Quotes by John Edwards

There is so much work to be done to treat gays and lesbians and gay and lesbian couples with the respect that they're entitled to. They deserve, in my judgment, partnership benefits. They deserve to be treated fairly when it comes to adoption and immigration.

— John Edwards

Success

I went from being a senator, a young senator, to being considered for vice president, running for president, being a vice presidential candidate, and becoming a national public figure. All of which fed a self-focus, an egotism, a narcissism that leads you to believe that you can do whatever you want.

— John Edwards

Wisdom

I don't think God's through with me.

— John Edwards

Wisdom

This is America, where everything is still possible.

— John Edwards

Wisdom

If we do the work that we can do in this country, the work that we will do when John Kerry is President, people like Christopher Reeve will get up out of that wheelchair and walk again.

— John Edwards

Success

South Carolina, as a matter of compromise, displays the Confederate flag on a flagpole in front of the state capitol. Because I grew up in the South and believe that the Confederate flag is a very divisive symbol, I have stated publicly a number of times that I believe that South Carolina should remove the flag from the state capitol grounds.

— John Edwards

Wisdom

I want to be a champion for the people I have fought for all my life - regular people.

— John Edwards

Life

The president of the United States actually has to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time.

— John Edwards

Wisdom

I didn't get to the Senate by accident.

— John Edwards

Wisdom

I have grown up in the bright light of America.

— John Edwards

Wisdom

I think an Edwards-Kerry ticket would be powerful.

— John Edwards

Wisdom

I'd say if you live in the United States of America and you vote for George Bush, you've lost your mind.

— John Edwards

Wisdom

I was wrong to vote for this war. Unfortunately, I'll have to live with that forever. And the lesson I learned from it is to put more faith in my own judgment.

— John Edwards

Education

The facts are the vice president's company that he was CEO of, that did business with sworn enemies of the United States, paid millions of dollars in fines for providing false financial information, it's under investigation for bribing foreign officials.

— John Edwards

Wisdom

America's families will be safer in a world where we're strong, where we're engaged, but where we're respected.

— John Edwards

Life

I am Quinn's father. I will do everything in my power to provide her with the love and support she deserves.

— John Edwards

Love

I was slapped down to the ground when my son Wade died in 1996, in April of 1996.

— John Edwards

Wisdom

I'm in love with one woman. I've been in love with one woman for 31 years. She is the finest human being I have ever known.

— John Edwards

Love

I'm not sure I had a political career for the future anyway. I'm not sure that politics was what I wanted to spend my life doing.

— John Edwards

Success

I'm their sole parent, and there is nothing more important than being the best father I can be.

— John Edwards

Wisdom

If you want to beat me up, feel free. You cannot beat me up more than I have already beaten up myself.

— John Edwards

Wisdom

The fact that women are paid 73 cents on the dollar for work equivalent to work being done by men is unacceptable in America.

— John Edwards

Success

There's a lot of America that's Christian. I would not describe us, though, on the whole, as a Christian nation.

— John Edwards

Wisdom

I actually defeated an incumbent Republican senator who was part of the Jesse Helm's political machine in North Carolina, the result of which is I'm now the senior senator from North Carolina instead of Jesse Helms, which is a very good thing for this country.

— John Edwards

Wisdom