On the political as on the economic front it's important not to fall into the "not as bad as" trap. High unemployment… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
My family life and early political life - being exposed to the news constantly, being enrolled in an Afrocentric education program, and… — Baratunde Thurston Copy Share Image
Politically, the goal of today’s dominant trend is statism. Philosophically, the goal is the obliteration of reason; psychologically, it is the erosion… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
The political process is rough and tumble by definition, and being grounded in faith in a Higher Power has proven helpful in… — Hakeem Jeffries Copy Share Image
In a period of such obsessing political controversy as the present, I believe that I am that strange animal, the individual without… — Wyndham Lewis Copy Share Image
It's one of the reasons [professional politicians] why people's confidence in the electoral system has declined so much. They have all become… — Geoffrey Howe Copy Share Image
There are certain types of genres that are impossible in China. Ghost stories, something too graphic, too violent, and of course if… — Wong Kar-wai Copy Share Image
We live in a world where there is a need for pluralistic institutions and for recognizing different types of freedom, economic, social,… — Amartya Sen Copy Share Image
Since the building of Constantinople, and the removal of the seat of government to that city, no political quarrel separated Rome from… — Samuel Sharpe Copy Share Image
Marx set out to resolve the contradictions and to correct the errors in classical political economy. In this he thought he had… — David Harvey Copy Share Image
Politics is not an end, but a means. It is not a product, but a process. It is the art of government.… — Calvin Coolidge Copy Share Image
I have a personal staff that helps me scour the internet and other media for the latest scientific peer-reviewed findings, the latest… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
I ran for president because I wanted to help Lithuania and its people during a difficult time. My country was on the… — Dalia Grybauskaite Copy Share Image
If you do the things that Britain needs to do - namely, withdraw from NATO, get rid of the bomb, and stop… — David Hare Copy Share Image
The entrance of the woman with equal rights into practical modern life, her new freedom, her finding herself side by side with… — Julius Evola Copy Share Image
The bottom line is that it's hard to find a model in which you can practically administer and sustain political support for… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
History is full of people who out of fear, or ignorance, or lust for power has destroyed knowledge of immeasurable value which… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
Real affection comes from the face. Those political leaders, when they meet, they are always hugging, but not very genuine. Deep, sincerity… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
The budget should be balanced, the treasury refilled, public debt reduced, the arrogance of officialdom tempered and controlled, and the assistance to… — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
It would be easy for this conflict to slip off the political agenda given how long it has been going on but… — Irene Khan Copy Share Image
Political union means transferring the prerogatives of national legislatures to the European parliament, which would then decide how to structure Europe's fiscal,… — Barry Eichengreen Copy Share Image
Precisely because our political speeches are meant to be reported, they are not worth reporting. Precisely because they are carefully designed to… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
The unification of opposites which characterizes the commercial and political style is one of the many ways in which discourse and communication… — Herbert Marcuse Copy Share Image
You never talk about what you want when giving money. I don't pay attention to what other people think... There shouldn't be… — Harold Simmons Copy Share Image
Let individuals contribute as they desire; but let us prohibit in effective fashion all corporations from making contributions for any political purpose,… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
The enactment of the Homestead Act would create the strongest tie between the citizen and the Government-he would with cheerfulness contribute his… — Andrew Johnson Copy Share Image
Shouldn't someone tag Mr. Kennedy's bold new imaginative program with its proper age? Under the tousled boyish haircut is still old Karl… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Boundary, n. In political geography, an imaginary line between two nations, separating the imaginary rights of one from the imaginary rights of… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
It's time we update the laws so that online platforms are held to the same transparency standards as other companies that sell… — Amy Klobuchar Copy Share Image
The good news, though, is that I find in my political travels that people, as regular citizens, are more interested than ever… — Jim Hightower Copy Share Image
If we were to have a presidential election in Europe it would be an event that would spark a huge interest in… — Wolfgang Schauble Copy Share Image
The venerable Robert E. Lee has taken some vicious hits, as dishonest or misinformed advocates among political interest groups and in academia… — Jim Webb Copy Share Image
Twitter provides a platform that allows anyone on the planet - from a political activist in the Middle East to an intemperate… — Steven Levy Copy Share Image
I am not going to answer any questions as to my association, my philosophical or religious beliefs or my political beliefs, or… — Pete Seeger Copy Share Image
I don't believe any person looking for work is fearful of political judgment. Government is a large institution, and if they believe… — Jan Brewer Copy Share Image
Sooner I'd try to change history than turn political, than try convincing others to write letters or to vote or to march… — Richard Bach Copy Share Image
I had no inkling of how crazy the political life would turn out to be. You shuttle between your constituency and Ottawa,… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
Political activities in Russia should be as transparent as possible. Financing political activities from abroad is something the state should keep an… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Dante himself is open to the suspicion of partiality: it is said, not without apparent ground, that he puts into hell all… — Goldwin Smith Copy Share Image
There has to be - you know, this is like what I think Americans really have trouble with, an economy that's working… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image