Politics Quotes · Page 200

Politics, just like the tropical forest, feeds itself from its own waste.

— Paul Carvel

Government can encourage innovation, but mainly by doing less, not doing more.

— Matt Ridley

We must judge a government by its general tendencies and not by its happy accidents.

— Thomas B. Macaulay

My respect for politicians has increased. It's hard work - even hard physical work.

— Chrystia Freeland

The UPA government was known for policy paralysis whereas the Modi government is known for reforms.

— Anurag Thakur

I had several offers to act in films. But I rejected all of them and decided to plunge into politics.

— Rakhi Sawant

Governments move armies, but only individuals can move hearts.

— Marianne Williamson

My political consultant said I'm the only client of his that he does not worry about.

— Don Willett

“As an animal lover, I don’t like zoos. I feel the only creatures that should be caged behind bars are politicians, lobbyists,…

— Jarod Kintz

John Glenn craved the publicity. I think even John would admit that. When he went into politics, that became pretty obvious! He…

— Wally Schirra

Our present political world-view, current in Germany, is based in general on the idea that creative, culture-creating force must indeed be attributed…

— Adolf Hitler

I would have put more emphasis on bringing working class people together to fight for a government that works for all of…

— Bernie Sanders

The true foundation of republican government is the equal right of every citizen in his person and property and in their management.

— Thomas Jefferson

Theres this unspoken club where you say to each other: Oh God, if they only knew how ordinary I was, they wouldnt…

— Margot Kidder

The Presidency, even to the most experienced politicians, is no bed of roses; and [Zachary] Taylor like others, found thorns within it.…

— Abraham Lincoln

Politicians have the same occupational hazard as generals - focusing on the last battle and overreacting to that.

— Ann F Lewis

What we would be committed to would be a representative government where all the Iraqi people decide who should lead their nation,…

— Colin Powell

You don't read many positive things about Iran in the press, which is depressing, but when I go back to my grandparents'…

— Kayvan Novak

“In this century, the human race faces, once again, the virulent reign of the State—of the State now armed with the fruits…

— Murray N. Rothbard

People thinking for themselves have more energy in their voice, than any government, which it is possible for human wisdom to invent;…

— Mary Wollstonecraft

There are two things that seem to be at the bottom of our constitutions; one is a continual tendency towards politics; the…

— Henry Adams

I am a political recidivist. An incorrigible, repeat voter. A career lever-pusher. My electoral rap sheet is as long as your arm.…

— Ellen Goodman

“The form of colonialism that the Indigenous peoples of North America have experienced was modern from the beginning: the expansion of European…

— Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

“Ms. Nomura, it's so big." "What is?" "The district. I'm mean, I got the park, the West Side, everything but the fancy…

— Paul Beatty

“A job is like a politician struggling in the water. Be sure you hold it down.”

— Jarod Kintz

So many of the things we're told by the government simply aren't true.

— Edward Snowden

Very early on I was interested in doing political art, but it was not feminist political art.

— Michelle Stuart

“The language of law should be simple and straight, if you expect people to obey it.”

— Amit Kalantri

The thing I enjoyed most were visits from children. They did not want public office.

— Herbert Hoover

When someone with a rural accent says, I don't know much about politics, zip up your pockets.

— Donald Rumsfeld

Entering politics would be like donning a crown of thorns.

— Kamal Haasan

“the central government views itself, not competition, as the regulator of industry.”

— Gordon G. Chang

I am committed to the idea of information politics. That is how contemporary politics are played out.

— Natalie Jeremijenko

Always love your country - but never trust your government!

— Robert Novak

“There is no perfect government except in textbooks.”

— Jayson Lusk

European democracy, for me, is the best form of government invented by mankind.

— Petro Poroshenko

To make certain that crime does not pay, the government should take it over and try to run it.

— J. Norman Collie

We took such a beating on Bofors. As far as I know, no one from my government was involved.

— Rajiv Gandhi

The protection of these faculties is the first object of government.

— James Madison

If government could create jobs and raise children, socialism would have worked.

— George Gilder