Politics Quotes (4933 Quotes)

It would appear that someone's attempting to make this audit political, and we are not going to let that happen. We are going to take the time we need to do a full and accurate report.

In light of the political backdrop, the decline in confidence is understandable and is therefore of little worry, particularly now that the primary season is over,

You are all fundamentalists with a top dressing of science. That is why you are the stupidest of conservatives and reactionists in politics and the most bigoted of obstructionists in science itself.

The things journalists should pay attention to are the issues the political leadership agrees on, rather than to their supposed antagonisms.

My parents were older than normal when they had me, and had been very into the politics of the 1960s, so I was brought up in that atmosphere.

War is the ultimate tool of politics.

People want change but not too much change. Finding that balance is tricky for every politician.

It's good to see that there's less outright gift-giving, but we're seeing more and more dollars being spent by special interests to see favorable legislation passed. This only highlights the need to get more regular people involved in the political process to advocate for themselves.

It's a problem that Republicans and Democrats alike need to solve. Oregonians are counting on us not to turn this into a political issue.

With Storytelling, at least, it's explicit: this is what the censors say American citizens, no matter what age, are not permitted to see, even though it can be seen by other people all over the world. I suppose you could call it a political statement.

Today, in the face of all our sincere efforts to move forward on the political path, we received another proof of the true intentions of the person leading the Palestinian Authority, ... Those who call for millions of tears are guilty, those who constantly incite are guilty. Those who fan terrorism are guilty. Those who launch terrorism are guilty.

But if too many countries, as has been the case, interfere too much in the internal affairs, the political situation of Afghanistan, then of course we can't hope satisfactory results.

If the DUP is unwilling to break out of its negative cycle and begin to show the positive leadership which the political process and also their own community require and deserve, then the two governments need to push ahead with the full implementation of the Good Friday Agreement,

The economy is detached from the political noise surrounding the electoral process.

I think the American people have been surprised by the enthusiasm with which the Iraqis have taken to elections and politics.

Despite my emphasis on technology, I do not view laws as inherently evil. My goals are political ones, even if my techniques are not. The only way to fundamentally succeed is by changing existing laws. If I rejected all help from the political arena I would inevitably fail.

Katanga is not on the political map, which is why such a massive humanitarian crisis can go ignored.

Manliness consists not in bluff, bravado or lordliness. It consists in daring to do the right and facing consequences whether it is in matters social, political or other. It consists in deeds, not in words.

In America you can go on the air and kid the politicians, and the politicians can go on the air and kid the people.

That was my real education in the world - I learned politics, the social and cultural life of India, Hindu tradition and religion, and Buddhism.

Here, I am looking for a document issued by a public attorney. I don't find. He is accused by the political leaders of the coalition, by his enemies, who said that he is guilty. That he deserves to be killed.

There is a perception that he's trying to take advantage - and he is. But this is not a social tea, this is hardball politics, this is a bare-knuckle brawl in the real world. You do what you have to within the bounds of the law.

Justices are not politicians. They don't run on a political platform, and senators should not ask them to do so.

The most important thing now is to restore trust in politics.

Our victory will open a new page in the history of Ukraine. We are ready to work together with any political party.

The winner must promote social jusitce, remove corruption and discrmination, and stand against political, cultural and economic plots.

I don't think the pictures and words can be separated, ... If you get an amazing photograph, like the dust clouds blowing over a small town in Kansas, it's not enough to look at the picture (the readers) want to know, 'How did this happen, that half the farming soil of a whole state is blown away' And then you want to know, 'Well, what happened to the people, and what kind of condition were they in It's in the middle of the '30s, and most of them were unemployed, and how did they get out of it Why didn't the politicians act sooner'

We believe there is an opportunity to divide the Iraqi based portion of the insurgency and we are starting to see breaks in that now. The divisiveness between these groups has to do with the success of the political process in the country.

I think a lot of people didn't really know what the film was about. This is not a political film. At the end of the day, it's about people living in a time of transition. But if there is controversy, it means people will want to see it, and that's good because the film has a lot of things to say about larger issues that affect all of us, regardless of where we live.

My decision to do this has nothing to do with politics. It has nothing to do with my profession. It has everything to do with my family.

He is the last of a dying breed. You're not going to have someone who comes out of the same kind of political tradition anymore because those traditions have pretty much withered away,

Few men in our history have ever obtained the Presidency by planning to obtain it.

The Dalai Lama is not a simple or a pure religious figure. He is a political exile who undertakes secessionist activities abroad, ... We oppose meetings between him and other leaders.

Politicians have limited power. They can't impose morality on themselves. How can they impose it on the country?

Accommodation can only come through dialogue, that's been the lesson of the Irish peace process. There can be no military solution to these types of political problems.

All politics takes place on a slippery slope. The most important four words in politics are up to a point.

NATO is resolved to persevere until the violence in Kosovo has ended and a political solution has been reached,

Business is business. It's not politics.

What's gratifying about West Wing is that everybody told us that it couldn't be done - that the man or woman on the street didn't care about politics. But if you set things up correctly, people don't have a problem with it.

This is a historic time in California, and members of Congress have as much right to participate in the political process as any other California resident.

It's going to be very difficult for any political group or political special interest to stand between the working families in Ohio and the opportunity for their children and grandchildren to get a college education.

I think that the bipartisan manner, however, you've conducted this impeachment trial is a welcome change from the events of the last year, ... We ask only that you give this case, and give this country, the constitutional stability and the political sanity which this country deserves.

I believe the American people will see this for what it is. We ought not to appropriate a national tragedy in a misguided effort to further a political interest of any sort.

Our priority is to preserve at least some political stability. The risk of the collapse of the federal government if the issue hits the agenda is too big,

Yet, Puerto Rico's economic convergence and political integration with the rest of the nation is in a state of arrest - even though the island has been within the national borders, political system and customs territory of the U.S. for a century.

The problem is not that the security forces are out of control they only follow orders from the state. It's the state that wants to show it's still strong and intimidating and holding the reins. Any political movement that gains momentum, that thinks it can change anything, is crushed.

Politics has always been the art of the possible. Today it's too often the art of the probable - tinkering around the edges without any greater vision, without a sense of optimism and imagination.

What matters most in politics is personality. It's not issues; it's not image. It's who you are and what you represent.

This is a crossroads for the Bush presidency. This is a very exciting period about what is effective government in the 21st century. Either he will be FDR and lead a dramatic change of government, or he will be defender of a failed system. The biggest political challenge for the next two years is to re-centre the government.

the barrier being erected by Israel must be a security rather than a political measure, and its route must take into account the impact on Palestinians not engaged in terrorist activities.