Quotes About Politics

I have my warts. I sometimes say things that get me in trouble. In other words, I lead with my heart and not my head. That's the only chance we have against George Bush.

Trudeau claims he's wary about Chinese espionage, but also says there's nothing wrong with Chinese state-owned enterprises buying up as much of Canada's resource sector as it likes.

We should be wary of politicians who profess to follow history while only noticing those signposts of history that point in the direction which they themselves already favour.

I don't think most conservatives are against access to birth control, but they are wary of funding things like Planned Parenthood.

Advertisers are very wary of ideological media.

Actors in the film industry are usually wary of expressing their opinions on the issues of the day, politics especially.

Americans should be wary of the Muslim Brothers in Egypt but not scared of them.

After leaving college, I was in a show called Sculpture by Women where I was asked to talk about my history of victimisation in art, and I genuinely didn't think I had been victimised. Although I obviously believe in a lot of the feminist aspirations, I was wary about being dragged down by the politics of it.

I am instinctively wary of identity politics. Ultimately, no two black men are the same, any more than two white men are the same.

We will wash and clean the ANC, and it will be the ANC you know. The ANC that will work for the people.

Trump would rather submerge himself in the lake of fire for a thousand years than talk about Russia again. It's the subject he can never avoid, never fully wash out.

Washington isn't a city, it's an abstraction.

Washington couldn't tell a lie, Nixon couldn't tell the truth, and Reagan couldn't tell the difference.

My job is not to represent Washington to you, but to represent you to Washington.

The reason gas prices are so high is because the oil is in Texas and Oklahoma and all the dipsticks are in Washington.

I don't want to come to Washington to be just another vote. I want to lead on issues that are important.

Rich people march on Washington every day.

I've just concluded - since President Obama endorses the same-sex marriage, advocates homosexual people, and enjoys an attractive countenance - thus if it becomes necessary, I shall travel to Washington, D.C., get down on my knee, and ask his hand.

A gaffe in Washington is someone telling the truth, and telling the truth has never hurt me.

I used to have a phrase: Liberalism is spreading misery equally. And now the ruling class throughout Washington seems to have adopted this.

The British claim to have a special relationship with the U.S., but if you mention this in Washington, no one knows what you are talking about.

The institution of the family has very few friends in Washington. There are lobbyists in Washington for every possible entity, from the possum-growers of America to every kind of crazy thing. There's somebody in Washington paid to advance the cause of that particular business, but there's not a lot of support for the family.

I think the country's getting disgusted with Washington partly because of the decline of civility in government.

I really enjoyed my time in state government. I thought we made a difference. I liked being a part of that effort. I had a different experience in Washington.