Quotes About Politics

There's all kinds of envy out there on the Left.

Every country should have at least one King Farouk.

I am, as far as my politics reaches, 'King and Country' - no 'Innovations in Religion and Government' say I.

I'm an Angus King independent.

In an election, there are no kings.

No matter how holy and righteous you are, you're still gonna have to kiss up to the billionaire for the check to get yourself elected to change the laws. Even if you're Bernie Sanders.

It's absolutely wrong to see all of these large corporations folding into basically what the Democrats want, and that's kissing the ring.

If you wanted to hear politics, you'd go to Henry Kissinger; you wouldn't go to hear Jackie Mason. The reason I speak about politics is because I know I can get a laugh out of it.

I think Hadley is to Rice as Scowcroft was to Kissinger; not inclined to think or act independently.

I happen to write a lot of stories that make Kissinger look bad. I'd rather that the stories weren't true, but they all happen to be true.

Financial globalisation and Islamist globalisation are helping each other out. Those two ideologies want to bring France to its knees.

In Hollywood, they put the knife in your front; in D.C., they put it in your back. I found far fewer duplicitous people in Hollywood.

I don't want to do a rabidly left-wing show. I think it's much more interesting to turn the knife on yourself.

I started knitting in the Congress, and it was a scandal - like, big scandal.

My wife and I were both very engaged in trying to defeat Trump. We knocked on doors in three states.

To know how to dissimulate is the knowledge of kings.

Hypocrites are more enraging than extremists, as every campaign operative knows.

Domestically, a lot of people think Xi Jinping is becoming Mao Zedong. By giving Hong Kong democracy, people would look at them as enlightened leaders.

I am the first female chief executive of Hong Kong.

When Hong Kong was under British administration, governors were dispatched from London to govern this city. We had no say in the matter.

I believe it's important that Hong Kong does not become another Chinese city.

Your country becomes funnier the further you are from it. I remember seeing Boris Johnson on the news when I was in Hong Kong, and he looked so much more ridiculous.

China is dead set on making Hong Kong more like it.

Carrie Lam is not the leader elected by people of Hong Kong.