Politics Quotes · Page 289

Sports Direct should come with a government health warning - this stock is not for the fainthearted.

— Mike Ashley

I'm not going to do anything that heralds in a Tory government.

— Nicola Sturgeon

As I have said, the best Bush strategy is to put Congress on TV as often as possible.

— Glenn Reynolds

Politics is Darwinian. Individuals will prioritise their future first.

— Barkha Dutt

I honestly have no interest in politics; I don't think I could ever get into politics.

— Shilpa Shetty

We believe that to err is human. To blame it on someone else is politics.

— Hubert H Humphrey

I have a sustained distrust for all politicians, even those with whom I agree on more issues than not.

— Dana Loesch

I don't have time for politics. There is a mission, and that is to save lives.

— Carmen Yulin Cruz

We have a very strong politician of global stature, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. There is no one like him on the world stage.

— Ramzan Kadyrov

You have to be willing to sacrifice as much to prevent war, as soldiers are willing to sacrifice to wage war.

— Jodie Evans

The political health of Britain has deteriorated very sharply. The Conservative Party must do something about it. I am the man to…

— Kenneth Clarke

Political union means transferring the prerogatives of national legislatures to the European parliament, which would then decide how to structure Europe's fiscal,…

— Barry Eichengreen

It's the publicity function of Amnesty that I think has made its name so widely known, not only to readers in the…

— Peter Benenson

The budget should be balanced, the treasury refilled, public debt reduced, the arrogance of officialdom tempered and controlled, and the assistance to…

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

The great scandal of American life is that we pay for German levels of government without enjoying the related benefits.

— Kevin D. Williamson

Precisely because our political speeches are meant to be reported, they are not worth reporting. Precisely because they are carefully designed to…

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

If you chose a particular religion, you were siding with the government religion of whatever region you were in. That's never been…

— Susan Jacoby

You can write about a country without taking a stand, but you cannot write about a country without noting that there's history,…

— Yiyun Li

The apology, that is constantly put forth for the injustice of government, viz., that a man must consent to give up some…

— Lysander Spooner

Well, almost everything is open - the political documents, the (unintelligible) of cabinet meetings. What has been opened now and what had…

— Robert O. Paxton

“When Americans think of freedom, we usually imagine a contest between a lone individual and a powerful government. We tend to conclude…

— Timothy Snyder

I don't want to have anything to do with the government. And yet if we don't have any regulations, there goes civilization,…

— Charles Grodin

One of the things you learn in government is there's a long tail to American decision-making when it comes to foreign policy.…

— Ben Rhodes

My vision is to make the most diverse state on earth, and we have people from every planet on the earth in…

— Gray Davis

If you're going to play the game [politics] properly, you'd better know every rule.

— Barbara Jordan

It's very important to vote. People died for this right.

— Lenny Kravitz

I know Eric Schmidt, and he has different political views from mine. But I think he's a terrific guy.

— Julian Robertson

Were we directed from Washington when to sow and when to reap, we should soon want bread.

— Thomas Jefferson

Donald Rumsfeld. Love him or hate him, you've gotta admit: a lot of people hate him.

— Jon Stewart

Government doesn't work. That's the first lesson we must learn if we want to improve society.

— Harry Browne

I am an apolitical Prime Minister. Apart from elections, I don't get involved into politics ever.

— Narendra Modi

Fatah is a political party and movement, whose chairman is Mahmoud Abbas.

— Elliott Abrams

No, a euro referendum will not be part of a government programme if we get the chance to form one,

— Helle Thorning-Schmidt

Venezuela is a democratically elected government. These people who keep protesting are sore losers,

— Oliver Stone

I think the government should be out of the marriage business and leave marriage to the churches.

— Gary Johnson

What a glorious time they must have in that wilderness, far from mankind and election day!

— Henry David Thoreau

I believe everyone here has a right to speak out on politics as effectively as possible.

— Ted Cruz

If you want to have any success in politics, sing softly and carry a big guitar,

— Jimmie Davis

Politicians who are willing to spend too much are the ones who get reelected.

— John Templeton

Socialism, hypnotism, patriotism, materialism, fools making laws for the breaking of jaws.

— Bob Dylan