Politics Quotes (4933 Quotes)

An agreement under the British presidency would be an important signal, and I am sure that Tony Blair is fully aware of the high expectations people have in him,

We've reached the point of naked aggression among advertisers and competitors. What's emerging now are the sharp lines of a political battle. It's ruthless as it never was before, and the essential issue is China.

Our language is polarized. Concrete words are usually the language of poets. Abstract words are usually the language of politicians.

My concern was not about politics.

Are you a politician asking what your country can do for you or a zealous one asking what you can do for your country If you are the first, then you are a parasite is the second, then you are an oasis in a desert.

The whole point of the rally is the take back the night and make is safe for everyone. Sexual assault is something everyone is facing regardless of your religion, political views, race, ethnicity or gender. ... It's non-discriminatory like that.

It has been years since a man has dared tell me that as a woman, my place is not in political life. But I know that there are others who haven't been quite so lucky.

In America, money does not equal speech, ... More money does not entitle one to more speech. The powerful are not entitled to a greater voice in politics than average people. Everyone has an equal say in our government that's why our Declaration of Independence starts with 'We the people.'

The PAC clearly believes so. It was a business-related trip in the political life of Jack Evans.

We are quickly running out of time. We are making very little progress in our negotiations. The situation is fragile and not one where we can afford to be divided. What the politicians don't seem to grasp is that if we don't act wisely and quickly, our decision could lead the country into even worse chaos.

Politics isn't about big money or power games; it's about the improvement of people's lives.

In the domain of Political Economy, free scientific inquiry meets not merely the same enemies as in all other domains. The peculiar nature of the material it deals with, summons as foes into the field of battle the most violent, mean and malignant passions of the human breast, the Furies of private interest.

Confound their politics, Frustrate their knavish tricks.

We've got to trust the politicians with these decisions.

Politics in general is driven by conflict, ... and offending someone is a way to spark conflict.

I'm very proud of my relationship with you. I'm very proud of my record, ... They won't win by criminalizing politics or by the politics of personal destruction because we'll fight them every step of the way.

There's a real need for a political effort here to bring this to the attention of government.

All the threats and kidnappings have been of a political nature. It appears that they are saying that international elections observers are not wanted here. But we want to understand beyond that.

Political honeymoons have a way of ending with a vengeance. This poll reflects that. You don't expect Republicans to be skeptical of one of their own. They like his persona, but the poll shows cracks in the armor.

The poet and the politician have this in common their greatness depends on the courage with which they face the challenges of life

The problem with fascism and communism, however, is not that they are too critical of religion the problem is that they are too much like religions. Such regimes are dogmatic to the core. Auschwitz, the gulag and the killing fields were not examples of what happens when human beings reject religious dogma they are examples of political, racial and nationalistic dogma run amok. There is no society in human history that ever suffered because its people became too reasonable.

It never occurs to some politicians that Lincoln is worth imitating as well as quoting.

Being born, especially being born a person of color, is a political act in itself.

An Independent is someone who wants to take the politics out of politics.

Let us not say that we will decide on a political basis at the national level that no State is competent to regulate the practice of medicine in that State if they decide to allow a doctor to prescribe marijuana, because that is what we are talking about.

Ideas are great arrows, but there has to be a bow. And politics is the bow of idealism.

As in political so in literary action a man wins friends for himself mostly by the passion of his prejudices and the consistent narrowness of his outlook.

They seemed to blame us instead of the politicians.

All the pieces are in place to generate healthy economic growth for the balance of the year, ... But so far, political and economic uncertainties have overshadowed the strengthening in corporate profits.

While Lincoln thus became a lawyer, he did not cease to remain a politician.

Protecting Americans from nuclear terrorism rises above politics.

Chicago seems to be for many reasons the political capital of immigration. There may be more immigrants in California or the border states, but Chicago is the place where lots of ideas came together.

We have views on social issues that may seem to some that we are hard-line Tories. However our economics policies and our opposition to the process called globalisation could be considered by some to place us on the far-left of conventional politics.

Politicians have no role in these tragic experiences except to protect our fundamental right to privacy. These are the ideals and values I fought when I stood up on what has proven to be the most shameful days I experienced in Congress.

Nations are born in the hearts of poets, they prosper and die in the hands of politicians.

Until you've been in politics you've never really been alive it's rough and sometimes it's dirty and it's always hard work and tedious details. But, it's the only sport for grown-ups all other games are for kids.

And I'm not apolitical - I'm very specific in my politics. But a lot of the time it's nobody's business unless you're over at my house having dinner.

Be your own politics, grow your own garden, and maybe you can help out more.

Hardly a man in the world has an opinion upon morals, politics or religion which he got otherwise than through his associations and sympathies. Broadly speaking, there are none but corn-pone opinions.

As long as the government is of the opinion that it's going to resolve this problem, than I think the market's sense is that this is going to be a mess, but it's something that will be cleaned up eventually. But if we lose the political will to sustain this fight, you're going to see the market react in a very bad way.

we were all responsible in one way or another for the political violence that took place during the polls.

This is a group that is going to preempt their airtime to run a 90-minute documentary attacking Senator Kerry. This is a use of corporate funds. Under the law, you cannot use corporate funds to go out there and advocate for a party or a political candidate.

We have a system now where it takes too long. Initial trade decisions are made on an economic basis, and we have to take the politics on both sides of the border out of NAFTA.

The school board has decided that it is not going to open up public school properties as a forum for political debates. This was done without regard to the viewpoint of any party seeking to engage in a political debate on school grounds.

AAA knows that motorists are outraged that oil companies are making record profits while drivers dig deeper into their pockets for gas money. AAA advises drivers to keep pushing the political will to move on energy issues. The voice of motorists can make a difference. Nobody wants to see record high gas prices this summer.

They believe every poker team or pizza parlor would have a political party, but that's not so. Who's going to go through the trouble in the name of vanity

There are numerous bugbears in the profession of a politician. First, ordinary life suffers. Second, there are many temptations to ruin you and those around you. And I suppose third, and this is rarely discussed, people at the top generally have no friends.

They're still looking for education, fiscal, political and government reform in California. They don't think government in California is working.

I represent the American taxpayer also and I just share that with you to say that it's terribly important, terribly important that the good people of Louisiana, have a plan that is transparent, that is detailed, that is separated from the political winds, that will be administered for oversight, anybody looking at it can question, what's happening and that integrity just gushes from that plan, terribly important. It's a lot of money that the taxpayers are bringing forth.

And he did so more effectively than anyone I know. I want people to understand what an incredibly dedicated and capable man Dr. McCormick has been, and how faithfully he served the people of this parish. We lived next door to each other and spent many nights in his office talking about a variety of things -- law, medicine, politics, history and, quite importantly, faith. He was a true Bible scholar, and very faithful.