Parliament Quotes · Page 9

If we had a vote in parliament, the majority of MPs would not vote for a hard Brexit.

— Anna Soubry

Every government is a parliament of whores. The trouble is, in a democracy, the whores are us.

— Anonymous

I am glad to learn that the Parliament Bill has been passed for the Darlington Railway.

— George Stephenson

I'm well aware of different views across my own party and across Parliament on pretty well all Brexit issues.

— Keir Starmer

The function of parliament is to hold the executive to account. We should never overlook the primacy of parliament.

— Betty Boothroyd

British democratic values are embedded in the primacy of parliament.

— Gina Miller

You can't solve a spiritual problem with politics. You may as well as throw the Parliament to a drowning man.

— Sinead O'Connor

No expense has been incurred but what has been approved of and provided for by Parliament.

— Robert Walpole

As I said, the matter of the Pan African Parliament was raised with us by other African countries who said we should…

— Thabo Mbeki

Israel is the only country in the Middle East where Arabs can be elected to the parliament in a democratic election.

— Adam Michnik

We petitioned to get access to film [Suffragette] at the Houses of Parliament and we whooped with joy when we were allowed…

— Sarah Gavron

I've been very, very busy with my commitment to my constituency and to Parliament. So, I don't really have time to work…

— Kirron Kher

Parliament of the country is the repository of the sovereign will of the people, and its successful functioning is a joint responsibility…

— Pratibha Patil

Look at the European Parliament. There are a lot of people who are looking for simplistic solutions, for - who are sort…

— Angela Merkel

In the referendum - which was still decided to take place by the Crimea's old parliament - the majority of citizens voted…

— Vladimir Putin

I don't know how things stand in the thinking of the Italian parliament. The Pope doesn't get mixed up in Italian politics.

— Pope Francis

When I am in the Scottish Parliament chamber, I often feel the need to sit for the entire debate. It's only courteous…

— Margo MacDonald

Women are not making it to the top. A hundred and ninety heads of state; nine are women. Of all the people…

— Sheryl Sandberg

The Prime Minister, a specialist in calling in the locksmith after the horses had fled - the whole herd in fact -…

— Rex Murphy

All of a sudden inscriptions appeared on walls. Signs appeared. And that 'no' exploded all over India, in an act of pride…

— Indira Gandhi

We should never feel like we're going too far in breaking the law, because whatever laws you break to liberate animals or…

— Paul Watson

We may be proud that England is the ancient country of Parliaments. With scarcely any intervening period, Parliaments have met constantly for…

— John Bright

We'll support the government on issues if it's essential to the country but our primary responsibility is not to prop up the…

— Stephen Harper

The most powerful presentations were based on legal precedents, especially Calvin's Case (1608), which, it was claimed, proved on the authority of…

— Bernard Bailyn

We need a global parliament, a global government and possibly a global ministry for security.

— Lech Walesa

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

— Yoav Gallant

That's my upbringing. Try, if it doesn't work out, try again. It was the same thing with Parliament.

— Sam Gyimah

People support CPF cuts because there are no protest outside parliament.

— Lee Hsien Loong

We need female advocates. I'd love to live in a world where there are as many women in parliament as men.

— Emma Watson

Education: that which reveals to the wise, and conceals from the stupid, the vast limits of their knowledge.

— Mark Twain

Sorry, but we live in a democracy and the Government has to be responsive to Parliament.

— Jeremy Corbyn

One consistent thing in an otherwise inconsistent career is that I've always been passionate about parliament.

— John Bercow

We were asked to host the Pan African Parliament and we agreed to this.

— Thabo Mbeki

I am quite proud of being in Parliament, I actually love it.

— Shabana Azmi

In all my 26 years in Parliament, we had referred to Mr. Ong Teng Cheong as the first Elected President.

— Tan Cheng Bock

American missionaries have free rein in Uganda. They can go anywhere they please - schools, hospitals, parliament.

— Roger Ross Williams

In the parliament of the present every man represents a constituency of the past.

— James Russell Lowell

The Greens will continue to champion a fairer society rather than simply the economy and to champion the parliament rather than simply…

— Bob Brown

You don't have to be a political insider to know that Parliament, along with parts of the Government, has colluded in sabotaging…

— Priti Patel

The government's intention is to function, to have debates in Parliament, and to work in the interest of the people.

— Nirmala Sitharaman