Interest Quote by Arlen Specter Download Open image “It's a rarity when someone takes a political risk in Washington today in the public interest.” — Arlen Specter ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.4 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Interest Political Politics Public interest Rarity Risk Today
Very few politicians in Washington really represent the interests of many people. — Sally Satel Copy Share Image
Sometimes we pay too much attention in Washington to public relations, as opposed to the substance. — Spencer Abraham Copy Share Image
I understand that it's a huge luxury for people to dwell on the problems in Washington. Things have to be pretty tidy in your… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
I'm not a career politician, so the ways of Washington may be a little obscure to me. — Michael Bennet Copy Share Image
It is my belief there is too much concentration of power and spending in Washington. — Jeff Fortenberry Copy Share Image
There is a constant tug of war in Washington between the will of the people and the demands of special interest. — Dean Phillips Copy Share Image
When you're in government, you have a big impact in Washington, but Washington may not be doing very much. — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
Washington is deeply frustrating because so many of the positions that politicians hold are a product of ephemeral self-interest. They reverse themselves, for themselves,… — Ari Melber Copy Share Image
Where there is a problem, the risks to the public are greater than they've ever been before. — Dan Glickman Copy Share Image
When you go to Washington now, you can feel a sense of fear in the air - the fear to do anything, or say… — Michael Bloomberg Copy Share Image
It's a heavy feeling being in Washington. There are so many important issues at risk. You're in a fighting stance every day. — Kirsten Gillibrand Copy Share Image
People in government and public life are being kicked around at a high rate of speed. — Arlen Specter Copy Share Image
Voting is fundamental in our democracy. It has yielded enormous returns. — Arlen Specter Copy Share Image
Do you believe today that the right to privacy does exist in the Constitution? — Arlen Specter Copy Share Image
The solicitor general is sometimes referred to as the 10th Supreme Court justice - a pretty important position. — Arlen Specter Copy Share Image
If you are going to have to play defense all the time, you cannot have the kind of ingenuity, assertiveness, independence, and intelligence which… — Arlen Specter Copy Share Image
No senator's vote, except for the declaration of war or the authorization for the use of force, is more important than the confirmation of… — Arlen Specter Copy Share Image
When the president acts in absence of a congressional grant of authority, he can rely only upon his own independent powers. When the president… — Arlen Specter Copy Share Image
I'd make - before I'd elect somebody - I'd make him do town meetings and face the people and then I would insist that… — Arlen Specter Copy Share Image
As the Republican Party has moved farther and farther to the right, I have found myself increasingly at odds with the Republican philosophy and… — Arlen Specter Copy Share Image
I am very much opposed to abortion personally. But I don't think it is the government's rule. — Arlen Specter Copy Share Image
For us who are now in power, we need to be challenged to serve the people and ignore our own egos and personal interests… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
The history of mankind interests us only as it exhibits a steady gain of truth and right, in the incessant conflict which it records… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Right now we're concerned about budget. Right now we're concerned about the prospect of interest rate rise. We're concerned about government corruption, government handing… — Amity Shlaes Copy Share Image
I became a bit of a teacher's pet, and it became known in the school by both faculty and students that I really excelled… — Paul Smith Copy Share Image
Next came the Patent laws. These began in England in 1624; and, in this country, with the adoption of our constitution. Before then [these?],… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
It is the interest of the commercial world that wealth should be found everywhere. — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
The minimum that most minimalists want leaves in place just the institutions who protect their interests. That's libertarians for you - anarchists who want… — Kim Stanley Robinson Copy Share Image
Susan B. Anthony must be turning in her grave if she knew that millions of women who have the right to vote are not… — Madeleine M. Kunin Copy Share Image
I really like female singers; I've got zero interest in working with male singers. Any male voice I need to do, I can do. — Devin Townsend Copy Share Image
I could not identify with harming my child or giving up my child. But I could identify with giving up my child if it… — Drea De Matteo Copy Share Image
Human life consists of doing certain things ... to take part in the life of the community; to be able to talk about subjects… — Amartya Sen Copy Share Image