Newton Leroy “Newt” Gingrich (b.1943) is an American politician, historian, author and political consultant. He represented Georgia’s 6th congressional district as a Republican from 1979 until his resignation in 1999, and served as the 50th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. In 2012, Gingrich was a candidate for the Republican Party presidential nomination.
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Politics and war are remarkably similar situations.
—Newt Gingrich
Topics: War
In every election in American history both parties have their cliches. The party that has the cliches that ring true wins.
—Newt Gingrich
Topics: Elections, Politics, Voting
If Thomas Edison invented electric light today, Dan Rather would report it on CBS News as, “Candle making industry threatened”.
—Newt Gingrich
Topics: Media
Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.
—Newt Gingrich
Topics: Perseverance, Persistence, Work
Change is healthy and useful. It has to be fought for most of the time. It’s not inevitable. It takes real leadership and real effort. But I think it’s really important not to take yourself too seriously. Dwight Eisenhower used to have a rule that you should always take your job seriously but not yourself.
—Newt Gingrich
Topics: Change
We’re all human and we all goof. Do things that may be wrong, but do something!
—Newt Gingrich
Topics: Mistakes
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