Paul Begala

Politics is show business for ugly people.

Most politicians, when they meet with a guy like me, or a guy like Carville, tell you about how they can win.

But I think what happened was that Clinton knew how to fight back. And the way he fought back was on the issues - being tough in staying on the things that mattered to people in their lives.

It's easier to forgive those who hurt you than those who hurt the people you love.

Every Democrat on Capitol Hill professes to be a fiscal hawk.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.