I like to call the ethos I grew up with 'Oklahoma values.' But you'd be just as accurate if you said 'American values.' Except for our lack of a seacoast, Oklahoma has a little bit of just about everything that's American.
We need to remember that politics is all about people, not programs. We shouldn't want to take the humanness out of the political arena. - J. C. Watts
We need to remember that politics is all about people, not programs. We shouldn't want to take the humanness out of the political arena.
- J. C. Watts
It doesn't take a lot of strength to hang on. It takes a lot of strength to let go. - J. C. Watts
It doesn't take a lot of strength to hang on. It takes a lot of strength to let go.
Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and the … - J. C. Watts
Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and the …
I'm looking forward to the day when America will mature to the point that we are a color-blind society. I'm not so sure that in politics that will ev… - J. C. Watts
I'm looking forward to the day when America will mature to the point that we are a color-blind society. I'm not so sure that in politics that will ev…
I'm secure in who I am. I don't need the validation of those that would say, you have to be a certain thing in order to be accepted. I'm comfortable … - J. C. Watts
I'm secure in who I am. I don't need the validation of those that would say, you have to be a certain thing in order to be accepted. I'm comfortable …
They said that I had sold out and (am an) Uncle Tom. And I said well, they deserve to have that view. But I have my thoughts. And I think they're rac… - J. C. Watts
They said that I had sold out and (am an) Uncle Tom. And I said well, they deserve to have that view. But I have my thoughts. And I think they're rac…
Everyone tries to define this thing called Character. It's not hard. Character is doing what's right when nobody's looking. - J. C. Watts
Everyone tries to define this thing called Character. It's not hard. Character is doing what's right when nobody's looking.
If you are explaining, you are losing. - J. C. Watts
If you are explaining, you are losing.
Reparations, I believe, are talked about for political reasons, trying to cater for the purpose of getting votes. If Congress was serious about repar… - J. C. Watts
Reparations, I believe, are talked about for political reasons, trying to cater for the purpose of getting votes. If Congress was serious about repar…
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