Quotes by David Frum

About David Frum:

David J. Frum is a neoconservative Canadian-American political commentator. A speechwriter for President George W. Bush, Frum later became the author of the first "insider" book about the Bush presidency. He is a senior editor at The Atlantic and also a CNN contributor. He serves on the board of directors of the Republican Jewish Coalition, the British think tank Policy Exchange, the anti-drug policy group Smart Approaches to Marijuana, and as vice chairman and an associate fellow of the R Street Institute.
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So if I have two pieces of cake, do I have twice as good an experience as the first piece of cake? One of the things I've found in life is that the first piece of cake is the best.

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We, as conservative intellectuals, should not be in the business of making excuses for bad parliamentary decisions by Republican leaders in Congress.

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Look, the media are trapped by changes in the technology and business of their industry.

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Why should we not expect self-designated environmental leaders to practice what they preach?

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I'm a latecomer to the environmental issue, which for years seemed to me like an excuse for more government regulation. But I can see that in rich societies, voters are paying less attention to economic issues and more to issues of the spirit, includ...

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The great power the president has is that he is the most prominent person in the biggest media event on the planet. He has the attention of the nation and the world. When he speaks, everybody listens.

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My mom was truly an iconic figure, a great journalist and a pioneering woman who died at 54 of cancer without ever having revealed to viewers that she was ill.

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If right and left are competing to be the biggest victim, who is competing to be the government?

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My mother cared more about how you reasoned than about the conclusions you reached.

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I am really and truly frightened by the collapse of support for the Republican Party by the young and the educated.

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Nobody ever won an election by spitting at his political opponents.

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The thing that sustains a strong Fox network is the thing that undermines a strong Republican party.

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Events don't happen because I write a speech. I am allowed to write a speech because events are going to happen.

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The big winners under the American fiscal system are the rich, who pay some of the lowest taxes anywhere in the world; the old, who are the main beneficiaries of the American social service state; farmers, rural people. These are Republican constitue...

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The elite isn't leading anymore. It's trapped.

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Partly because of the desperate economic situation in the country, what were once the leading institutions of conservatism are constrained.

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People need to understand that in Washington, the process is the punishment.

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As thrilling as it was, speechwriting is ultimately frustrating for someone who wants to be a writer.

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In journalism I can only tell what happened. In fiction, I can show it.

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Journalism can go right up to the door of the room in which the decisions are made. A novel can go inside the room - and inside the character's heads.

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Author Bio

  • NameDavid Frum
  • DescriptionAmerican political commentator
  • BornJune 30, 1960
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionJournalist; Lawyer; Author