A Quote by Agnes Gund

I was never a good fundraiser.

Agnes Gund

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Agnes Gund
American - Public Servant
Born: 1938

There was this moment in 2003 when I was asked to do a fundraiser for someone who was speaking out against the Iraq war when nobody was. I said, "I will do a fundraiser for that guy." And then my friend John Hall, from the band Orleans...He ran for Congress in my district and won. I did a bunch of fundraisers for him.

Dar Williams

I think I've demonstrated... that I'm a good fundraiser.

Todd Young

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen attended a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton in New York City this week. Hillary told them, 'Good luck with the reboot of your '90s show.' And they said, 'Thanks. Good luck with yours.'

Jimmy Fallon

I hold a little fundraiser every day. Its called going to work.

Stephen Colbert

I know that it's probably not a good idea for a comedian, especially a satirist, to support a public policy group or a politician. This is something I learned only too well years ago when I did a fundraiser for Pol Pot. A few years later I saw 'The Killing Fields,' and I've got to tell you, I just felt like a schmuck.

Al Franken

A great pair of jeans works anywhere from a campaign rally to a fancy fundraiser.

Hallie Jackson

Mitt Romney had a fundraiser in Israel with a bunch of diamond merchants, we don't know the names of them.

Bob Beckel

Chefs, as a whole, say yes to any project, fundraiser, or tasting because they have such a generous spirit.

Charlie Trotter

There was an embarrassing moment at a recent Democratic fundraiser. When John Kerry was handed a $10 million dollar check, he said, 'I do.'

Craig Kilborn

It's just that you don't have to bring it to every stage. You can do a fundraiser for people that you support. You don't necessarily have to talk about one thing or another when you're on your own.

Dar Williams

Barack Obama said today that politics has become too gummed up by money and influence ... and then he had to leave to attend a fundraiser.

Jay Leno

You think Jesus ever tried to talk God out of some of that stuff? 'Instead of that whole crucifixion, how about we do a big fundraiser!'

Jim Gaffigan

At an ERA fundraiser years ago, one of my favorite buttons was the one that said, 'Every mother is a working mother.'

Valerie Harper

I had the opportunity to speak at a recent fundraiser [for Hillary Clinton] and felt extremely honored that she would allow someone as, well, untraditional as me to stand at her podium.

Chrissy Teigen

I have a cotillion event. Some yacht-club charity fundraiser thingy. Whitney is insisting, and Kit took her side.” Three wide smiles. “Oh shut up.

Kathy Reichs

Many years ago, I spent 5k at a fundraiser to hang with another lame duck: Bill Clinton. I lobbied him to pardon Leonard Peltier, the Nelson Mandela of Native Americans.

John Densmore

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