353 Quotes by J. C. Watts

Character is doing the right thing when nobody’s looking.

In 1989 when I switched from Democrat to Republican, with God as my witness, not one thing changed about what I believed about one man and one woman in a marriage or about diversity of color. That’s a good thing.

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

Republicans think that the NAACP is the only voice in the black community. It is a voice in the black community. But it’s not the only voice.

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 would love to be associated with some sports organization. I was a journalism major. That’s kind of intriguing, to do something in the political-commentary arena.

Everyone tries to define this thing called Character. It’s not hard. Character is doing what’s right when nobody’s looking.

Death and taxes may be inevitable, but they shouldn’t be related.

The Republican Party is terrific at determining how a program will impact the federal budget, but we’re not nearly as good as the Democrats in explaining to people how our agenda will directly benefit them and their families.