Zitate und Sprüche von J. C. Watts

Governor is not the position to have in Oklahoma. It is the head coach of Oklahoma or Oklahoma State or Tulsa.

Es braucht nicht viel Stärke um an etwas festzuhalten. Es braucht viel Stärke um los zu lassen.

It doesn't take a lot of strength to hang on. It takes a lot of strength to let go.

Charakter heißt das Richtige zu tun, wenn es niemand sieht. Zu viele Menschen glauben, dass etwas richtig ist, wenn man damit durchkommt und falsch, wenn man erwischt wird.

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 only thing that's wrong is to get caught.

I'm not one that believes that affirmative action should be based on one's skin color or one's gender, I think it should be done based on one's need, because I think if you are from a poor white community, I think that poor white kid needs a scholarship just as badly as a poor black kid.

I think the Republican Party should be a pro-life party. I am pro-life. I do not apologize for that. On the flip side of that coin, the Republican Party has been big enough to allow pro-choice advocates to be heard.

Ich bin zufrieden mit mir selbst. Ich brauche keine Bestätigung von Menschen, die einen in eine bestimmte Richtung drängen wollen. Ich habe kein Problem damit, gegen den Strom zu schwimmen, wenn es sein muss.

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 going against the grain if I need to.