There was never in my mind a desire to give in on the subject of freeing the political prisoners. — Robert Bourassa Copy Share Image
Unquestionably, American political rhetoric can be repugnant, and the Right can certainly be as guilty as the Left. — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
Political leaders will only undertake bold climate initiatives if they know the American people want it. — Frances Beinecke Copy Share Image
What I have experienced is nothing compared to what political prisoners in prisons suffer. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
I don't think my forte will be political sketches, but I'd like to fine-tune that where maybe someday I could write one. — Heidi Gardner Copy Share Image
If Democrats in Washington haven't got enough sense to own the issue of political reform, I give up on them entirely. — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
I have always defined political correctness as an elevation of sensitivity over truth. — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
Political stability was at most a factor in assessing developing countries or Russia. It is now also an issue in Western democracies. — Nicholas Bloom Copy Share Image
The exemplary vanguard role of the Communists is of vital importance. Communists in the Eighth Route and New Fourth Armies should set… — Mao Zedong Copy Share Image
You don't doubt that the lobby supporting the enactment of same sex-marriage laws in different states is politically powerful, do you?... As… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
Like tens of thousands of others, I have been a spectator of, rather than a participator in, the activities - political, commercial,… — John Burroughs Copy Share Image
We fall into states of illusion - we forget all this. We get caught up in desires, frustrations, political movements, philosophies, religions,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I have yet to see a piece of writing, political or non-political, that does not have a slant. All writing slants the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
People are really in despair today in Greece. They are afraid of tomorrow. They suffer. We have 1.2 million people without jobs.… — Dora Bakoyannis Copy Share Image
Questions about political theatre always overlook America's most powerful and effective political theatre, which is always thriving: the American musical. The politics… — John Lahr Copy Share Image
Although I am a strong political conservative, I now believe that the costs of our fruitless struggle against illegal drugs are not… — Ernest Van den Haag Copy Share Image
There's just no question that the United States was trying desperately to prevent the independence of South Vietnam and to prevent a… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
We have to remember examples of many artists of conscious rap who have been coopted by the Department of State of the… — Bocafloja Copy Share Image
People get anxious about dividing sorts of poetry, say Confessionalism from political poetry. But Confessionalism is very much an expression of racial… — Shane McCrae Copy Share Image
“So exiled have even basic questions of freedom become from the political vocabulary that they sound musty and ridiculous, and vulnerable to… — Laura Kipnis Copy Share Image
But here's the thing about being honest: All the liars HATE you for it, and most of the people in the world… — Tucker Max Copy Share Image
There are millions of peaceful Muslims across the world, in countries like India, where there is not the problems we are seeing… — Ted Cruz Copy Share Image
Ronald Reagan knew audiences. It was a key element of his political genius. One of the things at which brilliant politicians are… — Rick Perlstein Copy Share Image
The parties of Whig and Tory are those of nature. They exist in all countries, whether called by these names or by… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Africans require, want, the franchise on the basis of one man one vote. They want political independence. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I would vote for a Muslim if he or she was the best candidate able to lead the country and defend our… — John McCain Copy Share Image
There are many humorous things in the world; among them, the white man's notion that he is less savage than the other… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic. — A. J. P. Taylor Copy Share Image
That worst evil of long dictatorships: the loss of all political experience. — James Cameron Copy Share Image
I'm not very comfortable being an actorvist so to get to do something that I believe in is a much more comfortable… — Allison Janney Copy Share Image
“true power stemmed not from physical strength but from political leverage.” — Dan Brown Copy Share Image
A minority group has 'arrived' only when it has the right to produce some fools and scoundrels without the entire group paying… — Carl T. Rowan Copy Share Image
It's not unusual to find big political shifts that take place beneath the surface before they're visible above the surface. — Al Gore Copy Share Image
It is important that South Africans of all political persuasions be represented in Parliament. — Cyril Ramaphosa Copy Share Image
Noble causes have a deplorable effect on the morals of the persons who espouse them. — Barbara Mertz Copy Share Image
Knowledge of human nature is the beginning and end of political education. — Henry Adams Copy Share Image
Morality cannot be legislated, but behavior can be regulated. Judicial decrees may not change the heart, but they can restrain the heartless. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Over the years, the tax code has become a vehicle for political favoritism and social engineering. — Bill Bradley Copy Share Image
We are not here for political reasons, we are here for sport, to fight for positions. That's the good thing about Formula… — Felipe Massa Copy Share Image
Afghanistan's borders are arbitrary, drawn to meet 19th-century political needs rather than to respect ethnic or religious patterns. — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
