Policy Quotes

A significant factor often overlooked by those considering the failure of drug policy is the general aim of deflecting or assigning responsibility away from the policy-makers and the ‘moral-majority.

The world is better served by syncretic economists and policymakers who can hold multiple ideas in their heads than by ‘one-handed’ economists who promote one big idea regardless of context.

A true professional not only follows but loves the processes, policies and principles set by his profession.

A powerful process automatically takes care of progress, productivity and profits.

Words are better than weapons, wisdom is better than war.

It is always healthy to be honest.

The value of any education cannot be found in a test score. Education’s value is fully realized only after what is learned becomes useful to the learner.

Dare to be an optimist.

History is littered with the wars everybody knew could never happen.

Most of the oppression of Muslims in the world right now is carried out by other Muslims.

There is something immoral about abandoning your common sense in matters of social importance.

[Bill] Clinton was a pretty good president for a Republican.

All too often, our elegant political theories amount to nothing more than ideology triumphing over common sense.

If a policy is wrongheaded feckless and corrupt I take it personally and consider it a moral obligation to sound off and not shut up until it's fixed.

In a constructive policy, there is ‘adjust everywhere’ and in a destructive policy, there is a policy of disadjustment.

The greatest policy is where there are no policies!

Sometimes you like to keep stuff bottled up, but that is not the best policy.

Policymakers cannot take the situation lightly, for at its worst, it speaks to “intergenerational inequity” – a breaking of the social contract between two generations.

For Lebanon to have any future, gotta adopt a resolute policy v/s terrorism. Whoever plots against the land should bear the consequences.

These are illusions of popular history which successful religion must promote: Evil men never prosper

Revenge is a bad policy if you gain nothing out of it, but under the same circumstances, forgiveness is even a worse one.

Don't tell a lie to be loved, speak the truth to be hated.

It's okay to be honest about not knowing rather than spreading falsehood. While it is often said that honesty is the best policy, silence is the second best policy.

Any nation that wishes to enjoy the fruits of development and civilization, must follow the golden rules of this scripture as a national policy and culture.

Institutions are lengthening shadows of strong individuals.

It’s hard not to empathize with the mayor’s anger, given the injustices he’d suffered, but righteous anger rarely leads to wise policy.

There's something immoral about abandoning your common sense in matters of social importance.

Honesty is the best Policy is the Capitalistic thought as it gives free of cost Security to their assets and to their investments........

Just because you have stolen someone's heart, luckily owned and occupied as a home, doesn't give you the audacity to enforce hurtful policies.

When there’s a vacuum of public input, lobbyists usually fill it. But when there’s public input, the people usually win.

It is easy for those who conflate religion with government to interpret any criticism of government or policy as an 'attack' on their 'faith'.

Staying Healthy is the Best PolicyModified from "Honesty is the Best Policy" Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

You can get to oppression through regulation, especially in an "Idea Economy" which necessitates liberty of the mind to explore.

America is harmless as an enemy but treacherous as a friend.

Going to the extreme of inviting and welcoming people into your church in order to hear you condemn them or to know from your policy that you condemn them is not much better than bullying.

The problem with car insurance is that you never know how bad your policy is until you are involved in a car crash. At that point enlightenment begins.

Democracy cannot function or survive without a sufficient medium by which citizens remain informed and engaged in public policy debates.

International politics is never about democracy and human rights. It's about the interests of states. Remember that, no matter what you are told in history lessons.

Most white Americans were willing to sacrifice civil liberties in the name of national security as long as they were the civil liberties of someone else.

Scholars have long debated whether capital markets lead to appropriate levels of saving and investment for future generations.

For the same reason a disease cannot be cured by more of the germ that caused it, the inflation and debt accumulation of the Obama years will not inflate our way out of it.

Think about the change that the world experiences without the aid of the right people and those who love and appreciate the presence of nature.

Altitude sickness, unregulated drugs and medical gas enabled workers to become drug abusers/addicts

Over-the-counter ‪‎drug‬ ‪‎abuse‬ or addiction was a problem that I observed at Mauna Kea

The defeat of your enemy lies within the peace of your heart and the humbleness of your thoughts.

Soldiers in foreign camps, so far from being missionaries for good, require missionaries themselves, more than the natives. Andrew Carnegie

If everyone loves you, maybe you don't need so many tanks.

Our listeners asked us:"What is chaos?"We're answering:"We do not comment on economic policy.

India's IP policy reflects the confusion in the minds of the policymakers .

To take a stand on IP, India needs to have a stand first.