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J. C. Watts Quotes

J. C. Watts quotes

American Politician November 18, 1957

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I never got into politics for it to be a career. It doesn't take a lot of strength to hang on. It takes a lot of strength to let go. J. C. Watts
I'm not one that believes that affirmative action should be based on one's skin color or one's gender, I think it should be done based on one's need, because I think if you are from a poor white community, I think that poor white kid needs a scholarship just as badly as a poor black kid. J. C. Watts
Reparations, I believe, are talked about for political reasons, trying to cater for the purpose of getting votes. If Congress was serious about reparations - in '93 and '94 the Democrats controlled the House, the Senate and the White House, and not one single Republican vote was needed for reparations. J. C. Watts
Affirmative action is a little like the professional football draft. The NFL awards its No. 1 draft choices to the lowest-ranked team in the league. It doesn't do this out of compassion or guilt. It's done for mutual survival. They understand that a league can only be as strong as its weakest team. J. C. Watts
J. C. Watts quote: "It doesn't take a lot of strength to hang on. It takes a lot..."
It doesn't take a lot of strength to hang on. It takes a lot of strength to let go. J. C. Watts
J. C. Watts quote: "Good policy makes good politics and what I've done has been..."
Good policy makes good politics and what I've done has been good politics. J. C. Watts
In 2008, as a matter of fact, I had people accusing me of being a Senator Obama supporter because I wouldn't slam him. I said, 'Well, consider the fact that I voted for impeachment for President Clinton, but it wasn't a personal vote. I voted based on the facts and the law and the Constitution and what we were dealing with.' J. C. Watts
I guess probably in my time in politics, it continued to be affirmed to me that the African-American community, despite being subscription television's most valuable customers, they are very underserved by cable and satellite television programming options. J. C. Watts
Some might think that George W. Bush had his shortcomings, but let me tell you something - history's going to be kind to George W. Bush. J. C. Watts
Most of all, however, critics of black conservatives say we've forgotten where we came from. I may forget a federal budget number or, God forbid, to set the alarm clock for my weekly 6 a. m. flight to Washington, but I know exactly where I came from. J. C. Watts
The past two decades revolutionized the way we access information. You and I can have our questions answered with the click of a mouse at any time of day. If America, both corporation and citizen alike, can use these services to solve problems, why can't Washington? J. C. Watts
J. C. Watts quote: "Everything I am I owe to my faith and secondly to parents who..."
Everything I am I owe to my faith and secondly to parents who were old school. J. C. Watts
J. C. Watts quote: "One of the Republicans' major products is dream making. People..."
One of the Republicans' major products is dream making. People are dying to get into this country... not out of it. J. C. Watts
I'm looking forward to the day when America will mature to the point that we are a color-blind society. I'm not so sure that in politics that will ever be reality, because politics has a way of separating us based on skin color. J. C. Watts
When it comes to the American dream, no one has a corner on the market. All of us have an equal chance to share in that dream. J. C. Watts

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