14 John Boehner Quotes from Books
Hello. This page is a list of 14 John Boehner quotes from various books. I hope you like and enjoy reading them. By the way, I am Deepak Kundu, an avid book reader and quotes collector.
John Boehner Quotes
When you’ve been around politics as long as I have, you see a lot of strange things. You may even think you’ve seen everything. But every now and then something happens that still has the power to knock your socks off, to show you that democracy can be full of surprises. - On the House book by John Boehner -
The capacity for politicians to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, and do it happily, will never cease to amaze me. - On the House book by John Boehner -
A leader without followers is just a guy taking a walk. - On the House book by John Boehner -
The most consistent lesson I’ve learned from the political game: weird shit is just going to keep happening, so you might as well give up being surprised. - On the House book by John Boehner -
A non-cynical politician is rare no matter how you slice it. - On the House book by John Boehner -
The most important thing to remember - in golf, in politics, in life - is that if you do the right things, for the right reasons, the right things will happen for you. - On the House book by John Boehner -
There are certain defining moments in Congress, as in life, that force you to decide what kind of person you’re going to be. Are you going to be your own man or are you going to be part of the flock of cackling chickens following behind whoever is in charge, tossing out the feed? - On the House book by John Boehner -
I just don’t have a mean bone in my body. I don’t do mean. It’s a waste of energy. I couldn’t be mean to somebody if I tried - and I have no interest in trying! It’s not who I am. - On the House book by John Boehner -
Everything changes when you’re out there in the middle of the field with the stands full of your family and friends all looking down at you, hoping you don’t screw up. I just tried to do the best I could, which, in sports, politics, and pretty much everything else is easier said than done. - On the House book by John Boehner -
Never make a move without knowing your next one. - On the House book by John Boehner -
I like to play golf, I like to smoke cigarettes, I like to drink red wine, and I like to cut my own grass. If you think I’d give all that up to be president of the United States, you’re crazy. - On the House book by John Boehner -
Americans are the most versatile people God ever put on earth. We’re a smart people, a nimble people. We stumble, but we can adapt. And it’s our commitment to freedom that makes that possible. Freedom means you can be a genius and invent a new product that makes you millions of dollars and helps millions of people. It means you’re free to work your way to becoming the first in your family to go to college. It means you’re free to reach as high as you want, no matter where you came from - even if you’re a little kid sweeping out a bar in southwest Ohio. Take it from me - you never know where you’ll end up. That’s freedom. I’ll raise a glass to that any day. - On the House book by John Boehner -
Wisdom means you’ve made a lot of mistakes in life and you’ve learned from some of them. - On the House book by John Boehner -
God has a way of bringing the right people into your life at the right time. - On the House book by John Boehner -