Parliament Quotes · Page 8

We need a global parliament, a global government and possibly a global ministry for security.

— Lech Walesa

No expense has been incurred but what has been approved of and provided for by Parliament.

— Robert Walpole

You can't solve a spiritual problem with politics. You may as well as throw the Parliament to a drowning man.

— Sinead O'Connor

British democratic values are embedded in the primacy of parliament.

— Gina Miller

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

— Anonymous

I was a Member of the European Parliament for a period of time and I saw a lot of European laws and…

— Jean-Pierre Raffarin

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

— Pierre Poilievre

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

— Diane Abbott

You must build your House of Parliament on the river: so... that the populace cannot exact their demands by sitting down round…

— Duke of Wellington

I was blessed by my parents and my antecedents by a very strong work ethic. I mean, being a Member of Parliament…

— Glenda Jackson

The absence of political personalities in the government will help rather than hinder a solid base of support for the government in…

— Mario Monti

If we want a Parliament that understands people's lives when it takes decisions, it needs to be representative of society, which includes…

— Jo Swinson

Inevitably, the role of being a backbench Member of Parliament is completely different from being a minister bound by collective responsibility.

— Nicky Morgan

I opposed the NMP scheme very, very strongly and I stated my case in Parliament, objected to it and voted against it.…

— Tan Cheng Bock

When I first came into parliament, there was, on average, a by-election every three months - due not to MPs bailing out,…

— David Blunkett

If governments let themselves be fully bound by the decisions of their parliaments without protecting their own freedom to act, a breakup…

— Mario Monti

My plays are for the kind of black people who relate to funk music, to Parliament-Funkadelic. When those guys get out of…

— Suzan-Lori Parks

I am very proud of our Supreme Court - it is one of the best worldwide. Nevertheless, since the 1990s, we have…

— Ayelet Shaked

Not everyone voted for me, but the fact that we have so far approximately 32 seats in the 50 seat parliament demonstrates…

— Frank Bainimarama

Our job... as we take forward this mantle of leadership as a new generation is to ensure that we not only bring…

— Scott Morrison

Not until he acquires European manners does the American anarchist become the gentleman who assures you that people cannot be mademoral by…

— George Bernard Shaw

My task, as a member of this parliament and a 30-year member of the Australian Labor Party, as its former leader, as…

— Kevin Rudd

Here in Europe some of the challenges have to do with structures that are so complicated. You've got Brussels, and you've got…

— Barack Obama

One moment it's a cathedral, at another time there is no words to describe it when it ceases, for short periods of…

— John Diefenbaker

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

— Barry Gardiner

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

— Benjamin Franklin

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

— Victor Pinchuk

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

— William Lane Craig

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

— Jeremy Corbyn

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

— Andrea Leadsom

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

— Franz Grillparzer

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

— Narendra Modi

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

— Roy Hattersley

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

— Nigel Scullion

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

— Jeremy Corbyn

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

— Preneet Kaur

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

— Cyril Ramaphosa

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

— Amber Rudd

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

— Thomas Jefferson

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

— Justin Trudeau