Politics Quotes · Page 316

I'm not a minister, I'm not a philosopher, I'm not a politician, I'm in another category.

— Sun Ra

There is often, in the affairs of government, more efficiency and wisdom in non-action than in action.

— John C. Calhoun

I could give a flying crap about the political process We're an entertainment company.

— Glenn Beck

It's hard to get fired from the government. You have to, like, kill people.

— Wanda Sykes

“The rights of the individual are more important than the wishes of the masses.”

— J.Adam Snyder

It seems to me that politicians ought to use the same words as other people.

— Barney Frank

It is time we passed a balanced budget amendment and return this government to limited spending.

— Newt Gingrich

Who's going to do a better job of spending your money? You or the government?

— Kathy Szeliga

You ask a politician a question, like, why they ran in an election, and you'll hear, I assume, something about wanting to…

— Amitava Kumar

Conservatives claim they are 'one nation' Tories when they have actually been a government for the 1% who have undermined our economic…

— John McDonnell

It is not the government's purpose to make a profit the way a company does, because a company doesn't have to give…

— Jean Chretien

We in government should learn to look at our country with the eyes of the entrepreneur, seeing possibilities where others see only…

— Ronald Reagan

Our agenda, by necessity, is as complex and encompassing as the problems we face: beware of politicians promising simple solutions.

— Amitai Etzioni

What we see before us is a politics devoid of kindness and truth... today, politics is not being used in the service…

— Rahul Gandhi

We have this tradition of the Second Amendment and people's rights to self-defense and a certain suspicion that the government can't be…

— John Hickenlooper

It is afraid of an informed, angry public demanding the constitutional government it was promised - and it should be.

— Edward Snowden

“In response to be asked about Boris Johnson becoming UK Prime Minister... "I'm delighted. As the UK continues to plunge ever faster…

— R.D. Ronald

In our election manifesto is: we keep the right to create money and to bring in circulation, for the cause of the…

— William Jennings Bryan

“He believed that all forms of government were spiritually bankrupt, that the only true way to follow Jesus was to be radically…

— Catherine Lacey

“I believe that all government is evil, in that all government must necessarily make war upon liberty, and that the democratic form…

— Murray N. Rothbard

Whatever flaws or personal failings afflict them, it remains the case that the overwhelming majority of priests and politicians are honourable and…

— Keith O'Brien

Climate Change is a national security issue. We found that climate instability will lead to instability in geopolitics and impact American military…

— Gordon R. Sullivan

One of the unique things about covering politics in America is that I've gotten to see a lot of corners of this…

— Kasie Hunt

Data is the new soil, because for me, it feels like a fertile, creative medium. Over the years, online, we've laid down…

— David Mccandless

A fundamental duty of government is to protect its people.

— Brad Henry

I try to make it a rule not to meddle in other people's politics.

— Barack Obama

We're a very religious country; the government's secular.

— Tucker Carlson

You gotta be think'n Sam Adams, not drink'n Sam Adams

— Sarah Palin

Transparency is the hallmark of Prime Minister Modi's government.

— Piyush Goyal

Women are the volatile vote at the end-particularly independent, non-college-educated married women.

— Celinda Lake

Remember that politics, colonialism, imperialism and war also originate in the human brain.

— Vilayanur S. Ramachandran

He made an enormous contribution to British politics in opposition and in government [on Robin Cook]

— John Prescott

My reading of history convinces me that most bad government has grown out of too much government.

— John Sharp Williams

The politician has no more use for pride than Falstaff had for honour.

— Bernard Crick

Men work harder and more readily when they labor on that which is their own.

— Fulton J. Sheen

I think that I have very few personal gifts to bring to real politics.

— Jason Alexander

People go into politics because they want the affirmation, and they want the applause.

— Andrew Cuomo

They took your commandments off the schoolhouse walls, they say it's a crime to pray.

— Randy Travis

I am tired of the dumbing-down of American politics and the trend of voting without thinking.

— Jackie Fuchs

Have I made mistakes in my many years of political activity? Of course! I am sorry and regret them.

— Ehud Olmert