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116 Public Policy quotes by 103 unique authors

There is a thought that poverty is a public policy failure; poverty is man-made by action and non-action: poverty can be eliminated. — Benjamin Mkapa
But it's a stigmatized problem, and it's a silent problem. This has to end. Suicide is not just a personal tragedy, it's a key issue… — Bob Rae
Yale Law School was the kind of place you went if you felt you needed to go to law school, maybe, for your resume, but… — Robert Reich
Judges who take the law into their own hands, who make up constitutional 'rights' in order to strike down laws they oppose, undermine the people's… — Orrin Hatch
Much of the self-righteous nonsense that abounds on so many subjects cannot stand up to three questions: (1) Compared to what? (2) At what cost?… — Thomas Sowell
According to a Public Policy Polling survey, most Americans find lice and colonoscopies more appealing than Capitol Hill. — Ron Fournier
Harvard's Kennedy School of Government asked me to serve as a fellow at its Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics, and Public Policy. After my… — Al Franken
I know that it's probably not a good idea for a comedian, especially a satirist, to support a public policy group or a politician. This… — Al Franken
The reason I wrote political satire was because I thought it - politics - was important... that public policy was important. Then I transitioned into… — Al Franken
Governments will always play a huge part in solving big problems. They set public policy and are uniquely able to provide the resources to make… — Bill Gates
Universality has been severely reduced: it is virtually dead as a concept in most areas of public policy. — Stephen Harper
Thus, the controversy about the Moral Majority arises not only from its views, but from its name - which, in the minds of many, seems… — Edward Kennedy
The greatest difference between now and 1964, when I began teaching, is that public policy has pretty much eradicated the dream of Martin Luther King. — Jonathan Kozol
A serious problem in America is the gap between academe and the mass media, which is our culture. Professors of humanities, with all their leftist… — Camille Paglia
Most start-up companies fail and it is smart public policy to help entrepreneurs increase their odds of succeeding. But, the biggest loss to our economy… — Eric Ries
There is much that public policy can do to support American entrepreneurs. Health insurance reform will make it easier for entrepreneurs to take a chance… — Eric Ries
The constant need for special waivers is symptomatic of poorly written public policy. It's a signal that the cost of compliance is unreasonably high; the… — John Sununu
There are three critical ingredients to democratic renewal and progressive change in America: good public policy, grassroots organizing and electoral politics. — Paul Wellstone
I don't know how you feel, but I'm pretty sick of church people. You know what they ought to do with churches? Tax them. If… — George Carlin
Tolerance obviously requires a non-contentious manner of relating toward one another’s differences. But tolerance does not require abandoning one’s standards or one’s opinions on political… — Dallin H. Oaks
The Tea Party is a group that rejects deep thinking, it rejects the very complex analysis that is involved in public policy, it rejects the… — Eugene Jarecki
Jackie O was so capable in so many ways. Hillary tried to redefine the role when she got into public policy, and Michelle Obama is… — Bellamy Young
My appetite for public policy and changing it, and not only being a part of the conversation, but affecting it in a positive way, never… — Harold Ford, Jr.
If scientists could communicate more in their own voices - in a familiar tone, with a less specialized vocabulary - would a wide range of… — Alan Alda
Everything we do in public policy prevents us from doing something else. To govern is to choose. — Richard Lamm

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