One of the things that the public sector banks need to do is to raise private capital from the market and not… — Urjit Patel Copy Share Image
I personally believe that those who are leaders with political power over the world will be forced some day, sooner or later,… — Alva Myrdal Copy Share Image
The political world is a dark place. If you want to portray it accurately, authentically, you've got to turn out the lights… — Beau Willimon Copy Share Image
We [he and his wife Trish Van Devere] don't talk politics. I'm an independent conservative; she's a radical Democrat. We never vote… — George C. Scott Copy Share Image
It is not the policy of the government in America to give aid to works of any kind. They let things take… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“Criticism is like politics: if you don't make your own you are by default accepting the status quo and are finally yourself… — Annie Finch Copy Share Image
“China will make real progress in the fight against corruption only when prosecution and conviction are separated from politics.” — Gordon G. Chang Copy Share Image
I've spent the better part of my career in politics and public policy working on and fighting for education reforms. — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
Why is our (US) government the only one in the civilized world with a stupid, short-term energy policy? Why do our elected… — Donella Meadows Copy Share Image
A political system seeking to function amongst ignorant, illiterate and barbaric people could have marvelous principles but could only succeed in being… — L. Ron Hubbard Copy Share Image
“These definitions coincide with the terms which, since Greek antiquity, have been used to define the forms of government as the rule… — Hannah Arendt Copy Share Image
You can't have a democracy with an armed political party willing to bomb its neighbor without the consent of its government or,… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
“When the clergy addressed General Washington on his departure from the government, it was observed in their consultation that he had never… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“Imagine if one should drag an innocent passer-by from the street to the operating room of a nearby hospital and force him… — Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn Copy Share Image
Politicians have a lot to deal with these days. It's a different world. You know who I feel bad for? Arab Americans… — Brian Regan Copy Share Image
“Actually my father kept hinting to me the problem of getting good grades himself: the person who was at the exact bottom… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
“The only people in the world allowed to keep real secrets are the security organisations owned by governments.” — D.C. Stansfield Copy Share Image
Government is the ultimate monopoly. And monopolies, as any economist will tell you, often breed complacency and a lack of innovation. — Gavin Newsom Copy Share Image
As our federal government has grown too large and too powerful, the real loss has been the freedom of people to govern… — Steve Forbes Copy Share Image
They are playing politics with this issue, and sending mixed signals to our troops and the enemy. That is irresponsible. — Senator John Kerry Copy Share Image
I make a fortune from criticizing the policy of the government, and then hand it over to the government in taxes to… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
But what I'm very interested in, whether it's writing, whether it's hosting a show, whether it's cooking food, I'm just into the… — Eddie Huang Copy Share Image
I think the U.S. is falling behind. There's massive government initiatives going around the world and you see that there's a real… — Anne Wojcicki Copy Share Image
If fifty thousand men were to die for the good of the State, I certainly would weep for them, but political necessity… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
Instruct regulators to look for the newest fad in the industry and examine it with great care. The next mistake will be… — L. William Seidman Copy Share Image
Government is in reality established by the few; and these few assume the consent of all the rest, without any such consent… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
“I suppose if you have ten children one of them might go into government, which is the same as losing a child… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
There has to be a national consensus. We cannot legislate without overwhelming national consensus that religious and communal groups should be totally… — Rajiv Gandhi Copy Share Image
I know this government is running in a three-wheeler like an autorickshaw, but for the poor people the steering is in my… — Uddhav Thackeray Copy Share Image
For the ANC to cry 'sabotage' the night before crucial local government elections shows just how desperate they are to disguise their… — Helen Zille Copy Share Image
He [Newt Gingrich] is the most unpopular politician in America. His favorable rating is only four points higher than the Unabomber. — Al Franken Copy Share Image
We've got in the habit of not really understanding how freedom was in the 19th century, the idea of government of the… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
Political experts are saying the reason John Kerry is doing so well is because he's 'electable.' Hey, so was Al Gore -… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
All the warnings the founding fathers gave us about government proved to be true. We should have listened. — James Cook Copy Share Image
MUGWUMP, n. In politics one afflicted with self-respect and addicted to the vice of independence. A term of contempt. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
I've been a political junkie for a long time. I find the way Washington works is just fascinating to me. — Tony Goldwyn Copy Share Image
When the people become involved in their government, government becomes more accountable, and our society is stronger, more compassionate, and better prepared… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
On the island of Ireland the issue of the border is more than just a practical issue; it is about emotion, history… — Penny Mordaunt Copy Share Image
Every time you engage in a political debate, there is a guaranteed headache from the comment section, from the reaction from everything. — Nuseir Yassin Copy Share Image
I think that sports, particularly football, gave me an opportunity to be out front, to be a leader, which helped me later… — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image