quotes & Sayings by Terry McAuliffe

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Last updated on December 21, 2024.

Terence Richard McAuliffe is an American businessman and politician who served as the 72nd governor of Virginia from 2014 to 2018. A member of the Democratic Party, he was co-chairman of President Bill Clinton's 1996 reelection campaign, chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2001 to 2005 and chairman of Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign.

American - Politician | Born: February 9, 1957

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Someone who lies about the little things will lie about the big things too.

Terry McAuliffe

I just operate on the assumption that all phone conversations are bugged.

Terry McAuliffe

One-third of Americans have already been forced to change their lifestyle because their disposable income is gone. A guy can't go to the corner bar after a rough day at work to have a beer, that's gone to oil!

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I invested in many companies, and I'm happy this one worked. This is capitalism. You invest in stock, it goes up, it goes down. You know, if you don't like capitalism, you don't like making money with stock, move to Cuba or China.

Terry McAuliffe

I've always been an entrepreneur, but it's never been about the money. I like a challenge, the harder the better.

Terry McAuliffe

Everyday is a new opportunity.

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I've had many conversations with the Clinton family. We're friends. It's hard, very tough. I think on Election Day, everybody felt pretty good. I think the Trump campaign thought they were gonna lose.

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I've been called a lot of things.

Terry McAuliffe

I'm a gun owner; I'm a hunter, but you know what? I went through background checks myself in order to get it.

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As governor, I don't want my fair share. I want more than my fair share.

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I'm good at sales. I enjoy it.

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There is a visceral dislike of George Bush, and it's going to bring these guys together.

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I think sometimes Richmond, especially the House of Delegates, thinks too small... Richmond is not doing what needs to be done, forward thinking, big bold ideas.

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Until we actually have people going out and voting, don't ever count anybody out.

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There are too many guns in the hands of people that shouldn't have guns. There is too much gun violence in America.

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People ought to quit talking to the press.

Terry McAuliffe

I've gone to China, bought a manufacturing company and moved it to America. Now China wants to buy back some of that new technology from me. That's a great story for America.

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What the voters want to know is who is going to get out there, fight for them, and deal with the income gap that exists in the nation today.

Terry McAuliffe

Running for president is a contact sport.

Terry McAuliffe

As the father of five children, with three daughters, I'm pretty fired up to have the first woman president of the United States.

Terry McAuliffe

People make mistakes in life. You shouldn't have to live with that for the rest of your life. I believe in redemption. I'm an Irish Catholic, and I just think it's the right thing to do.

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Anyone in politics would like to have great economic numbers.

Terry McAuliffe

When I ran for governor, I talked about the disenfranchisement of voters. I talked about the history that we've had. We've had a horrible history here in Virginia going back to 1901 - the poll tax, literacy tests, disenfranchisement of felons. We're one of the worst four states in America on allowing people back in with voting rights.

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I wake up every morning singing 'The Star-Spangled Banner.'

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Everybody in this public arena makes statements and gets interpreted different ways.

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It is the Democrats who get the economic engine of this economy moving forward again.

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Restoring the rights of individuals who have served their time and reentered society is the right thing to do. Virginia's felon disenfranchisement policy is rooted in a tragic history of voter suppression and marginalization of minorities, and it needs to be overturned.

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I've signed thousands of documents, but never read them.

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I've got to have 25 balls in the air at the same time.

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You need money to get out your message.

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I would be remiss if I didn't praise Hillary for her excellent judgment in selecting my friend and fellow Virginian, Tim Kaine, to be the next Vice President of the United States!

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I've known Hillary, and her husband Bill, for more than half of my life. I remember her playing mermaid in the pool with our youngest daughter Sally for hours on family vacations.

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I could never drive in a great big car; people like me because I'm a man of the people, a hustler.

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When I decide to do something, I do it.

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There is no place people can hide from me.

Terry McAuliffe

I always like to say, Bill Clinton created more millionaires and billionaires than any president, but you know what, more people moved out of poverty. Middle-class income - all-time high.

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I've done business with people I've met in politics, who I went to law school with, who I grew up with. Who do you do business with? People you meet in life.

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People say, 'In Washington, things can't get done.' We at the state level have to get it done. We don't have filibusters and kicking the can down the road - we don't have that luxury. We've gotta act, and we've got to keep our citizens safe. We've got to grow our economies and provide education and a transportation system that's efficient.

Terry McAuliffe

I would like to be Pope if I could.

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I have big ideas. If you don't like them, don't vote for me.

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People like to do politics with me, and they like to do business.

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You help me, I'll help you. That's politics.

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I'm always jacked up. I'm pumped up. It's just, I love life and I'm having fun.

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People pigeonhole me - I'm known for raising more money than any man alive.

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I stay away from issues.

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I want a president who will build an economy that works for everyone, not just those at the top. A president who tackles global warming head-on and stands up for common sense solutions that keep guns away from dangerous people.

Terry McAuliffe

What the Internet was for the 1990s, green jobs are for the 2000s.

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I started my first business at 14!

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People can make any political calculation they want. I make decisions what I think is in the best interest.

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I'm focused on this election, I am going full time for Senator Obama. But I never rule anything out. Everyday is a new opportunity. I would like to be Pope if I could.

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Let me tell you, it’s a lot easier to raise money for a governor. They have all kinds of business to hand out, road contracts, construction jobs, you name it.

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I do not think it would be appropriate to use official party resources such as the DNC website on behalf of organizations whose purpose is to reverse the current platform and/or to enact legislation that contradicts that platform.

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I’ve always been an entrepreneur, but it’s never been about the money. I like a challenge, the harder the better.

Terry McAuliffe

I wake up every morning singing The Star-Spangled Banner.

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