Donna Brazile
Donna Brazile
Donna Lease Brazile is an American author, academic and political analyst. She is a member of the Democratic Party and became interim chairperson of the Democratic National Committee in July 2016. She briefly served as the interim chairperson for the DNC in the spring of 2011...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth15 December 1959
CityKenner, LA
CountryUnited States of America
On every show that I have been on, I have played myself.
If a critic doesn't think I can act, it's because I'm not acting. That's me - and that's the way I act.
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I thought acknowledging praise meant you were arrogant, but I've learned that knowing your strengths enables you to make use of them.
I am ashamed of some of Democrats in my own party.
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If you rely on the media for your information, to educate yourself about the candidates and what issues are facing the country, then you get just part of the equation. I think it's important that we as citizens of this democracy take the responsibility to get as much information as possible before we go into the voting booth.
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I've appeared three times on 'The Good Wife.' I'm proud of being associated with the show. 'Time' magazine called it 'the best thing on TV outside cable.' Did I mention that I also appear on cable?
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Fear is one of the worst, and most limiting, emotions in life.
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If I could have gotten my way at an early age, I would have entered the priesthood, but my mother informed me that I could not become a priest because I was a girl. It really was the biggest blow to my ego, because it was my calling. When she told me I'd have to be a nun, I looked at her and said, 'I'm not following anyone.'
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I have a simple rule: when I'm on TV, I'm not talking to just my anchor or my colleague on my right. I'm talking to America. I look into the lens, and in my head, I'm talking to somebody in Nebraska. Why Nebraska? Why the Cornhusker State? I have no idea. But it feels like it's a good place to talk to people.
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Politics is a rough and tumble business. It's not for the faint-hearted. I've got bruises and cuts from being in the political arena. But by and large, I understand how to navigate the process.
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I think people involved in politics make good actors. Acting and politics both involve fooling people. People like being fooled by actors. When you get right down to it, they probably like being fooled by politicians even more. A skillful actor will make you think, but a skillful politician will make you never have to think.
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Failure. It doesn't exist. 'Failure' is just what happens when we lose perspective.
My mama told me it's not what they call you - it's what you answer to.
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We can talk to the entire country, and not just the Beltway chatters,