You can't trust politicians. It doesn't matter who makes a political speech. It's all lies - and it applies to any rock star who wants to make a political speech as well.
Politics Quotes (4933 Quotes)
As opposition leader he'll be able to influence and shape decisions in the political arena. His position as opposition leader will help him protect his own freedom, and to some extent his own interests as well.
Many politicians are in the habit of laying it down as a self-evident proposition that no people ought to be free till they are fit to use their freedom. The maxim is worthy of the fool in the old story who resolved not to go into the water till he had learned to swim.
Certainly in the next 50 years we shall see a woman president, perhaps sooner than you think. A woman can and should be able to do any political job that a man can do.
In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man if you want anything done, ask a woman.
What we're hearing now is some politicians contradicting their own statements and making a play for political advantage in the middle of a war, ... The saddest part is that our people in uniform have been subjected to these cynical and pernicious falsehoods day in and day out.
We have had sincere and effective cooperation in political, economic, cultural, educational and health sectors.
A woman is a foreign land, Of which, though there he settle young, A man will ne'er quite understand; The customs, politics, and tongue.
You have supported right-wing politicians, including the chairman of your own campaign, Mike, who voted for that disgraceful piece of legislation.
No amount of political freedom will satisfy the hungry masses.
The current trend points to tax increases in the long run. The political will to make the difficult decisions on spending is lacking.
Four years in the White House and two presidential campaigns is an awful long time. In politics, every year in the White House is like dog years, six years off your life.
Obviously the world has a fascination to know who the new administration is and what that will mean for international politics. We hope the problem will be sorted out as soon as possible,
Some level of cooperation in dealing with this humanitarian crisis might translate into a higher level of political dialogue and cooperation. Let that be our hope.
Political correctness is the natural continuum from the party line. What we are seeing once again is a self-appointed group of vigilantes imposing their views on others. It is a heritage of communism, but they dont seem to see this.
Stern as a property is far more expendable to Clear Channel than to (Viacom), taking into account the money involved and the politics of dealing with the FCC,
Commentators speak today of Republican domination of both Houses of Congress and the Presidency, but this is recent and exceptional - and it will presumably not last, as all parties will have to go back to the electorate, beginning with the House of Representatives in November 2006.
Political commercials encourage the deceptive, the destructive and the degrading.
You do the policy, I'll do the politics.
Somebody wants to attack me and this program because of a personal vendetta, that I don't know where it stems from because of a political vendetta. This organization doesn't deserve it.
There are encouraging examples of ecosystems being managed for the long-term to create wealth for poor communities, but there is still a huge job to do. Natural resources can be properly used to greatly reduce poverty. The time has come to reverse the course of worsening diseases, depleted natural resources, political instability, inequality, and the social corrosion of angry generations that have no means to rise out of poverty.
The place where the system and people's intentions meet is the political arena.
There is absolutely nothing in common between this social club and an organization like CAP that was established to push a political agenda to prohibit women and minorities from attending Princeton. No one can question Senator Kennedy's lifelong commitment to fighting for civil rights, equality and justice.
And the inner dynamics of Hollywood are like politics. Say you give a script to a group of executives - they all sit around, afraid to voice an opinion, saying nothing, waiting to know what the consensus is. Just like focus groups, opinion polls or a cabinet.
There is no politics, we are just a bunch of friends that love to ride and want to help out others in the community.
The security concerns that have been expressed are greatly exaggerated. What you have here, I think, are a number of politicians who are overreacting.
It's essential not to have an ideology, not to be a member of a political party. While the writer can have certain political views, he has to be careful not to have his hands tied.
The circumstances will require us at some point in the near future to have a new United Nations Security Council resolution that will allow us to plan this way forward of political transition in Iraq,
For his entire adult life, John Roberts has been a disciple of and promoted a political and legal ideology that is antithetical to an America that embraces all, including lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, ... I have no doubt he's an accomplished lawyer and an affable dinner companion, but that doesn't make him any less a mortal danger to equal rights for gay people, reproductive freedom and affirmative action.
It appears that President Obama is making great progress on climate change, he is changing the political climate in the country back to Republican.
I don't find music being less important than, like, politics.
I think that if politics is just about getting your backside on important seats, then it's a pretty worthless endeavor.
Public life is regarded as the crown of a career, and to young men it is the worthiest ambition. Politics is still the greatest and the most honorable adventure.
And whether one always agreed with this Pope or not, regardless of the political pressure that was being put from certain quarters in certain interest groups on certain countries, the Pope was always very consistent.
This is all for the children. If they're here for a political thing, this is not the place. If it's for the children, good for them. Sexual preference doesn't bother me.
Bush doesn't present himself as a realpolitik politician.
It was the Watergate era, and people all over the country were looking at political activities, including lobbying efforts, in a different way.
Finishing second in the Olympics gets you silver. Finishing second in politics gets you oblivion.
We will never lose hope of recovering a better tone, on a rational, diplomatic, political and ... economic level
This country has a very long memory. The question of reforming the labor code is now on ice for years. No politician is going to touch it.
I was a man who was lucky enough to have discovered a political theory, a man who was caught up in the whirlpool of Cuba's political crisis . . . discovering Marxism . . . was like finding a map in the forest.
I don't think politicians should be allowed into power who are not familiar with their bodies, because that's where our bottom line is. And I know that they would make totally different decisions if they felt responsible simply for their own bodies.
In the most frightening way, what happens on these tapes, part of the significance is what doesn't happen. To my knowledge, no one ever said what would be wrong, would be good, what would be right for the country. It's always about Nixon. It is so outside the mainstream of the American presidency.
Opposition parties, human rights defenders and journalists should be free to carry out their legitimate activities without fear of arbitrary detention, lengthy and possibly unfair trials on political charges, or other human rights violations.
We all know that in war the political and military factors have to complement each other.
Political uncertainty is the main factor for the market decline. Buying sentiment was very weak as the crisis appeared to be continuing for a while.
Squabbling in public will eventually ruin football; there's no doubt it's hurting us already. Polls taken by Louis Harris - polls as valid as any political polls - indicate that very clearly.
The politicians would have laughed if we would have requested money for protection against armed robbers before 'The Scream' and 'Madonna' theft.
Must the UNMOVIC and IAEA inspectors continue their work in Iraq in the interest of a political settlement Have all the necessary conditions to that end been met Russia answers yes to that question. The conditions are there. The inspectors must continue their inspections. And this is a position shared by the overwhelming majority of states in the world, including within the Security Council of the United Nations.
Make-believe colors the past with innocent distortion, and it swirls ahead of us in a thousand ways in science, in politics, in every bold intention.