Politics Quotes · Page 8

And the commitment that I've been giving to the Australian people is that there'll be no surprises and no excuses under a…

— Tony Abbott

There is no reason why one should believe you should leave out politicians in cricket or any sport for that matter. There…

— Roosevelt Skerrit

[Putin] is a bully. And bullies only understand when we punch them in the nose, but we need to do that economically.

— Kelly Ayotte

The political satirist usually votes against their own interests, but the bottom line is that it doesn't really matter.

— Lizz Winstead

The president we have today is a typical Washington politician that's prone to hyperbole and decisiveness and false outrage. And I think…

— Marco Rubio

“The political history of the twentieth century is the story of greater and more direct political participation. And success kept expanding democracy's…

— Fareed Zakaria

So long as governments set the example of killing their enemies, private individuals will occasionally kill theirs.

— Elbert Hubbard

For me, the political part of being an actor is very tough. To sit somewhere and tell somebody why you should feel…

— Emma Stone

As a politician - particularly as a politician in a coalition - you quickly realise that compromise is a part of the…

— Edward Davey

We never believe in divisive politics; we always work for an inclusive politics.

— Rajnath Singh

The euro is not a currency. It is a political weapon to force countries to implement the policies decided by the E.U.…

— Marine Le Pen

Joy doesn't betray but sustains activism. And when you face a politics that aspires to make you fearful, alienated and isolated, joy…

— Rebecca Solnit

One of the reasons people hate politics is that truth is rarely a politician's objective. Election and power are.

— Cal Thomas

What we need is political leadership which can give guidance to the development of global governance. We need business leadership which goes…

— Juan Somavia

If we do not adhere firmly to the constitution, our governments will not last long and will change frequently.

— Suharto

My political awakening, if I can be as grand as to call it that, was all about what was happening around me.…

— Nicola Sturgeon

Politics is the womb in which war develops.

— Carl von Clausewitz

I suspect most politicians feel overwhelmed because people's lives are a real struggle, full of unhappiness, and you would probably feel powerless…

— Jo Brand

You can drive yourself crazy trying to peer into a person's soul--or you can do the sensible thing: ask not what inner…

— Paul Begala

When I tried to create a new political party, which I stressed that this is not my party. I believe very much…

— Wole Soyinka

Lobbying is not a bad thing. I'm not trying to say that we shouldn't have lobbyists or we shouldn't have lobbying to…

— Jack Abramoff

Nigel Farage has spent his entire political career making money from dog whistle politics. If there's a dog whistle to be blown,…

— Humza Yousaf

Advocacy groups, politicians, and bureaucrats use the government to advance their private good instead of the common good.

— Joel Miller

“Ever notice how the same politicians who claim to be against trickle-down economics have no problem bailing out banks and other politically…

— Colin M. McGroarty

Remember that a government big enough to give you everything you want is also big enough to take away everything you have.

— Barry Goldwater