Politics Quotes · Page 140

“I'm happy to be a card-carrying member of the ANC.”

— Nadine Gordimer

All governments are, to a certain extent, a treaty with the Devil.

— Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi

When it comes to politics, there's never a certain yes or no to any situation.

— Riteish Deshmukh

We took such a beating on Bofors. As far as I know, no one from my government was involved.

— Rajiv Gandhi

To make certain that crime does not pay, the government should take it over and try to run it.

— J. Norman Collie

European democracy, for me, is the best form of government invented by mankind.

— Petro Poroshenko

“There is no perfect government except in textbooks.”

— Jayson Lusk

Always love your country - but never trust your government!

— Robert Novak

Alliance - in international politics, the union of two thieves who have their hands so deeply inserted in each other's pockets that…

— Ambrose Bierce

In actual fact those who do not care for politics and sit on the fence do indeed side for a political party:…

— Max Frisch

I sincerely believe that I have served a criminal. I led my soldiers in good conscience... but for a criminal government.

— Walter Model

We have a culture of political corruption in Jefferson City. We have corrupt politicians, well-paid lobbyists and special-interest insiders taking the state…

— Eric Greitens

The value of love will always be stronger than the value of hate. Any nation or group of nations which employs hatred…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Whatever we get from the government or other people - even one rupee we get, we give it to the poor. Completely…

— Mother Teresa

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

What I was excited about was the opportunity for punters to be part of politics. The whole idea was to allow the…

— Laura Kuenssberg

I felt that politics was one place where I could possibly have a career in arguing, debating, and getting to write papers.…

— Jovan Adepo

“Political prisoners describe: - extreme physical and emotional torture - distortion of language, truth, meaning and reality - sham killings - begin…

— Laurie Matthew

The word "federalism" you might think that means federalism trumps everything; federalism means federal domination. It does not mean that. It means…

— Rush Limbaugh

Whenever a new discovery is reported to the world, they say first, It is probably not true, Then after, when the truth…

— Michel de Montaigne

When a drug comes in from Canada, I wanna make sure it cures ya, not kill ya... I've got an obligation to…

— George W. Bush

We're in a kind of vicious cycle where the media tell the politicians, and the politicians tell the people, that perception is…

— Amity Shlaes

If there's one thing government needs desperately, it's the ability to quickly try something, pivot when necessary, and build complex systems by…

— Jennifer Pahlka

I am committed to the idea of information politics. That is how contemporary politics are played out.

— Natalie Jeremijenko

“the central government views itself, not competition, as the regulator of industry.”

— Gordon G. Chang

Entering politics would be like donning a crown of thorns.

— Kamal Haasan

When someone with a rural accent says, I don't know much about politics, zip up your pockets.

— Donald Rumsfeld

The thing I enjoyed most were visits from children. They did not want public office.

— Herbert Hoover

“The language of law should be simple and straight, if you expect people to obey it.”

— Amit Kalantri

Very early on I was interested in doing political art, but it was not feminist political art.

— Michelle Stuart

So many of the things we're told by the government simply aren't true.

— Edward Snowden

“A job is like a politician struggling in the water. Be sure you hold it down.”

— Jarod Kintz

My political consultant said I'm the only client of his that he does not worry about.

— Don Willett

Governments move armies, but only individuals can move hearts.

— Marianne Williamson

I had several offers to act in films. But I rejected all of them and decided to plunge into politics.

— Rakhi Sawant

We must judge a government by its general tendencies and not by its happy accidents.

— Thomas B. Macaulay

The UPA government was known for policy paralysis whereas the Modi government is known for reforms.

— Anurag Thakur

My respect for politicians has increased. It's hard work - even hard physical work.

— Chrystia Freeland

Government can encourage innovation, but mainly by doing less, not doing more.

— Matt Ridley