954 private quotes tagged politics

“If you have embraced a creed which appears to be free from the ordinary dirtiness of politics - a creed from which you yourself cannot expect to draw any material advantage - surely that proves that you are in the right?” — George Orwell

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“We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.” — Aesop

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“I didn't know my Dad - he moved out early. And my mom's politics were kind of hardscrabble. She didn't think about Democrats or Republicans. She thought about who made sense. I've been both in my life.” — Dennis Miller

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“In government you carry each hope each disillusion. And in politics it's always about the next challenge.” — Tony Blair

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“When one may pay out over two million dollars to presidential and Congressional campaigns, the U.S. government is virtually up for sale.” — John W. Gardner

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“I came back from university thinking I knew all about politics and racism, not knowing my dad had been one of the youngest-serving Labour councillors in the town and had refused to work in South Africa years ago because of the situation there. And he's never mentioned it - you just find out. That's a real man to me. A sleeping lion.” — Johnny Vegas

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“Our whole constitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control men's minds.” — Thurgood Marshall

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“Fiscal conservatism is just an easy way to express something that is a bit more difficult, which is that the size and scope of government, and really the size and scope of politics in our lives, has grown uncomfortable, unwieldy, intrusive and inefficient.” — P. J. O'Rourke

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“Growing up, politics never trickled down to the areas we come from. But people from Obama's camp, and Obama himself, reached out to me and asked for my help on the campaign. We've sat and had dinner, and we've spoken on the phone. He's a very sharp guy. Very charming. Very cool.” — Jay-Z

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“If everybody in this town connected with politics had to leave town because of chasing women and drinking, you would have no government.” — Barry Goldwater

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“Acknowledging class was always difficult for 'New Democrats' - it was second-wave, it was divisive - but 2008 made retro politics cool again.” — Thomas Frank

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“Everything is politics.” — Thomas Mann

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“The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then they get elected and prove it.” — P. J. O'Rourke

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“If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there'd be a shortage of sand.” — Milton Friedman

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“Remember the first time you went to a show and saw your favorite band. You wore their shirt, and sang every word. You didn't know anything about scene politics, haircuts, or what was cool. All you knew was that this music made you feel different from anyone you shared a locker with. Someone finally understood you. This is what music is about.” — Gerard Way

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“One of the key problems today is that politics is such a disgrace, good people don't go into government.” — Donald Trump

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“I am in politics because of the conflict between good and evil, and I believe that in the end good will triumph.” — Margaret Thatcher

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“Music and politics are in essence about communication. Without over-stretching the analogy I do feel a sense of rhythm is important in getting your message across.” — Charles Kennedy

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“I'm not in politics.” — David Attenborough

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“Only government can take perfectly good paper, cover it with perfectly good ink and make the combination worthless.” — Milton Friedman

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“I didn't come into politics to change the Labour Party. I came into politics to change the country.” — Tony Blair

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“Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don't vote.” — William E. Simon

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“The good news is that, according to the Obama administration, the rich will pay for everything. The bad news is that, according to the Obama administration, you're rich.” — P. J. O'Rourke

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“Politics is repetition. It is not change. Change is something beyond what we call politics. Change is the essence politics is supposed to be the means to bring into being.” — Kate Millett

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“A lot of women these days, a lot of young women don't want to call themselves feminists. You have this cheap, hideous 'girl power' sort of fad, which I think is pretty benign at best, but at worst, I think it's a way of taking the politics out of feminism and making it some kind of fashion.” — Ani DiFranco

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