Through the years, through my own conversations, through my own weird obsessions, I think I have developed some very deep politics of… — Steve Kornacki Copy Share Image
I had more problems with the men in our own government, and not because they were male chauvinistic pigs but because they… — Madeleine Albright Copy Share Image
It's been fascinating over the last few years, watching the high and mighty in business and politics fall precipitously-not because their plans… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
I think the identity politics that have been played, particularly the class-warfare version of identity politics that has been played, has put… — Paul Ryan Copy Share Image
“As I wrote in Still Broken, many factors contributed to the failure of past reform efforts.11 They include that paranoid “political culture”… — Stephen Davidson Copy Share Image
“A state is a sovereign political entity like the United Kingdom, Kenya, Panama, or New Zealand, eligible for membership in the United… — Colin Woodard Copy Share Image
“How, then, does one become an activist? The easy answer would be to say that we do not become activists; we simply… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“All White House hopefuls we forewarn: You'll have to prove that you were born. Before Trump hits the state of granite, He… — Calvin Trillin Copy Share Image
“The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
“You can find dozens of examples of this kind of liberal-class virtue-quest if you try, but instead of listing them, let me… — Thomas Frank Copy Share Image
Compassion is not a dirty word. Compassion is not a sign of weakness. In my view, compassion in politics and in public… — Kevin Rudd Copy Share Image
I'm sure my desire to perform came, in part, from being around politics as a kid. My dad had a big personality,… — Maura Tierney Copy Share Image
“So, Shannon,” she said as she put on her seat belt. “Tell me all about yourself.” I hated to hear that question.… — Robin Alexander Copy Share Image
“he is every assertion the fucking War has ever made-that we are meant for work and government, for austerity: and these shall… — Thomas Pynchon Copy Share Image
Working together during the past three years, we have confounded the skeptics and the cynics. We've shown that here in Virginia, Democrats… — Mark Warner Copy Share Image
Silencing the U.S. State Department, putting a friend of Vladimir Putin's in charge at the U.S. State Department, who stands by quietly… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
All I knew was I just wanted to make music, I wasn't thinking about label politics or what that means. It was… — Lloyd Copy Share Image
“The 'fool' is an innocent, a simpleton, but truths issue from his mouth that are not simply tolerated but adopted, by virtue… — Jacques Lacan Copy Share Image
What politicians want and what creative writers want will always be profoundly different, because I'm afraid all politicians, of whatever hue, want… — David Hare Copy Share Image
Thirty years after drafting the US Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson warned of the dangers posed by the corporation, writing of the… — Ben Manski Copy Share Image
Don't get married until you're certain that you're marrying the right girl. How did I know my wife was the one? I'd… — Brian Wilson Copy Share Image
Americans are fascinated by our sexuality and frightened by it. And during the Reagan and Bush era you got an entire decade… — Hugh Hefner Copy Share Image
Those of you who come in with me now will receive a big piece of the pie. Those of you who delay,… — Huey Long Copy Share Image
National security, the government is in charge of that. And you better have a president that understands the threats we [the state]… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
“Programs of a political nature are important end products of social quality that can be effective only if the underlying structure of… — Robert M. Pirsig Copy Share Image
“The important thing is that we are participating-whether it's by running, voting, or supporting (financially or otherwise) candidates who make a difference… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
I think the arrogance of people who think or actually are in the establishment, think they're part of it or actually are,… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Freedom of men under government is to have a standing rule to live by, common to every one of that society and… — John Locke Copy Share Image
If the government has any courage, it will punish those at the top of failed banks. Accountability is critical in every area… — Andrea Leadsom Copy Share Image
The Declaration of Independence was to set forth the moral justification of a rebellion against a long-recognized political tradition - the divine… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
To constrain the brute force of the people, the European governments deem it necessary to keep them down by hard labor, poverty… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
In Israel, there is this reduction of the political discourse to something that is very limited. It's as if you have that… — Etgar Keret Copy Share Image
The Government cannot afford to have a country made up entirely of rich people, because rich people pay so little tax that… — Russell Baker Copy Share Image
In order to have greater visibility of the larger cyber threat landscape, we must remove the government bureaucratic stovepipes that inhibit our… — Michael McCaul Copy Share Image
Corruption in Saudi Arabia is quite different from corruption in most other countries, as it is not limited to a 'bribe' in… — Jamal Khashoggi Copy Share Image
Government has three primary functions. It should provide for military defense of the nation. It should enforce contracts between individuals. It should… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
It is far easier for the proverbial camel to pass through the needle's eye, hump and all, than for an erstwhile colonial… — Kwame Nkrumah Copy Share Image
Mr. Trump doesn't radiate many of the qualities I respect. But what do I know? I've never met Trump. I know he's… — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
The underlying issue is the system of capitalism itself, and under this system the best means for regulating or checking their power… — Kshama Sawant Copy Share Image
“There is no discussing theology, sociology and politics when someone is under the spell of a self-enclosed totalitarian ideology. Intentionally or out… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image