Politics Quotes (4933 Quotes)

I'm a little nervous, ... Some say there's a fine line between political theater and theater. But it's going to be fun.

The public is giving the politicians a vote of no confidence.

The Centre (federal government) has made it clear that it would hold talks with a cross-section of political leaders from the state.

It sounds good, which makes for good politics, but it doesn't make much difference.

On the show, we are not trying to get people to eat their vegetables; we are not trying to get people to become Democrats. We are basically trying to encourage people to get involved with public life so that politics isn't left to the wealthy and privileged.

A big part of what I wanted to do with this character was go from when I was a boy and try and develop into a man, really try and play him as a man who is on this search, on a journey of personal, spiritual, political, social discovery.

The most difficult choice a politician must ever make is whether to be a hypocrite or a liar.

It almost makes the class more interesting to debate about politics. But you have to be careful what you say.

The Democratic Party has sunk to a new low with a false, personal attack against his family. It's gutter politics, and it has no place in Montana.

in order to support a diplomatic, political solution that we very much hope will come alive in coming days at the meetings taking place.

The difference between politics and baseball is that in baseball, when you get caught stealing, youre out.

Watergate was unique because it allowed the public to play its democratic role in expressing its outrage at the presidency. And as a result, for the first time in history a president resigned.

What I've learned from working in New York politics is that the race is either really obvious, or too close to call, ... And this race is too close to call.

In doing this, William Jefferson Clinton has undermined the integrity of his office, has brought disrepute on the presidency, has betrayed his trust as president, and has acted in a manner subversive of the rule of law and justice, to the manifest injury of the people of the United States,

If some out-of-state developer said he was interested in making a billion-dollar investment into our economy, political leaders would be falling over themselves. Because of the stadium, people are frozen. They don't know what to do. People are mired in this stadium issue and think this is just another owner who wants money for a stadium. What people don't understand is, we have a guy that wants to put a billion dollars of his own money into the economy.

That our popular art forms have become so obsessed with sex has turned the U. S. A into a nation of hobbledehoys as if grown people don't have more vital concerns, such as taxes, inflation, dirty politics, earning a living, getting an education, or keeping out of jail.

I think it was primarily a political vote that didn't go our way.

The benefit will be much less than the political costs.

Conscience has no more to do with gallantry than it has with politics.

Employees will go through the photos to filter out those images that don't meet our guidelines. Some images that we deem objectionable would include nudity, images that are obscene or show violence, or are controversial in a political way.

Ours is a government of checks and balances. The Mafia and crooked businessmen make out checks, and the politicians and other compromised officials improve their bank balances.

It has to be a person with the capacity and the political vision to handle a difficult situation.

Since the governments are in the pockets of businesses, who's going to control this most powerful institution? Business is more powerful than politics, and it's more powerful than religion. So it's going to have to be the vigilante consumer.

I don't think Fox News or Rush Limbaugh need Clinton it turns out. I think there's a hunger out there for - whether it's on the left or right - a more lively and provocative type of political journalism. I think Salon and Fox on the other side have both benefited from that.

The progress that he has been able to make in proliferating the terrorist states all across the globe is a serious one, ... I guess there's room for all types of efforts -- political, economic, diplomatic and military.

There is genuine concern. China's leaders certainly accord priority to the maintenance of political and social stability.

Music is what I must do, business is what I need to do and politics is what I have to do.

If it succeeds, the political process, I predict you'll see a drawdown of American forces by this time next year.

Is there a political concern Quite probably.

The Americans, French and British -- the people who actually run NATO for all intents and purposes in this conflict -- will decide that they will make the decisions. The U.N. operation in Zagreb -- the political side, the civilian side -- will not be involved.

Politicians now are so scripted, they all are. Doesn't matter what their political views. Everyone has a script. Everyone is quaffed to the nine's.

During the Fifties, political and military activities in Vietnam were heavily influenced by the French, who as recent colonial masters, made all-important decisions.

I blame the politicians, ... The Air Force has a manual on how to fight a war. You hit them as hard as you can right at first.

Politics is activity in relation to power.

Allen Ginsberg was a world authority on the writing of William Blake, and had an incredible knowledge of classic literature and world politics.

Voters all across the country delivered a resounding message Americans are tired of the politics of hate and divisiveness, and voted for strong Democratic candidates who offered true leadership for their states and communities.

Boxing was not the sport that I thought is was due to all the politics.

I do not deny that there is a problem within the authority, between the government and the presidency, between the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization, ... This problem needs to be fundamentally corrected.

I now announce myself as candidate for the Presidency. I anticipate criticism; but however unfavorable I trust that my sincerity will not be called into question.

We will give the opportunity to individuals and companies with genuine information on political corruption to come forward with the details

The government is convinced that we cannot maintain the status quo and we have the political will to make serious progress. Any advance will be positive.

I am not at all a politician. I don't think I'm cut out for politics. I am certainly not going to stand for election.

In politics, as in life, we must above all things wish only for the attainable.

Californians are not happy with the way things are in Sacramento, which bodes well for whichever side is campaigning for change. Given the political environment, I would not want my campaign message to be, 'Let's leave things exactly the way they are,' which is what our opponents' message will to be.

Politicians often lie.

If for one minute you think you're better than a sixteen year old girl in a Green Day t-shirt, you are sorely mistaken. Remember the first time you went to a show and saw your favorite band. You wore their shirt, and sang every word. You didn't know anything about scene politics, haircuts, or what was cool. All you knew was that this music made you feel different from anyone you shared a locker with. Someone finally understood you. This is what music is about.

In cases where people are requesting asylum based on politics or a particular social group, he's very strict. Is someone fleeing forced abortion more deserving of protection than someone fleeing political persecution.

There were brave people who didn't vote. She's not worse than other politicians, but I hoped she would be better. What America is looking for is authentic people who want to go into public service because they believe strongly in something, not people who are trying to get elected.

The only phenomenon with which writing has always been concomitant is the creation of cities and empires, that is the integration of large numbers of individuals into a political system, and their grading into castes or classes. It seems to have favored the exploitation of human beings rather than their enlightenment.

Everybody knows there has to be change, but none of the political parties are courageous enough to describe a possible future. People know change is needed, but leaders have to explain where we are going. Nobody wants to move if they move blindfolded.