Political ignorance helps explain Americans' perpetual disappointment with politicians generally, and presidents especially, to whom voters unrealistically attribute abilities to control events. — George Will Copy Share Image
The Franco-German tandem at the core of post-war European integration has become lopsided. Relations between Berlin and Paris are unusually poor, with… — Zanny Minton Beddoes Copy Share Image
Unlike so many other conservative politicians, Paul Ryan doesn't duck from answering questions about the reality of our entitlement problem. Ryan doesn't… — Will Cain Copy Share Image
I remember politicians in Northern Ireland were sometimes called 'verbal incendiarists,' as they didn't actually do anything but they said certain things.… — Gavin Esler Copy Share Image
What I see in Washington reminds me of what I saw in Montgomery when I was first elected Alabama's Attorney General. In… — Luther Strange Copy Share Image
A lot of young people don't have a lot of faith in politicians. You can't depend on what they say. They talk… — Maxine Waters Copy Share Image
Our democracy depends on a free and independent press. When politicians call reporting they don't like 'fake news,' they undermine trust in… — Tina Smith Copy Share Image
Here's the problem with downplaying the radical nature of decommodification: when you empty something of political content, politicians are free to wield… — Ash Sarkar Copy Share Image
Unless you believe that politicians and agencies are above a money grab, especially if it can be justified under the auspices of… — Sharyl Attkisson Copy Share Image
It's one of those secrets that not a lot of politicians realize: The Internet is not a 10th-tier policy issue. It's not… — Zephyr Teachout Copy Share Image
When I say I'm famous, I'm not kidding myself. I know my place in the celebrity kingdom - right at the bottom… — Max Joseph Copy Share Image
Whenever the creation of a national, computerized database of gun owners is proposed, the advocates pushing it insist that people have nothing… — Wayne LaPierre Copy Share Image
“You [demagogues] are like the fishers for eels; in still waters they catch nothing, but if they thoroughly stir up the slime,… — Aristophanes Copy Share Image
The illegitimate money made by corrupt public servants and the power that it gives them is then also used to perpetuate them… — Prashant Bhushan Copy Share Image
I love all these politicians, they all say the same thing - 'We'll give California back to the people.' Yeah, great, now… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
Many times, politicians focus on this idea of how politics should be but not necessarily on the outcome. That ends up hurting… — Ruben Gallego Copy Share Image
Thank you to the readers of the 'Huffington Post' for voting me the 'Hottest Freshman' of the 111th Congress. It's about time… — Aaron Schock Copy Share Image
Life in general has never been even close to fair, so the pretense that the government can make it fair is a… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
“Unfortunately we live in a country that is so rich at the moment that the politicians compete with each other to be… — Jo Nesbø Copy Share Image
I've always wondered why European politicians as a group seemed brighter than American politicians as a group. Maybe it's becausemany American politicians… — Ishmael Reed Copy Share Image
I've got less respect for our politicians, for instance, who are not worried or apparently don't even consider the fact that Apple… — Julian Robertson Copy Share Image
If you live in London, where politicians and media commentators spend most of their time, you are spoilt for transport choices -… — Owen Jones Copy Share Image
One of the things that you have trouble with politicians, particularly in Washington, is when you get mad at them and you… — Frank Luntz Copy Share Image
The people of Mississippi overwhelmingly voted to keep our flag in 2001. I oppose unilateral action by the governor or the Legislature… — Tate Reeves Copy Share Image
The point is, is that when you elect a politician, it has nothing to do with their personality. Politicians perform a function,… — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
“...her gaze settling on Bush International Airport. What is it with politicians anyway, always rushing to put their name on everything? She… — D.B. Reynolds Copy Share Image
From my experience, politicians are much more uncomfortable being made fun of than they are being preached at and screeched at -… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
Too often, politicians fail to relate what they advocate to the kind of society they want to build, or they dress up… — Chuka Umunna Copy Share Image
The problem with politicians getting to know the issues in indigenous townships is that we tend to suffer from what Aboriginal people… — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
So I don't think that the default mode of aggressive interviewing is useful, because politicians just build a defence against it. In… — Graham Linehan Copy Share Image
You have politicians in the U.S. who think they know the best ways to govern communities, but they've never been in these… — RaMell Ross Copy Share Image
I think a lot of politicians want to focus on the things that make them qualified for the job; the truth is… — Katie Hill Copy Share Image
Finding a 'sacrificial lamb' on whom to tag blame for complicated problems is an important instrument in the toolkit of politicians, because… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Democrats want to use government power to make people's lives go better; Republicans respond that people know more than politicians do. We… — Cass Sunstein Copy Share Image
Christie led the way - with a bulldozer. The governor is blunt, brash, and self-consciously authentic, the antithesis to what turns off… — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
“The level of crime is increasing every day in this country. People being hijacked, raped and killed every second. Abuse , theft… — De philosopher DJ Kyos Copy Share Image
All Labour supporters and politicians know that winning elections is extremely difficult, but my first year as mayor of London has taught… — Sadiq Khan Copy Share Image
I'm not a politician because I'm an artist. Politicians have a very easy answer for a very complicated question. I have a… — Marjane Satrapi Copy Share Image
In the '60s we fought for peace, when the Vietnam war was on. We were against the cops and against the politicians,… — Yoko Ono Copy Share Image
I think you look around the world in general, and who are the most popular people in the world? You can say… — Case Keenum Copy Share Image
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