Quote

I cant begin to count how many times I have warned politicians and candidates to worry as much about the good coverage as the bad, because the more air they put in your balloon, the bigger the target when they start shooting.

Susan Estrich

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Susan Estrich
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: January 1
Lawyer
University Teacher
Marblehead
Massachusetts
Susan R. Estrich
Bigger
Cant
Begin
Target
Worry
Candidates
Start
Count
Times
Politicians
Balloon
Many
Shooting
Balloons
Much
Politician
Warned
Good
Air
Coverage

More quotes by Susan Estrich

Image
The Olympics are coming... and it's a big problem in American politics, because the problem with holding the Olympics this fall is that we're all going to be focused on the Olympics, and it makes that window of opportunity for Gore to win the election that much smaller.
Susan Estrich
Image
People hate negative tactics, but the fact is, as the 3 a.m. ad demonstrates, they can be very effective.
Susan Estrich
Image
The personal is political, but only to a point.
Susan Estrich
Image
But here's my point to the LA Times. If you had a serious story to run, if you thought there was serious misconduct, you don't wait until the Thursday before the Tuesday. You run it early.
Susan Estrich
Image
One of the risks of a public trial is a public verdict.
Susan Estrich
Image
Affirmative action was never meant to be permanent, and now is truly the time to move on to some other approach.
Susan Estrich
Image
A lot of Republicans are white Christians, but the Republican Party is reaching out to Hispanics, and reaching out to blacks, and reaching out to Asians.
Susan Estrich
Image
I've been doing these conventions for 20 years, and we used to at least have debates about issues. Nothing is happening basically at this convention, other than speeches.
Susan Estrich
Image
Loyalty isn't standing by someone when he's right - that's good judgment. Loyalty is standing by someone when he's wrong.
Susan Estrich
Image
When a father climbs a dangerous mountain and dies, we mourn. When a mother does, we question her judgment. How could she?
Susan Estrich
Image
Everybody knows I'm a Democrat.
Susan Estrich
Image
In most presidential elections, the taller candidate wins.
Susan Estrich
Image
Violent predators are not like the rest of us. They kill for fun, for sport, for the sake of it. To compare them to animals is an insult to animals. To expect that we can rehabilitate them assumes a will to change.
Susan Estrich
Image
I don't like cheap shots, I really don't.
Susan Estrich
Image
Gore will not win a popularity contest, he will not win a personality contest, but he can win an idealogical battle, and he can win a battle of experience.
Susan Estrich