Policy Quotes

Donald Trump refuses to give details about his policy plans. Trump apologized by saying, 'When I announced I was running for president, I had no idea people would take me seriously.'

It takes courage to set priorities because doing so is an admission that American policy cannot be all things to all people - or rather to all interest groups

I always keep a firewall between my own travails and my perception of public-policy issues; otherwise I would retain no credibility as a commentator.

Hey, you got something going here. I think we've got a chance for some progressive policy that actually focuses on poor and working people.

What I was doing was servicing the needs of my constituents and I was not allowed to do that because I did not toe the line on U.S. policy for Israel.

I believe that when it comes to major foreign policy issues, many prefer to have black people seen and not heard.

It's not good enough to just know what to say about the policy; it's really important to take the extra step to learn the policy, to be able to understand it, and articulate it.

The weapons-violence hypothesis is far too simplistic a basis on which to base sound public policy.

Be careful about a policy generated with enthusiasm in the rush of a moment. It usually doesn't turn out well.

There are a lot of policies that don't work out that are nevertheless worth doing.

America's sanctions policy remains intact, and it will remain intact until it changes, if it does, and I'm not sure it will.

If we blunt Russian efforts now to be aggressive, we may be pleasantly surprised by the policy options that become available to us, in terms of working with a better Russia.

What the press never does say is who the leaker is and why he wants the story leaked. Yet, more often than not, this is the more important story: What policy wins if the one being disclosed loses?

The American people have a right to except that the rule of law will guarantee that even if we don't like the policy, that it's done properly.

Another foreign-policy triumph for Reagan was his 1984 visit to China, where he met for more than three hours with Mao Zedong before realizing that Mao was dead.

All this talk of using tax policy to 'assess social costs'...what a dumb idea. The only way to stop polluters is to put them against walls and shoot them.

I have seen [Betsy DeVos] present a few times. I don't really know her. But I have seen her present on education policy, and she's not a stupid person.

The reason the Betsy DeVos case was the centerpiece case for the Democrats wasn't about her weakness as a knowledgeable person on education policy.

Trade agreements are a net benefit for the world, and a net benefit for our foreign policy, and in the long run, given the dislocations, are a net benefit for us, too.

I think Romney's foreign policy is sensible.

Would [Betsy DeVos] be my first pick? No. Is she someone who has dedicated her life to education policy? Yes, actually, she has.

I think Trump's attention span is super low. I don't think he has the expertise to actually run a foreign policy.

The teachers union may not like Betsy DeVos, but she's clearly within the range of Republican policy-makers.

[Donald Trump] has shifted - President [Barack] Obama has shifted American policy in a much more critical way in Israel with the settlements than the previous presidents.

When it comes to government policy, can we please stop using words like "architect"? Telling people what to do is not a skilled profession.

The one foreign policy issue that Donald Trump took a stand on was that he was against the Iraq war. Even though it wasn't true, he kept saying again and again and again.

I think his [Reagan's] policy toward the Soviet Union was more risky than most people realize, and it was risky because of the paranoia and fear among the isolated old guard in Moscow.

Relying on luck, however, does not constitute a policy.

Look at labor policy. What's the point of making everybody work too much? It's not very useful. It is destroying the planet, actually. But it's great at keeping people off the streets.

Elections are about choices. They're about distinguishing one from the other. There is a political element to that, and of course it has to do with policy, as well.

The G-8 has clearly rejected the failed U.S. policy of voluntary programs to address global warming.

Nothing is more favorable to the rise of politeness and learning, than a number of neighboring and independent states, connected together by commerce and policy.

Obama hasn't been divisive just because his policies are so unpopular, though that's a large part of it.

I just don't think it's good public policy to tax fuel. It's kind of silly. It stops people from traveling and actually costs the economy more money than what you gain in the taxes.

You don't have a conservation policy unless you have a population policy.

The black line is carbon emissions to date. The red line is the status quo - a projection of where emissions will go if no new substantial policy is passed to restrain greenhouse gas emissions.

Hillary Clinton did not represent, on a lot of policy matters, what the American public perceived to be as a change.

Unfortunately, there's a lot of people in high places who understand the science but don't like where the policy leads them: too much government control.

I've developed several serious policy proposals to create jobs, reform Washington and reduce spending.

My policy is 'No stone throwing regardless of housing situation.'

Well, we've got a major effort under way to try to educate everybody, to let them know we have a zero tolerance policy where sexual assault is involved.

The purpose of U.S. foreign policy is protecting the security of Americans, not crusading for goodness abroad.

Ironically, the only gun control in 19th century England was the policy forbidding police to have arms while on duty.

When leaders of a professional team perform a scan, they examine the trends dominating their customer demographics, education, government policy, and especially their competition.

I'll come out with policy on that and make on the future.

I think I have great knowledge of foreign policy, frankly. And despite what some people said, I was always against the war in Iraq, and a lot of people weren't.

As a cornerstone of my policy, we will substantially expand public-private partnerships to maximize the amount of investment and funding that is available for space exploration and development.

I fully understand the One-China policy. But I don't know why we have to be bound by a One-China policy unless we make a deal with China having to do with other things, including trade.

Ends the policy of catch and release at the border, requires other countries to take back their criminals.

America is far less safe and the world is far less stable than when Obama made the decision to pub Hillary Clinton in charge of America's foreign policy.