James O'Keefe > Quotes

“If my targets seem to skew “left,” it is for a reason. The left makes huge claims about government and its capabilities. Those who manage the government and other publicly funded social services all too often persuade themselves of their virtuousness, even if their virtue is subsidized with other people’s money. Given their idealism, they refuse to cast judgment on their mission and tolerate almost no judgment from others.”
― James O'Keefe, Breakthrough: Our Guerilla War to Expose Fraud and Save Democracy

“The message was crystal clear: the Beltway—right, left, and center—is an unprincipled swamp. Its denizens spend most of their time raising money to keep the lights on. The creative fires do not burn here. Those who light them are quickly sent home. Others lose heart working long hours for bad pay under indifferent management. Meanwhile, the cynical and soulless all too often find their way to promotions and permanent positions in the oligarchy.”
― James O'Keefe, Breakthrough: Our Guerilla War to Expose Fraud and Save Democracy

“key to health and happiness. Living in the twenty-first-century American culture seems to promote an unbalanced life: too much work and not enough play, excessive calories and not enough natural fresh foods, too much stress and not enough fun, and too much TV and too little exercise, too much rushing around—insufficient restful sleep, too much materialism and too little spirituality. As Dr. Phil would ask, “Is it work in’ for ya?” We can tell you that it doesn’t work for us. One of the best ways to avoid getting swept away in the tide of the often self-defeating modern lifestyle is to live by the mantra: “Good Things First.” Get in the habit of prioritizing the things that will make your life better in the long run: exercise, eating breakfast each morning, good food and healthy beverages, time to play, plenty”
― James O'Keefe, The Forever Young Diet & Lifestyle

“Every celebrity, journalist, and politician now has a public platform. The public has the ability to comment on all current events through these platforms in real time. The world has never been more connected---and never more separated.”
― James O'Keefe, American Muckraker: Rethinking Journalism for the 21st Century

“He will always be a free man.”
― James O'Keefe, American Muckraker: Rethinking Journalism for the 21st Century