Gavel Quote by Stephen Colbert Download Open image “John Boehner chose a huge gavel. I think somebody's compensating for his small government.” — Stephen Colbert ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.8 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Gavel Government Huge Politics Small government Thinking
I admire John Boehner greatly. He's a great public servant. I think people are going to miss him in the long run because he's… — Jeb Bush Copy Share Image
Let me just say that while I personally am very fond of John Boehner, his record of predicting what would happen if certain policies,… — Jay Carney Copy Share Image
John Boehner is the ultimate Beltway hack, a man whose unmatched and self-serving skill at political survival has made him, after two decades in… — Matt Taibbi Copy Share Image
House Speaker John Boehner and presumed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell understand the art of politics. — Pete Hoekstra Copy Share Image
You know who Boehner is, right? He's that orange looking guy. See, for Republicans that counts as diversity. — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
John Boehner has to start taking a macro step towards the American people, away from the more radical elements of his party. You know,… — Howard Bragman Copy Share Image
I'm not a 'messiah' coming to change Washington. I don't come with a political background, so I think it's part of my responsibility to… — James Lankford Copy Share Image
I think the answer has to do with the fact that [Louis D.] Brandeis was a consistent critic of bigness in business and in… — Jeffrey Rosen Copy Share Image
Big Government is the small option: it's the guarantee of smaller freedom, smaller homes, smaller cars, smaller opportunities, smaller lives. — Mark Steyn Copy Share Image
Kevin McCarthy, who is the House majority leader, was pretty open. He went out and recruited candidates. And the Republicans in the House have… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
Ronald Reagan four times accepted the limits in contributions of what he could take, what he could spend, and the public funding for the… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
Don't be bitter. Everybody suffers. If you can accept your suffering then you will understand other people better. Be grateful for pain. Love life. — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from it. Because cynics don’t learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness, a… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
We all deserve credit for this new surveillance state that we live in because we the people voted for the Patriot Act. Democrats and… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
I've long been against illegal aliens, partly because they distract us from an even bigger threat: real aliens. — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
Believe in me, cause I don't believe in anything, and I wanna be someone to believe. — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
It's August, which means Congress is on recess and Mitch McConnell has shimmied back into the ocean to seek a mate. — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
Try to love others and serve others and hopefully find those who love and serve you in return. — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
Thirty seconds is the exact amount of time Americans can tolerate something they don't understand. — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
I used to make up stuff in my bio all the time, that I used to be a professional ice-skater and stuff like that.… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
I live by syllogisms: God is love. Love is blind. Stevie Wonder is blind. Therefore, Stevie Wonder is God. I don't know what I'd… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
“Unlike Paul Newman, who seems to think that salad dressing is the cure-all for America's ills, I'm a man of action.” — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
Now, for my younger viewers out there, a book is something we used to have before the internet. It’s sort of a blog for… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
Judges in Texas swing the gavel with one hand and take money with the other. — Craig McDonald Copy Share Image
If I swung the gavel the way I swung that golf club, the nation would be in a helluva mess. — Tip O'Neill Copy Share Image
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg fell asleep during Obama's speech. She woke up with the other justices drawing a gavel on her face. — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
If people had gavels, there would be no wars. If every person in the world had a gavel and could bang it and get… — Fran Lebowitz Copy Share Image
My other hobby, because I just love any job with a gavel, is auctioneer. And I so often have presided over charity auctions in… — Fran Lebowitz Copy Share Image