Politics Quotes · Page 271

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

— Michael Foot

The government is neither a monolith nor simply the public interest personified.

— Thomas Sowell

You can register a political objection in a number of ways.

— Nicholson Baker

When politicians presume to do God's work, they do not become divine but diabolical.

— Pope Benedict XVI

I've learned much more about politics than I thought I ever would.

— Alicia Garza

I have no hesitation in challenging government of whatever party.

— Dido Harding

“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

We must always remember that America is a great nation today not because of what government did for people but because of…

— Richard M. Nixon

Groups that advocate open government have argued that it's vital to know the names of White House visitors, who may have an…

— Bill Dedman

“Much better left alone,’ chimed in old Jack Linden sagely, ‘argyfying about politics generally ends up with a bloody row an’ does…

— Robert Tressell

The main political problem is how to prevent the police power from becoming tyrannical. This is the meaning of all the struggles…

— Ludwig von Mises

In any country, in any city, there will be political influence on what is said, what kind of images are to be…

— Cai Guo-Qiang

Normally, when politicians talk about 'cutting the budget,' they really mean reducing the amount of increase. Actual spending goes up while the…

— Mark McKinnon

In one sense, newspaper editor is an appropriate job for an out-of-work politician; politicians live the news cycle as intensely as editors.

— Michael Wolff

Any kind of political campaign that taps the kind of energy that nothing else can reach would generate a tremendous high for…

— Hunter S. Thompson

Coming into the House of Commons from running my own manufacturing business in 2015, I have seen with my own eyes how…

— Heidi Allen

Workers in government, the arts, and industry report that the sheer volume of email they receive is overwhelming, taking a huge bite…

— Daniel Levitin

State and local government, with financial support from the federal government, should offer a program to educate and train foster children for…

— Charles Bass

In the Swiss government there is a will to limit the number of doctors themselves, because with new bilateral agreements with the…

— Pascal Couchepin

Freedom is the right to choose: the right to create for oneself the alternatives of choice. Without the possibility of choice and…

— Archibald MacLeish

I'm not a politician, I'm a musician. I care about giving people a place where they can go to enjoy themselves and…

— Luciano Pavarotti

I wanted to be a senator from Illinois. I was obsessed with politics. My dad was friends with a lot of local…

— Ike Barinholtz

“Farther the government must not go. It must not attempt any service of any kind for the people, from the mere mechanism…

— Auberon Herbert

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

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

— James Cook

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

They spent the night in jail, where their progressive views on gay marriage served them well.

— Ann Coulter

While I am reluctant to cite sexism as a political issue, sexism certainly can exist.

— Michele Bachmann

I do not intend to join the NDA. I just want the country to get a stable government.

— Raj Thackeray

Milosevic was an outstanding politician who gave his all to serving his fatherland.

— Alexander Lukashenko

There is no such thing as gratitude in international politics.

— Arnold J. Toynbee

Controversy sells, politics sell, all that type of stuff sells.

— Jadakiss

There is no visible sign that the current politicians in the US are willing to see the need for change.

— David Korten

[Donald] Trump is still Trump, and that means he says things that politicians just don't say.

— Don Gonyea

The opposing party rarely causes so much angst as does one's own.

— Dick Morris