Politics Quotes
Freedom isn't a static point. It's spectrum from absolute to none at all, and is usually inversely proportional to safety.
There is no politically neutral fence available for us to sit on, and our attempts to do so have the consequence (intended or not) of supporting the existing political system.
Our laws are like the software that runs our country. All the laws for a country, together, are called its legal code, just like computer software is written using code.
A number I'd love to know: the % of those now saying 'we have to vote Obama to stop an attack on Iran' who will support one if Obama does it.
With each passing day, I become more and more convinced that the greatest threat to American freedom is the United States government.
I've done business with people I've met in politics, who I went to law school with, who I grew up with. Who do you do business with? People you meet in life.
Absolutely. I think that this is - politics is a tough business. I describe it as a full contact sport. You have to be prepared to get in there and mix it up.
The political parties who prefer lockdowns should end their politics that is based on negative attitude.
I wasn't interested in politics. My attitude about it was, I can't make a difference no matter what I do. And the truth is, I don't even care enough to try.
Russians aren't perfect. Their politics are messed up, and they keep going through self-defeating economic cycles. But I have a lot of respect for Russia, and a lot of love for Russians.
I always like a woman in power in politics. I think they're pretty inspirational in terms of looks to begin with. It's very calculated.
It's as if inside the White House the belief in Obama's inspirational charisma is still such that every time the ugliness of brute politics intrudes, it's a startling revelation.
I think that humor has become a principle means of communication among Americans about politics.
I'm a girl, but that doesn't mean I don't appreciate greatness and the struggle of sports. My situation - and I've always said this, even in politics - is may the best man win. I'm not team-bound.
Compared to politics, I think sports is funnier, because it's inconsequential. And politics can be real important and all that. The more pointless something is, the funnier it is, you know?
When it comes to matters of pro sports, politics or palate, disparate sides claim their party, team and cola to be superior.
It's my personal opinion, and I firmly believe, that it's important that I keep sports and politics separate.
I wasn't a major in political science for nothing, so I understood the politics of beauty and the politics of race when it comes to the fashion industry.
The problem is that once we focus on economic policy, much that is not science comes into play. Politics becomes involved, and political posturing is amply rewarded by public attention.
Politics I conceive to be nothing more than the science of the ordered progress of society along the lines of greatest usefulness and convenience to itself.
I have long enjoyed the friendship and companionship of Republicans because I am by instinct a teacher, and I would like to teach them something.
Indian democracy's greatest strength is that we have always put the nation above politics.
One thing in common between politics and marketing is that your greatest strength can often be your greatest weakness.
When you're a crime reporter, you see the nub of what life's about, and you don't have much patience for the falsity of politics.
I was really lucky that I came to puberty at a time when music and politics were completely intertwined.
When you get together in a group, it becomes like a family, with the different personalities and the politics that comes with being in a band. It's different than bringing something in by yourself.
I think it eminently proper that a president should retire from active politics, and equally proper that he should be able to live in quiet independence.
I believe that Greenland will achieve independence during the time I am still active in politics.
I treat politics kind of like my religion. It's something I believe in, but I don't want to have to make a living at it, because if you make a living at it, you somehow become dishonest.
In Elizabethan England or classical Athens... theater was at the center of, not culture, but society and politics and religion and civic engagement. Those things have a different audience.
Most people don't want to talk about politics and religion. They say, 'Let's talk about something else.'
Kidnapping is always a threat in this life of reporting on men hurting one another because of religion and politics.
Religion is organized to satisfy and guide the soul - politics does the same thing for the body.
They say women talk too much. If you have worked in Congress you know that the filibuster was invented by men.
If you are worried about what people think of you, you should go into politics. Real actors take chances.
Populist promises to reverse every tough decision are nothing but empty rhetoric, irresponsible leadership, and bad politics. They are not the solution to Ireland's problems.