Politics Quotes · Page 528

There is no point in being a bond vigilante if you cannot influence governments and central banks by selling bonds.

— Jeff Berwick

Voting in presidential and congressional elections is a national right - and the national government should protect it.

— Adam Cohen

I'm cynical about society, politics, newspapers, government. But I'm not cynical about life, love, goodness, death. That's why I really don't want…

— John Lennon

Michelle Obama has gone from political skeptic to political partner to a woman with a White House agenda of her own, and…

— Jodi Kantor

We're going to establish a procedure where people can leave the line, go outside, take care of themselves and the government's gonna…

— Donald Trump

Some politicians hold that the only way to make a revolutionary safe is to give him a seat in Parliament.

— CS Lewis

I think that if I would talk on a political subject, if I talk about it, it would divide the audience on…

— Billy Graham

In the time we made 'To the 5 Boroughs,' there was a political seriousness because of what was happening in the world.

— Mike D

I strongly believe that fundamental science cannot be driven by instructional, industrial, governmental or military pressures. This was the reason why I…

— C. V. Raman

The institution of representative government to us seems an essential part of democracy, but the ancients never thought of it. Its immense…

— Bertrand Russell

“The regime's policies, whether intentionally or unintentionally, had engendered a sharp divide between Muslims and Christians, in spite of the fact that…

— Wael Ghonim

Democracy is a daring concept - a hope that we'll be best governed if all of us participate in the act of…

— Brian Eno

The political class can't imagine a decentralized world where good things happen...without them. But in the real world, that's exactly how good…

— John Stossel

“Visit the Navy-Yard, and behold a marine, such a man as an American government can make, or such as it can make…

— Henry David Thoreau

We weren't meant to have futures, we were meant to marry them. We weren't meant to have politics, or careers that mattered,…

— Nora Ephron

“The term 'politics of prefiguration' has long been used to describe the idea that if you embody what you aspire to, you…

— Rebecca Solnit

If you ask what's best for the country, vote Republican. If you ask how will you get more money from the government,…

— Dennis Prager

Because of my upbringing, I believe in things like limited government, fiscal responsibility and personal accountability. I believe in the wisdom of…

— John Thune

The majority of the members of the Irish parliament are professional politicians, in the sense that otherwise they would not be given…

— Flann O'Brien

I am the granddaughter of an English woman. I love England and her people and, regardless of politics, consider you to be…

— Nicola Sturgeon

Many people consider the things government does for them to be social progress but they regard the things government does for others…

— Earl Warren

In other words, governments do not collect taxes to provide services, they provide services as an excuse to collect taxes.

— Richard J. Maybury

Not every innovation in transportation is going to come from government or even a large enterprise. There are smart people out there…

— Anthony Foxx

What governments and people don't realise is that sometimes the collective interest - the international interest - is also the national interest.

— Kofi Annan

Let's keep people with weird religious faiths out of government. Especially those who have a weird religious faith IN government.

— David Burge

“I’m famous for my Shepherd’s Pie. Here’s my recipe: lamb, potatoes, cheese, peas, paprika, and a wool-covered apron for the chef/shepherd/wolf-like politician…

— Jarod Kintz

I think more and more business leaders are becoming aware of the impact of the government in their success.

— Luther Strange

Governments don't want a population capable of critical thinking, they want obedient workers, people just smart enough to run the machines and…

— George Carlin

It's not that I'm not interested in politics, but rather, I think that the people who become politicians in Japan are not…

— Takafumi Horie

In the past we entrusted money to the government sector and the government sector simply did not spend the money wisely. And…

— George W. Bush

I went from being a kid who loved to perform magic tricks to becoming the world's most notorious hacker, feared by corporations…

— Kevin Mitnick

If you live in London, where politicians and media commentators spend most of their time, you are spoilt for transport choices -…

— Owen Jones

My Worst Political Move of the 2015 Year. John Boehner inviting Benjamin Netanyahu to address the joint session of Congress.

— Lawrence O'Donnell

In many churches today the congregation rules the leaders. This sort of government is foreign to the New Testament.

— John Macarthur

I suspect that there is no other single profession that does more to contribute to our annoying linguistic convolutions than advertising, unless…

— Jef I Richards

Political corruption is to Rhode Islanders as smog is to people who live in Los Angeles: nobody complains of its absence, but…

— Philip Gourevitch

“Nobody in the government is talking. It’s a case of national security.” “Of course. The national security of spying on U.S. citizens.”

— Kenneth Eade

The people have the power to redeem the work of fools. Upon the meek the graces shower, it's decreed the people rule.

— Patti Smith

[Bush Hating] undermines the good faith necessary for democratic discussion. Which is a large part of what people like Al Franken are…

— Andrew Sullivan

Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the most belligerent.

— Aung San Suu Kyi