Politics Quotes · Page 292

[on the Republican party] A party with a narrow vision, a party that is afraid of the future.

— Jimmy Carter

“The tyrant is asleep to beauty and awake to ugliness.”

— Joshua Emmet

The fine line that you do when you do political comedy is, as long as you have that laugh, you're fine.

— Lewis Black

I'm not a politician or a political expert, but I believe that there are many ways to look at peace.

— Liza Donnelly

Big government is the most corrupt industry in America.

— Malcolm Wallop

I don't find music being less important than, like, politics.

— Kurt Loder

I have been to the darkest corners of government, and what they fear is light.

— Edward Snowden

Nobody knows the political system better than me, which is why I alone can fix it.

— Donald Trump

My professional background consisted of evaluating specific programs the government was sponsoring in education or social services or, when I was in…

— Charles Murray

Peace Corps helps promote global acceptance of the principles of international peace and non-violent co-existence among people of diverse cultures and systems…

— Sam Farr

In a period of such obsessing political controversy as the present, I believe that I am that strange animal, the individual without…

— Wyndham Lewis

It's one of the reasons [professional politicians] why people's confidence in the electoral system has declined so much. They have all become…

— Geoffrey Howe

I ended up in Parliament and soon discovered that emotion really doesn't have any place in politics. It's a much more intricate…

— Amitabh Bachchan

Quite often the federal government purchases things at prices higher than individuals in the private marketplace.

— Kris Kobach

I think that the churches do a better job in many respects than the government does in various kinds of things. Extending…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

Doing things right in politics is no different than doing things right in life: Tell the truth, be yourself.

— Jason Kander

“They know that Marcos will not give in, so why continue? The only thing that [people have to do] is not pay…

— Teodoro A. Agoncillo

The Iraqi government will try and retake some of the cities have that been captured by ISIS. That means the Shiite government…

— Richard Engel

In a globalized economy, it's very difficult for the U.K. to go it alone. Don't listen to politicians. Politicians say if the…

— Wang Jianlin

“If the federal government really wanted to provide affordable, quality healthcare to as many citizens as possible (including the poor), they would…

— Chris Hambleton

“In a democracy, so the saying goes, the people get the government they deserve. Part of Obama’s genius is a remarkable ability…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

I might take from the current political chaos a desire to somehow reflect its essential qualities in a story - the blatant…

— George Saunders

The federal government spends about $2.51 per child per day to feed them lunch. Out of that, you have to pay for…

— Anonymous

Most people I know I think agree and even many theists agree with this. We don't want government involved. When atheists become…

— Michael Newdow

I feel that art deals with issues way before any political organisation.

— Daniela Vega

Politics is a necessary evil, or a necessary annoyance, a necessary conundrum.

— P. J. O'Rourke

The most important political office is that of the private citizen.

— Louis D. Brandeis

We need a president who realizes that there's no government business in show business.

— Penn Jillette

If I lose, I'm going to retire from politics, practice law, and wear bright leather pants.

— Carol Moseley Braun

Good government is no substitute for self-government.

— Mahatma Gandhi

The U.K. government sets a cap on how much can be spent on discretionary housing payments.

— Nicola Sturgeon

Money is the root cause of why our political system is broken and why Americans are so frustrated.

— Conner Eldridge

It's horrible when actors say that they are apolitical.

— Ali Fazal

I find it very offensive when the government tells me what I can and cannot watch. Censor yourself.

— Michael Badnarik

The tender breasts of ladies were not formed for political convulsion.

— Thomas Jefferson

Bitcoin is not a currency for a government; it is a global currency for the people.

— Wences Casares

If the government decides to become a tyrannical government, our guns are to protect us against that.

— Chuck Norris

Unprincipled governments are inevitably unstable, unsuccessful and short-lived.

— Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis

That, sir, depends on whether I embrace your mistress or your politics.

— John Wilkes

“In Russia, meanwhile, dedicated young people kept trying to kill the tsar.”

— Ian Frazier