Harold Ford, Jr. quotes

If you don't meet the standards, then you don't qualify. (Harold Ford, Jr.)
I am for gay marriage. Or same-sex marriage. I don't want to say it the wrong way. I think people are sensitive to it. I have been painted as being this right-wing zealot on choice. Nothing could be further from the truth. View quote
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Republicans believe largely in the market working, Democrats believe stereotypically that you've got to give people something. So why not give people a chance to let the market work for them. View quote
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I think the country is very settled in a lot of ways, and we saw that after the Democratic Convention. I think a lot of the bump that we enjoyed came when John Kerry selected John Edwards as his running mate. View quote
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I expect the Republicans will enjoy a large bounce out of their convention. They're here wrapping themselves in the 9/11 flag, which I think is inappropriate in many ways, but it's their choice. View quote
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I was for civil unions and believed strongly that the flow of benefits and protections that would be provided in a civil union for same-sex couples, the decisions that have to be made, when health hardships are faced, when economic hardships are faced, I wanted all of those protections. I never strayed from them. View quote
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As America's head coach, President Obama needs to make some big and smart adjustments to jump-start economic growth and business investment, stimulate job creation, and get wages up for ordinary Americans. View quote
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The bureaucracy is not great. I don't think Rick Santorum who is not one for being a big proponent of large bureaucracies would be as enthusiastic a supporter of it. View quote
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The idea is a straightforward one. We provide an account for every newborn in America, a $500 account. View quote
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I am a huge supporter for cash for caulkers - which allows people to make improvement for energy efficient in their homes. We should do the same for Americans purchasing appliances and computers and for that matter, new air-conditioner and heating units. View quote
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I am a Yankees fan. I should say - have been to more Yankees games than Mets games. (Harold Ford, Jr.)
I often have said to people that there are really two cities in the country where the outlook is always forward-looking - there is never really a backward-looking tendency. My banking work has taken me out to Palo Alto, what is commonly called Silicon Valley. And you sense out there is always a forward-looking outlook. And New York City. View quote
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I refuse to do anything that would help Republicans win a Senate seat in New York, and give the Senate majority to the Republicans. View quote
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I love New York, I love the smell of New York... I love the subway. View quote
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Public service is a part of who I am, having grown up in a family of politicians. View quote
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The U.S. economy and workers benefit from a strong, healthy relationship between government and business. View quote
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To say that I am pro life is just wrong. I am personally pro-choice and legislatively pro-choice. View quote
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I either run or try to play basketball every day. View quote
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I am a Democrat. But I am an independent Democrat. View quote
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Killing terrorists is cheaper than capturing them. View quote
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One bipartisan policy tradition is to deny Americans the use of our own resources. (Harold Ford, Jr.)
Some say I was disappointed when President Obama won, and that is absolute nonsense. View quote
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The reality is we talk a lot about it, but we really don't give everyone an opportunity to buy into it, and this combines both the best of Republican and Democratic ideals. View quote
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I'm in an interracial marriage. View quote
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I think the potential for the program at the risk of sounding self-serving is large, some would say even limitless, so I'm excited about it and I think it can even pass next year. View quote
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