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Politics Quotes
"War has rules, mud wrestling has rules - politics has no rules."
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"Let everyone leave all the guns - British guns and Irish guns - outside the door."
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"They say President Wilson has blundered. Perhaps he has, but I notice he usually blunders forward."
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"Basically, I have no place in organized politics. By coming to the British Parliament, I've allowed the people to sacrifice me at the top and let go the more effective job I should be doing at the bottom."
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"The Christians had a better chance against the lions than the American consumer has against the OPEC cartel."
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"Bite us once, shame on the dog; bite us repeatedly, shame on us for allowing it."
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"When something really comes from the soul, I think it has a truth that you cannot find in politics."
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"And I think there is too much bloviating around from politicians."
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"Diversity on the bench is critical. As practitioners, you need judges who 'get it!' We need judges who understand what discrimination feels like. We need judges who understand what inequality feels like. We need judges who understand the subtleties of unfair treatment and who are willing to call it out when they see it!"
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"I will support legislation that benefits the American worker and prevents the outsourcing of American jobs."
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"One of the nuisances of the ballot is that when the oracle has spoken you never know what it means."
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"Unfair trade agreements, passed by both Republicans and Democrats, have sent millions of jobs to other countries. We need to stop this hemorrhaging and find ways for American workers to compete in the new market."
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"America has a critical role to play as the most powerful member of the world community."
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"The argument of the broken window pane is the most valuable argument in modern politics."
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"The important things that in a campaign we talk about, let us not forget that once the election is over."
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"When applied to politics and taken to its extreme, kitsch is the mask of death. Fascism was all aesthetics. There was no core principle to it. There was no truth to it."
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"Others may make you promises, once again, and then election after election not deliver. We will not do this."
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"The president overstepped his authority when he asked the NSA to eavesdrop on Americans' international phone calls without obtaining a warrant."
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"The employer generally gets the employees he deserves."
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"Whoever lives in Berlin note, and doesn't die of Liberalism, will never die of vexation!"
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"And I believe in the 13 years Judge Roberts was there, he never turned down a request to give some assistance on a pro-bono case, and this was no different."
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"It's not the physical location of birth that defines citizenship, but whether your parents are citizens, and the express or implied consent to jurisdiction of the sovereign."
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"Nevertheless, I resist cynicism and continue to believe in the possibilities for genuine democracy."
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"We're competing against other great cities: Madrid, Rio de Janeiro, and Tokyo. That's why it's important that we all join together on the final path to Copenhagen. Having the support of President Obama is key."
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"I don't know if anybody wants to mix their politics with their entertainment."
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"The only way to be true to our American tradition is to maintain absolute governmental neutrality regarding religious beliefs and practices."
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"I think one of the great problems we have in the Republican Party is that we don't encourage you to be nasty. We encourage you to be neat, obedient, loyal and faithful and all those Boy Scout words, which would be great around a campfire but are lousy in politics."
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"On the mountains mistakes are fatal. In politics, mistakes are wounding emotionally, but you recover. Personally, wilderness helps me get back in touch with natural rhythms, helps me reflect and, in the process, restore my creativity."
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"What we have to do is to find a solution that the interests of the national teams are respecting the interests of the clubs. And also the clubs they shall respect the interests and the aspirations of national teams."
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"We can't do much about ensuring that the homeland is safe if our local police and sheriffs' departments don't have the personnel they need to keep our streets and neighborhoods secure."
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"I was the guy that told Bill Clinton he was going to win. I had gotten the final polling numbers. He had a comfortable lead. He was not going to lose."
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"In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake."
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"It's rural America. It's where I came from. We always refer to ourselves as real America. Rural America, real America, real, real, America."
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"The government wields a heavy hand, which is often used in an underhanded way."
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"As I discovered, even the governor of a major state who holds pro-life views can be denied a hearing at his party's convention without the national media protesting it."
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"The individual mirrors in his individuation the preordained social laws of exploitation, however mediated."
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"But the more an organization succeeds and prospers, the more it is likely to be diverted from its original ideals, principles and purposes."
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"I look forward to their convention and look forward to hearing the President talk about what he will do for the next four years. He hasn't done it up to this point."
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"You know, Democratic and Republican administrations alike have supported individuals and regimes that have slaughtered millions across the globe. And they need to be held accountable for that."
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"We just have to be crystal clear that if we were to abandon all the reforms made over some very painful years in the Labour party, we would be consigned back to opposition."
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