Politics Quotes · Page 167

I think major reorganisation is not something the government's about to do.

— Theresa May

We shouldn't assume that government is always trying to do the wrong thing.

— Barack Obama

I want my pictures to cut through political abstractions... and make a connection on a human level.

— James Nachtwey

“While many people call it ‘The Military’, I call it “Corporate Government Cannon Fodder’.”

— Steven Magee

There is no safe political refuge for those afraid to take responsibility for their own lives.

— James Bovard

If we all did as Jesus did when he helped the poor, we wouldn't need the government.

— Jerry Falwell, Jr

I'm not your average politician. I believe in higher forces.

— Fela Kuti

Government charity gives the most to those who refuse to help themselves; private charity gives less.

— James Cook

If there is a 'Leave' vote in England and across the U.K. as a whole, then we see the reins of power…

— Nicola Sturgeon

Stand up and pledge with me: A government of the United States is not on the auction block. And America is not…

— Tom Selleck

In an interview, former vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan said he does not have a racist bone in his body. However, he admitted…

— Conan O'Brien

Both parties in Washington waste too much of your money. When I worked there, I helped expose waste and abuse by government…

— Jon Ossoff

“The council is a place where everyone schemes against everyone else, and people talk incessantly about Power with a capital "Pow".”

— James Alan Gardner

I suppose it's part of being a good politician to be able to spot the most important men in any group without…

— Leslie Ford

We need sensible gun safety measures. The federal government could do something about this; they could show up.

— Michael Nutter

If we suffer ourselves to be frightened from our post by mere lying, surely the enemy will use that weapon; for what…

— Thomas Jefferson

Politicians learned hundreds of years ago that people who had little material wealth were incredibly jealous of those who had more than…

— Neal Boortz

Erasmus dramatizes a well-established political position: that of the fool who claims license to criticize all and sundry without reprisal, since his…

— J. M. Coetzee

Our economic assistance must be carefully targeted, and must make maximum use of the energy and efforts of the private sector... Economic…

— Ronald Reagan

The fact that I have always been deeply invested in politics, and African politics in particular, inevitably played a role in my…

— Dinaw Mengestu

The easiest way to buy silver was to take a paper dollar to the bank and ask for change. So much coinage…

— Michael Maloney

That's why I like to read a lot. That's why I try to keep up on current events, what's going on in…

— Young Jeezy

“But what is it that drives haters crazy with rage? Many times, it's being ignored. To a person with pride, being ignored…

— Bill Maher

If the government were to invest that money in higher education and public services, these would be far better investments. But administrators…

— Henry Giroux

Keralites have become fed up with this kind of politics that creates martyrs.

— Sreenivasan

People in government and public life are being kicked around at a high rate of speed.

— Arlen Specter

University politics make me long for the simplicity of the Middle East.

— Henry A. Kissinger

Nowhere has the political power of coal been more obvious than in presidential campaigns.

— Jeff Goodell

“Many politicians and advocates say they want to help people, they do, themselves.”

— C.A.A. Savastano

I have some very personal feelings about politics, but I don't get into it because I do comedy already.

— Jerry Lewis

Moderate is eunuch for wishy washy. True moderates don't have opinions and shouldn't be taking polls.

— Rock Cowles

Many businesses oppose any government mandates, even if they are already following them.

— Madeleine M. Kunin

Dictators free themselves by enslaving others. They work not for your benefit, but their own.

— Charlie Chaplin

Some coaches keep quiet about politics to avoid alienating boosters and other higher-ups.

— Steve Kornacki

And they can rip ma heart out but still that wont change the dumb ways of nigeria's political game

— Majid Lawal

Government can wreck a business by confiscating its money by taxation.

— Owen Paterson

I don't know anything about politics or lobbying in the film world.

— M. Jayachandran

Apathy is the slow poison coursing through the body politic that paves the way to tyranny.

— Laurence Overmire

Whatever party you're in in America, our troops deserve the full support of our government.

— George W. Bush

Politicians live in little worlds of their own and imagine they are the universe.

— Michael Foot