Quotes by Jim Webb

About Jim Webb:

James Henry "Jim" Webb, Jr. is an American politician and author. He has served as a United States Senator from Virginia, Secretary of the Navy, Assistant Secretary of Defense, Counsel for the House Veterans Affairs Committee, and Marine Corps officer.
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I believe anger is a wasted emotion, and I don't like to waste emotions.

Jim Webb

I have decided to launch an Exploratory Committee to examine whether I should run for President in 2016.

Jim Webb

If I do commit myself to something, I will commit myself 100 percent.

Jim Webb

Some of my Democratic friends don't like it when I say that, but Ronald Reagan was once a Democrat and still a leader. He brought strong people around him, and he had a vision for where he wanted to take the country.

Jim Webb

I'm a Democrat, and I have strong reasons for being a Democrat.

Jim Webb

Secretary Clinton and I have worked well together, but the Arab Spring is a different question... This administration, collectively, made some very bad decisions, and they now have to climb out of a deep hole.

Jim Webb

If a minister can lead the Senate in prayer every day... what is so wrong with beginning every day of school with an ecumenical prayer?

Jim Webb

The NAACP believes the Tea Party is racist. The Tea Party believes the NAACP is racist.

Jim Webb

I know how to make decisions, and I know how to lead.

Jim Webb

The frustration of the Senate is that it's slow. It looks like an aquarium.

Jim Webb

It's a very tough thing to run for office, but it's also the way the American people get to know you.

Jim Webb

I just like the people and the culture of Southeast Asia.

Jim Webb

Contrary to assumptions in the law, white America is hardly a monolith.

Jim Webb

I was raised with the notion that there is no greater honor than to find a way to serve your country.

Jim Webb

Events such as the 1991 Tailhook debacle have been seized upon and used by feminists to attack the military culture and bring about major concessions.

Jim Webb

I'm a combative person, I know I am, and the greatest thing about law school was I learned to fight with my brain. I clarified something to myself. No matter how much you want to live in the white man's world, you either live by what you believe in, ...

Jim Webb

I am not convinced the Clean Air Act was ever intended to regulate or classify as a dangerous pollutant something as basic and ubiquitous in our atmosphere as carbon dioxide.

Jim Webb

I am a junior senator, ninety-fifth on the seniority list, and so by Senate standards, my office in the Russell Senate Office Building is less than splendid.

Jim Webb

When I left the Senate in January 2013, I decided to take a full year away from all media interviews, editorial articles, and direct political activities.

Jim Webb

The venerable Robert E. Lee has taken some vicious hits, as dishonest or misinformed advocates among political interest groups and in academia attempt to twist yesterday's America into a fantasy that might better service the political issues of today...

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Author Bio

  • NameJim Webb
  • DescriptionAmerican politician, author, and former United States Senator
  • AliasesJames Henry Webb; James H. Webb; James Henry Webb Jr.
  • BornFebruary 9, 1946
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionScreenwriter; Politician; Writer; Officer; Lawyer; Historian; Novelist
  • AwardsBronze Star Medal; Purple Heart; Silver Star