Politics Quotes · Page 102

A mother-in-law is better than a single and childless political persona, though.

— Vladimir Zhirinovsky

Governor Romney is suffering from political amnesia.

— Kelly Ayotte

My complaint is that Americans drive me crazy, and the politics drive me crazy.

— William Klein

“Act on people's request before request turn into intimidation.”

— Amit Kalantri

“It is politics to please and hoodwink those Who flatter but despise us.”

— Tiruvalluvar

“Revolution - In politics, an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.”

— Ambrose Bierce

“[Stump speeches] are to oratory what a stump is to a tree.”

— Jon Stewart

A politician should not be written off till he or she is cremated.

— George Fernandes

When extraordinary power and extraordinary pay are allotted to any individual in a government, he becomes the center, round which every kind…

— Thomas Paine

The orders and directives issued on the basis of government decisions should be exhaustive and factual. Deep and thorough examination is required…

— Pinarayi Vijayan

If you like the post office and the Department of Motor Vehicles and you think they're run well, just wait till you…

— Arthur Laffer

Our courts and law, our on-going experiment in self-governance, these parts of our social fabric are precious.

— Cal Cunningham

People aren't as stupid as the politicians think. More and more of us are laughing off our 'civic duty' to vote, rejecting…

— Bob Black

I ran the high school newspaper and was in student government. I played sports my whole life but was never picked as…

— Bing Gordon

Nothing would please the Kremlin more than to have the people of this country choose a second rate president.

— Richard M. Nixon

Under the big political umbrella, a man is just like a leaf in the ocean, with no control of his destiny and…

— Zhang Yimou

The degree of liberty or tyranny in any government is, it follows, in large degree a reflection of the relative determination of…

— Gene Sharp

The framers of our Constitution understood the dangers of unbridled government surveillance. They knew that democracy could flourish only in spaces free…

— Elizabeth Holtzman

“Don't tell me about the Press. I know *exactly* who reads the papers. The Daily Mirror is read by the people who…

— Antony Jay

Prior to the 2014 General Election, the country was passing through a phase of uncertainty. After the elections, my government assumed charge…

— Ram Nath Kovind

Politicians in Europe want change. The United States and China will follow this trend. One could see this is a threat, but…

— Norbert Reithofer

My mother was Irish; she had this great sense of humor, and both my parents loved films. There was a very vibrant…

— Martin Donovan

But finding a voice-let's be clear-is a political act. It defines a moment of presence, of being awake; and it involves not…

— Mary Rose O'Reilley

Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book has been rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building…

— George Orwell

Competition does a much more effective job than government at protecting consumers.

— Thomas Sowell

I don't really want to hang out with politicians. I'd rather go straight to hell, and not collect $200.

— Roseanne Barr

Power is sweet; it is a drug, the desire for which increases with a habit.

— Bertrand Russell

The last official act of any government is to loot the treasury.

— George Washington

If you want to know about governments, all you need to know is two words: Governments lie.

— I. F. Stone

We need a government that takes climate change seriously, one that doesn't shunt it to the side-lines.

— Layla Moran

The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself.

— H. L. Mencken

Democrats proposing success in Iraq by political solution.

— John F. Kerry

When you have the demand, you can change the government policies that create McDonald's and junk food.

— Kimbal Musk

If you add up all the promises any politicians makes, the math doesn't work.

— Wilbur Ross

Politicians were mostly people who'd had too little morals and ethics to stay lawyers.

— Anonymous

I've always believed, since my first time running for office, that good government is good politics.

— Josh Shapiro

WIFE, What a man blames things on when he can't figure a way to blame the government;

— Nikhil Saluja

Private sector cannot substitute the role of the government in primary education.

— Azim Premji

In city hall and in local government, you have to get things done without drama.

— Jim Gray

I want to be part of a government that reaches across the whole of the country.

— Amber Rudd