954 private quotes tagged politics

“Obama seemed poised to realign American politics after his stunning 2008 victory. But the economy remains worse than even the administration's worst-case scenarios, and the long legislative battles over health care reform, financial services reform and the national debt and deficit have taken their toll. Obama no longer looks invincible.” — Dee Dee Myers

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“Is there in all the history of human folly a greater fool than a clergymen in politics?” — Pat Robertson

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“In my early 20s, I studied history and politics, and I really thought that perhaps I would devote my life to that.” — Wallace Shawn

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“Hope springs eternal, even in politics.” — Gwen Ifill

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“The hope of a new politics does not lie in formulating a left-wing reply to the right-it lies in rejecting conventional political categories.” — Christopher Lasch

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“Well, Judy, I would hope in the new year, we could start thinking about politics not like it was the Super Bowl, where you always have to have one team that wins and the other team has to be a loser.” — John Breaux

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“My hope is that 10 years from now, after I've been across the street at work for a while, they'll all be glad they gave me that wonderful vote.” — Sandra Day O'Connor

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“For a person who promised hope and civility in politics, Mr. Obama has shown a borderline obsessiveness in blaming Mr. Bush.” — Karl Rove

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“There is no hope even that woman, with her right to vote, will ever purify politics.” — Emma Goldman

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“What I hope is in five years' time, I can go to the British people in the election and say: Lots of you doubted that coalition politics worked, but it has worked.” — Nick Clegg

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“President Obama chose politics over leadership. 'Hope' and 'Change' have become bait-and-switch.” — Lindsey Graham

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“Mixing humor and politics is something that works.” — Bryan Cranston

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“Political correctness? In my humor, I never talk about politics. I was never much into all that.” — Don Rickles

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“I was in civil society long before I was ever in politics or my husband was ever even elected president.” — Hillary Clinton

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“When times are tough and people are frustrated and angry and hurting and uncertain, the politics of constant conflict may be good, but what is good politics does not necessarily work in the real world. What works in the real world is cooperation.” — William J. Clinton

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“There is probably a perverse pride in my administration... that we were going to do the right thing, even if short-term it was unpopular. And I think anybody who's occupied this office has to remember that success is determined by an intersection in policy and politics and that you can't be neglecting of marketing and P.R. and public opinion.” — Barack Obama

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“In the end, that's what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope?” — Barack Obama

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“And yet, there are still people in American politics who, for some reason, cling to this belief that America is better off adopting the economic policies of nations whose people who immigrate here from there.” — Marco Rubio

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“Conservatism has had from its inception vigorously positive, intellectually rigorous agenda and thinking. That agenda should have in my three pillars: strengthen the economy, strengthen our security, and strengthen our families.” — Mitt Romney

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“The country already has a leader who divides us with the bitter politics of envy. We have to offer an alternative vision.” — Mitt Romney

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“No. I probably do better not being in politics. They have too much control over you when you are in politics.” — Evander Holyfield

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“Nobody likes, you know, the ugly parts of politics.” — Barbara Bush

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“I don't really like labels in politics, but I will gladly accept the label of conservatism.” — Marco Rubio

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“Part of the reason that our politics seems so tough right now and facts and science and argument does not seem to be winning the day all the time is because we're hardwired not to always think clearly when we're scared. And the country's scared.” — Barack Obama

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“In every country today, there is politics. It may be authoritarian politics, but there is politics.” — Hillary Clinton

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