When you start to think about politicians, you've got to realize these are strange creatures. Other than the fact that they can't… — Omar Ahmad Copy Share Image
“You [demagogues] are like the fishers for eels; in still waters they catch nothing, but if they thoroughly stir up the slime,… — Aristophanes Copy Share Image
Here's the problem with downplaying the radical nature of decommodification: when you empty something of political content, politicians are free to wield… — Ash Sarkar Copy Share Image
Our democracy depends on a free and independent press. When politicians call reporting they don't like 'fake news,' they undermine trust in… — Tina Smith Copy Share Image
When I say I'm famous, I'm not kidding myself. I know my place in the celebrity kingdom - right at the bottom… — Max Joseph Copy Share Image
It's one of those secrets that not a lot of politicians realize: The Internet is not a 10th-tier policy issue. It's not… — Zephyr Teachout Copy Share Image
Unless you believe that politicians and agencies are above a money grab, especially if it can be justified under the auspices of… — Sharyl Attkisson Copy Share Image
Whenever the creation of a national, computerized database of gun owners is proposed, the advocates pushing it insist that people have nothing… — Wayne LaPierre Copy Share Image
I remember politicians in Northern Ireland were sometimes called 'verbal incendiarists,' as they didn't actually do anything but they said certain things.… — Gavin Esler Copy Share Image
What I see in Washington reminds me of what I saw in Montgomery when I was first elected Alabama's Attorney General. In… — Luther Strange Copy Share Image
A lot of young people don't have a lot of faith in politicians. You can't depend on what they say. They talk… — Maxine Waters Copy Share Image
The Franco-German tandem at the core of post-war European integration has become lopsided. Relations between Berlin and Paris are unusually poor, with… — Zanny Minton Beddoes Copy Share Image
Political ignorance helps explain Americans' perpetual disappointment with politicians generally, and presidents especially, to whom voters unrealistically attribute abilities to control events. — George Will Copy Share Image
Unlike so many other conservative politicians, Paul Ryan doesn't duck from answering questions about the reality of our entitlement problem. Ryan doesn't… — Will Cain Copy Share Image
I'm looking for leaders who are going to go to Washington for a season, not career politicians. People who understand that the… — Keith Rothfus Copy Share Image
One example that has hurt me is that of Aung San Suu Kyi. I admire her a lot, but her unwillingness to… — Asma Jahangir Copy Share Image
The world today is ruled by harassed politicians absorbed in getting into office or turning out the other man so that not… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“A politician, a man engaged in party contests, must be an opportunist. Let us give up saying that word as if it… — Woodrow Wilson Copy Share Image
“If a country is run by a leader very poor in intelligence and if this leader is supported by a majority very… — Mehmet Murat ildan Copy Share Image
I would just like to say something, ladies and gentlemen. Something that I think is very important. It is that, you, we… — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
In the 2010s, it is not the price of bread that is falsely and unnecessarily inflated by obstinate politicians but that of… — Jacob Rees-Mogg Copy Share Image
I end up liking politicians, both left and right, who talk about political matters as if they are addressing a bunch of… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
Election campaigns always have to have colour and excitement and interest. People want to know about the details of politicians, what they… — Liz Truss Copy Share Image
Under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, a company is not allowed to provide a personal benefit to a decision maker in return… — Andrew Ross Sorkin Copy Share Image
The American people don't believe politicians. They don't believe business leaders or Hollywood celebrities or athletes or other supposed role models. And… — John Yarmuth Copy Share Image
Every rough sleeper is the product of political decisions that have created a safety net riddled with gaping holes. No one wants… — Dawn Foster Copy Share Image
The main aim of conservative politicians is to get through to the next election without being noticed. Nothing is more embarrassing to… — Roger Scruton Copy Share Image
“Cruel people are not only people who kill innocent people with guns. Individuals who steal from government coffers to enrich themselves at… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
So I don't think that the default mode of aggressive interviewing is useful, because politicians just build a defence against it. In… — Graham Linehan Copy Share Image
Finding a 'sacrificial lamb' on whom to tag blame for complicated problems is an important instrument in the toolkit of politicians, because… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I think a lot of politicians want to focus on the things that make them qualified for the job; the truth is… — Katie Hill Copy Share Image
You have politicians in the U.S. who think they know the best ways to govern communities, but they've never been in these… — RaMell Ross Copy Share Image
From my experience, politicians are much more uncomfortable being made fun of than they are being preached at and screeched at -… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
“...her gaze settling on Bush International Airport. What is it with politicians anyway, always rushing to put their name on everything? She… — D.B. Reynolds Copy Share Image
The problem with politicians getting to know the issues in indigenous townships is that we tend to suffer from what Aboriginal people… — Tony Abbott Copy Share Image
Too often, politicians fail to relate what they advocate to the kind of society they want to build, or they dress up… — Chuka Umunna Copy Share Image
The people of Mississippi overwhelmingly voted to keep our flag in 2001. I oppose unilateral action by the governor or the Legislature… — Tate Reeves Copy Share Image
The point is, is that when you elect a politician, it has nothing to do with their personality. Politicians perform a function,… — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
I've got less respect for our politicians, for instance, who are not worried or apparently don't even consider the fact that Apple… — Julian Robertson Copy Share Image
I've always wondered why European politicians as a group seemed brighter than American politicians as a group. Maybe it's becausemany American politicians… — Ishmael Reed Copy Share Image
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