Parliament Quotes · Page 6

Russian Parliament today is a bunch of puppets that just fall in with the instructions from Kremlin.

— Garry Kasparov

I've been working to see that mental health is raised in both oral and written question sessions in parliament.

— Luciana Berger

My function in life is not to be a politician in Parliament: it is to get something done.

— Bernadette Devlin

Before entering Parliament, I spent my career in the city and in business.

— Amber Rudd

It is important that South Africans of all political persuasions be represented in Parliament.

— Cyril Ramaphosa

Well it's not a matter for me to say what Llew Smith can or cannot do, he's an elected Member of Parliament.

— Ron Davies

I think it's been lovely the way people have been really supportive in parliament of my pregnancy.

— Jo Swinson

I trust Canadians' capacity to determine who will sit in their Parliament.

— Justin Trudeau

I have said consistently in my 16-and-a-half years in the parliament, I have always supported the party room's decision and the party…

— Nick Minchin

Would it be possible to stand still on one spot more majestically -- while simulating a triumphant march forward -- than it…

— Alexander Herzen

The idea of putting old Browborough into prison for conduct which habit had made second nature to a large proportion of the…

— Anthony Trollope

In Kuwait there is already a real, elected parliament with genuine power, but the prime minister is always a member of the…

— Elliott Abrams

I believe in peace-building in any kind of platform, be it a political platform like Parliament or negotiations like peace-building negotiations.

— Safak Pavey

With a true Brexiteer at the helm, Parliament will have to start reflecting public opinion rather than flying in the face of…

— Priti Patel

We must strengthen everything that defines Denmark. I look forward to working with all of you here in Parliament. We must live…

— Mette Frederiksen

The Stamp Act imposed on the colonies by the Parliament of Great Britain is an ill-judged measure. Parliament has no right to…

— George Washington

The mark of a single currency is not only that all other currencies must be extinguished but that the capacity of other…

— Norman Tebbit

Does not all the world know that when in autumn the Bismarcks of the world, or they who are bigger than Bismarcks,…

— Anthony Trollope

The great theme of modern British history is the fate of freedom. The 18th century inherits, after the Civil War, this very…

— Simon Schama

Parliament's job is to conduct discussions. But many a time, Parliament is used to ignore issues, and in such situations, obstruction of…

— Arun Jaitley

People in Parliament occupy themselves with private animosities and petty quarrels, and think little of the national interest. It is impossible to…

— William III of England

Malcolm Turnbull got a majority in the parliament that he is trying to ignore and lock his own members of parliament into…

— Tony Burke

My party was the only party that opposed the bifurcation of the state in Parliament, and I was suspended from the House…

— Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy

The sanction of force stands behind the medley of personal orders and regulations of Martial Law. The sanction of the people's consent…

— Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

It is more honorable to repair a wrong than to persist in it.

— Thomas Jefferson

My view is the questions in Parliament should be the questions that people out there want asked.

— Jeremy Corbyn

There's not enough of us in the Northern Territory in Federal Parliament to squabble.

— Nigel Scullion

I've been in the Labour Party 50 years and it's 40-odd since I was elected to Parliament

— Roy Hattersley

One of the peculiarities of Delhi is that the term 'reform' is associated only with passing of laws in Parliament.

— Narendra Modi

I still cherish the memory of walking into the Parliament for the first time.

— Preneet Kaur

I am an Orangeman first and a politician and member of this parliament [Stormont] afterwards.

— William Lane Craig

I don't want to privatise part of the parliament, like some people in Russia.

— Victor Pinchuk

Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and parliaments

— Benjamin Franklin

To enlist the support of the people and of parliament, you only have to propose a profitable villainy.

— Franz Grillparzer

As leader of the House, I seek to do exactly that, treating all members of Parliament with courtesy and respect.

— Andrea Leadsom

I've been in Parliament since 1983, and I've been involved in many issues over the time.

— Jeremy Corbyn

No minister should be able to whisk through Parliament agreements that are negotiated behind closed doors.

— Barry Gardiner

In Parliament we debate on and we decide the laws that are going to govern the country.

— Diane Abbott

Government cannot tax what Parliament does not approve, but Parliament cannot approve what it does not know.

— Pierre Poilievre

The secret of man's being is not only to live but to have something to live for.

— Anonymous