Citizen Quotes · Page 10

I think it's easier than ever to hear only what you want to hear. That doesn't make a good citizen.

— Eli Pariser

You may be sure that in this new international system, the American citizen will count for precious little.

— Pat Buchanan

Really important issues are getting lost, so I can say I'm glad to be a citizen of the planet and do my…

— Bonnie Raitt

“In time of war, it is not enough to say, ‘I am a citizen and I have rights.’ One must also say,…

— Kermit Roosevelt III

I'm still a proud Irishman, of course, but I've become an American citizen. I'm very, very proud of that.

— Liam Neeson

[...] [E]very citizen has to avoid any activities and speeches that harm the image of the country and interests of the people.

— Thein Sein

I was born in Belgium. I went to school in England and in Switzerland, then I came to America, so I really…

— Diane von Furstenberg

If you are going to vote in this country, you should be a citizen. To be a citizen in this country, you…

— Tom Tancredo

When a man has emerged from slavery, there must be some stage in the progress of his elevation when he takes the…

— Joseph P. Bradley

There is a difference between a consumer - who passively receives the information that they are spoon fed - and a citizen…

— Chelsea Manning

Corruption is a cancer: a cancer that eats away at a citizen's faith in democracy, diminishes the instinct for innovation and creativity;…

— Joe Biden

We have secrets, and we have the same secrets that criminals have. Sometimes the only difference between a criminal and a law-abiding…

— Jane Velez-Mitchell

China has not established the rule of law and if there is a power above the law there is no social justice.…

— Ai Weiwei

Britain has always been a good citizen in the world. We rightly provide a safe haven for people fleeing political persecution by…

— Chris Grayling

“In the state’s way of thinking, there are only two possible archetypes of the good citizen: the serf and the sycophant. If…

— Anonymous

If the many allegations made to this date are true, then the burglars who broke into the headquarters of the Democratic National…

— Sam Ervin

I've always had this core belief in public service. Even before I became a citizen, I volunteered in the Army.

— Gregorio Sablan

“Integrity, in my view, starts with the individual human being and grows in a compounded manner from there. The citizen must be…

— Robert David Steele

A citizen of the world in the fullest sense - one whose vision and culture gave him a deep empathy with fellow…

— Kofi Annan

It takes more than just walking across the border to become an American citizen. It's what's in our souls.

— Duncan D. Hunter

The citizen who sees his society's democratic clothes being worn out and does not cry it out, is not a patriot, but…

— Mark Twain

The citizen can bring our political and governmental institutions back to life, make them responsive and accountable, and keep them honest. No…

— John Gardner

My task as a citizen is to get the government to do more good and less inefficient and wasteful work.

— Tony Campolo

I would never sacrifice my individual beliefs as a citizen to my corporate responsibilities.

— George W. Romney

I am not someone who would raise my voice to seek publicity. I am a responsible citizen, and I continue to be…

— R. Madhavan

“In the era of angry and aggressive policing, it is an honorable service to your fellow citizens to video record police officers…

— Steven Magee

I'm still ambiguously ethnic. I could be Persian - I could be anything. But I'm Italian and Jewish, so I'm a citizen…

— Justin Baldoni

I remember when we were making 'They Call It Pro Football,' which was our 'Citizen Kane.' The first line is 'It starts…

— Steve Sabol

I could not become an American citizen. I would not like to become a citizen of a country that has capital punishment.

— Werner Herzog

Citizenship is a tough occupation which obliges the citizen to make his own informed opinion and stand by it.

— Martha Gellhorn

“As a citizen of the world, I stand only with Truth, and my conscience is my only leader.”

— Suzy Kassem

I'm just an American citizen like everyone else and I'm not sitting at the power table in the room where it all…

— Hasan Minhaj

I'm not a politician by profession. I am a citizen who decided I had to be personally involved.

— Ronald Reagan

We must remember that ours was intended to be a citizen government, and we must work together to restore our country and…

— Carly Fiorina

I'm first and foremost an Irishman, by birth, by nature, by soul, but an American citizen through and through as well.

— Pierce Brosnan

“I dont celebrate any friendship that was build on hate, because we share the common enemy.”

— De philosopher DJ Kyos

The citizen parties, by an absolute majority, elected a National Socialist Government.

— Fritz Sauckel

My mother was born in Wilmington, Delaware. She's a U.S. citizen, so I'm a U.S. citizen.

— Ted Cruz

The First Amendment has the same role in my life as a citizen and a writer as the sun has in our…

— Michael Chabon

'Unlikely Brothers' talks about the importance of citizen action and shows why and how we can make a difference.

— John Prendergast