Paul Will
Paul Will
american-journalist clinton sacred saw
My view was that the campaign had been a sacred thing, that it had been a real compact, because I was there and I saw the connection that Clinton made with people, and the connection that they made with him.
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Most politicians, when they meet with a guy like me, or a guy like Carville, tell you about how they can win.
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I used to go in at 5:30 or 6:00 so I could run.
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I don't like being a voyeur, looking into other people's marriages.
american-journalist difference last lost ought party problems saw sight
One of the problems we saw in the last presidential election in our party is that our nominee, while winning the election, which we ought never to forget, often lost sight of the difference between strategy and tactics.
call future people preserve proving risks trying
Risks are a measure of people. People who don't take them are trying to preserve what they have. Some risks have a future, and some people call them wrong. But being right may be like walking backwards, proving where you've been.
experience knowledge opposite
Knowledge comes from the past, so it's safe. It is also out of date. It's the opposite of originality... Experience is the opposite of being creative.
front sensible
We try to make sensible decisions with the facts in front of us. The problem with sensible decisions is that so is everyone else.
Your vision of where or who you want to be is your greatest asset.
change draw
If you get stuck, draw with a different pen. Change your tools; it may free your thinking.
aim beyond capable complete develop disregard incapable running
You need to aim beyond what you are capable of. You must develop a complete disregard for where your abilities end. Try to do things that you're incapable of... If you think you're incapable of running a company, make that your aim... Make your vision of where you want to be a reality. Nothing is impossible.
enjoyed magical
I don't particularly have any magical ambitions, but then, I never did. I just enjoyed the game.
You'll like this, not a lot, but you'll like it.
close dressing emotion feeling felt gives market maybe money people room sports stock tons
That feeling in the dressing room after you win - nothing comes close to that. You can't get that in any other career. Maybe in the stock market back in the '80s when people were making tons of money, maybe they felt something similar. Maybe. But look at the market now. Nothing gives you that emotion like sports. Nothing. Am I wrong?