“I went from being a senator, a young senator, to being considered for ...” — John Edwards Quote

“I went from being a senator, a young senator, to being considered for vice president, running for president, being a vice presidential candidate, and becoming a national public figure. All of which fed a self-focus, an egotism, a narcissism that leads you to believe that you can do whatever you want.”

“In 2006, 2 years ago, I made a very serious mistake. A mistake that I am responsible for and no one else. In 2006, I told Elizabeth about the mistake, asked her for her forgiveness, asked God for his forgiveness.”

“The chasm between rich and poor is becoming larger, and I think it's interesting terrain to talk about and expose.”

“The Jewish world is becoming fully integrated with the ideas of the normal world. They feed off each other.”

“In 2005, the Iraq war was entering its third year and no one believed that we were going to find WMDs any more. The prewar claims of their certain existence were becoming an embarrassing joke, a big present we'd been offered that was getting ever later in showing up.”