Roger Ailes Quotes

American - Businessman Born: May 15, 1940

I didn't give up my citizenship to create and run a news organization. Roger Ailes

Organization, Run, Citizenship, Create

We didn't have locks in the early 1940s because nobody got into anybody's house, and nobody did anything wrong. Roger Ailes

Early, House, Nobody, Wrong, Got, 1940s

I view myself more as a traditionalist than a conservative. But I like the traditions, so I tend to try to keep them alive. But I'm open to any kind of political thought - I don't care - I have people that I don't agree with, and I have good friends I don't agree with, but for me personally, I'm more comfortable with the traditional stuff. Roger Ailes

Myself, Good, People, Political, Thought

All business is basically about customers and marketing and making money and capitalism and winning and promoting it and having something someone really wants. Roger Ailes

Business, Money, Winning, Making Money

I consider myself a freedom fighter, fighting for my clients. Roger Ailes

Freedom, Myself, Fighting, Fighter

I never want to lose. I hate to lose... But Babe Ruth struck out 1,300 times. You can't hit the home run every time you come up to bat. Roger Ailes

Home, Time, Hate, Run, Lose, You

I'm a great believer in giving people a chance. Roger Ailes

Great, People, Chance, Giving, Believer

I've got a bad leg; I'm a little overweight, so I can't run fast, but I will fight. Roger Ailes

Fight, Run, Bad, Fast, Will, Got

I want clean water and clean air and conservation... that's not what extreme environmentalists are all about. For them, it is a religion. They believe in trees and animals, not God. Roger Ailes

Water, God, Religion, Trees, Believe

We're losing our freedom of speech. We are losing freedom of religion. We are losing freedom of the press. Roger Ailes

Freedom, Religion, Losing, Speech, Press

My first qualification is I didn't go to Columbia Journalism School. Roger Ailes

School, Journalism, First, Go, Columbia

Wolf Blitzer is an excellent reporter, but he's not a star. Roger Ailes

Wolf, Star, Excellent, Reporter, He

I only understand friendship or scorched earth. Roger Ailes

Friendship, Earth, Understand, Only

CNN and MSNBC, our primary competitors, are trying to figure out how to beat us. There are some good, smart people at those networks, and even occasionally a blind pig finds an acorn. Roger Ailes

Good, Smart, People, Blind, Trying, Pig

In a capitalistic society, success is determined by whether you can pay the bills. Roger Ailes

Success, Society, You, Pay, Success Is

Everybody fears the unknown. But I have a strong feeling there's something bigger than us. I don't think all this exists because some rocks happened to collide. I'm at peace. When it comes, I'll be fine, calm. I'll miss life, though. Especially my family. Roger Ailes

Family, Life, Peace, Think, Strong, Calm

I quit politics because I hated it. Roger Ailes

Politics, Quit, Because, I Quit, Hated

If people know you'll go to any lengths for your client, they're less likely to play games with you. Roger Ailes

People, Play, Know, You, Games, Go

CNN International, Al-Jazeera and BBC are the same in how they report mostly that America is wrong and bad. Roger Ailes

America, Bad, Wrong, Same, International

I don't have any focus groups on talent and programming. If I need five people in a mall to be paid $40 to tell me how to do my job, I shouldn't do my job. Roger Ailes

Focus, Job, Talent, People, Me, Need

We're not programming to conservatives. We're just not eliminating their point of view. Roger Ailes

View, Point Of View, Programming, Point

You never pull the trigger until you know you can win. Roger Ailes

Win, Know, You, Never, Trigger, Pull

Television and I grew up together. Roger Ailes

Together, Television, Up, Grew

I have a soft spot for Joe Biden. I like him. But he's dumb as an ashtray. Roger Ailes

Dumb, Soft, Him, Like, Spot, He

My doctor told me that I'm old, fat, and ugly, but none of those things is going to kill me immediately. Roger Ailes

Doctor, Me, Ugly, Fat, Old, Going

Obama's the one who never worked a day in his life. He never earned a penny that wasn't public money. How many fund-raisers does he attend every week? How often does he play basketball and golf? I wish I had that kind of time. Roger Ailes

Life, Time, Money, Day, Golf, Week

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