Parliament Quotes · Page 7

In order to succeed in the world people do their upmost to appear successful.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

I was a Member of the European Parliament for a period of time and I saw a lot of European laws and…

— Jean-Pierre Raffarin

The secret of man's being is not only to live but to have something to live for.

— Anonymous

Government cannot tax what Parliament does not approve, but Parliament cannot approve what it does not know.

— Pierre Poilievre

No minister should be able to whisk through Parliament agreements that are negotiated behind closed doors.

— Barry Gardiner

In Parliament we debate on and we decide the laws that are going to govern the country.

— Diane Abbott

I've been in Parliament since 1983, and I've been involved in many issues over the time.

— Jeremy Corbyn

As leader of the House, I seek to do exactly that, treating all members of Parliament with courtesy and respect.

— Andrea Leadsom

I like visiting the parliament, listening to the discussions and raising questions. It's a stimulating environment and it opens your world view.

— Jaya Bachchan

It is not the Government, the members of Parliament to whom the ultimate decision belongs, it is up to you to go…

— John Amery

The day must come when the nation's whole scale of living must be reduced. If that day comes,Parliament must lay the burden…

— Lord Randolph Churchill

The Government and the Parliament, even the House of Lords, will consent to a large increase of electors; and men who have…

— John Bright

Parliament is a deliberate assembly of one nation, with one interest, that of the whole; where, not local purpose, not local prejudices…

— Edmund Burke

I was proud to be a Tory Member of Parliament for twelve years, proud to represent Buckingham as a Tory, proud to…

— John Bercow

Everybody is a political person, whether you say something or you are silent. A political attitude is not whether you go to…

— Paulo Coelho

Ultimately, any government is one which enjoys the majority of support of members of Parliament to carry out a policy.

— Dominic Grieve

Not everyone voted for me, but the fact that we have so far approximately 32 seats in the 50 seat parliament demonstrates…

— Frank Bainimarama

Kings or parliaments could not give the rights essential to happiness... We claim them from a higher source - from the King…

— John Dickinson

At the time, Jean-Claude [Juncker] was already an important man in Brussels. I was a young representative in the European Parliament. We…

— Martin Schulz

The laws that stopped blacks from voting were the worst, because they prevented blacks from voting someone into parliament who could change…

— Nelson Mandela

And further, I tell you that the Jew is right, when he acts as he does - because we are too timid…

— Julius Streicher

One moment it's a cathedral, at another time there is no words to describe it when it ceases, for short periods of…

— John Diefenbaker

I learned early that business is business and politics is politics. The proof is how few important businessmen have made good politicians.…

— Jean Chretien

The English people believes itself to be free; it is gravely mistaken; it is free only during election of members of parliament;…

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

To enlist the support of the people and of parliament, you only have to propose a profitable villainy.

— Franz Grillparzer

Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and parliaments

— Benjamin Franklin

I don't want to privatise part of the parliament, like some people in Russia.

— Victor Pinchuk

I am an Orangeman first and a politician and member of this parliament [Stormont] afterwards.

— William Lane Craig

I still cherish the memory of walking into the Parliament for the first time.

— Preneet Kaur

One of the peculiarities of Delhi is that the term 'reform' is associated only with passing of laws in Parliament.

— Narendra Modi

I've been in the Labour Party 50 years and it's 40-odd since I was elected to Parliament

— Roy Hattersley

There's not enough of us in the Northern Territory in Federal Parliament to squabble.

— Nigel Scullion

My view is the questions in Parliament should be the questions that people out there want asked.

— Jeremy Corbyn

It is more honorable to repair a wrong than to persist in it.

— Thomas Jefferson

I trust Canadians' capacity to determine who will sit in their Parliament.

— Justin Trudeau

I think it's been lovely the way people have been really supportive in parliament of my pregnancy.

— Jo Swinson

Well it's not a matter for me to say what Llew Smith can or cannot do, he's an elected Member of Parliament.

— Ron Davies

It is important that South Africans of all political persuasions be represented in Parliament.

— Cyril Ramaphosa

Before entering Parliament, I spent my career in the city and in business.

— Amber Rudd

The Knesset, our parliament, is subject to the rule of law.

— Yoav Gallant