Quotes About Politics

Washington is Hollywood for ugly people.

We believe - we believe that, if we tell the people the truth, that they will act bigger than the pettiness we see in Washington, D.C. We believe it is possible to forge bipartisan compromise, and stand up for our conservative principles.

Now you have people in Washington who have no interest in the country at all. They're interested in their companies, their corporations grabbing Caspian oil.

Washington has, with some justification, gained a reputation for being hopelessly mired in partisan gridlock.

I like surfing in Mexico a whole lot better than sitting with people in Washington that I don't even like.

Many times, disagreements between the two political parties in Washington get all the headlines. What's not reported is the fact that Republicans and Democrats agree on where we want to go, but we disagree on how we're going to get there.

President Obama and Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi represent what mainstream America is rejecting about Washington, D.C. And that is this out of touch with the people.

I think the Clintons are brilliant. I've never met a person as intelligent as Bill, and I think Hillary is right up there with him. They're too smart for Washington.

Washington has become this place that people don't leave. It has become this permanent feudal class.

The whole notion of an embassy is like 'The Other.' That's what makes Washington interesting.

I served three terms in the U.S. Senate and was co-chairman of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform in 2010. So I know a bit about how Washington operates, and I have had plenty of experience doing the work of running for office.

Washington, D.C., is one of my favorite cities.

The first iron rule of American politics is Follow the Money. This explains, oh, about 80 percent of what goes on in Washington.

I think a lot of people in Washington are extremely suspicious of NASA.

The reason people like the Young Turks is because we say things you're not allowed to say in Washington that are obviously true.

Most critical histories of U.S. involvement in Iran rightly began with the joint British-U.S. coup against democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh in 1953, which installed Pahlavi on the Peacock Throne. But it was Kissinger who, in 1972, greatly deepened the relationship between Washington and Tehran.

Senator Kerry has been in Washington long enough to take both sides on just about every issue.

Leaks and whispers are a daily routine of news-gathering in Washington.

I believe Ted Cruz is the right candidate for the right time in our country's history. A proven leader and a consistent conservative who will fight the Washington cartel and stand up for the American people.

People are gravitating towards Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders because they are doing their own thing. I think people are trying to cut out the middle man and just get to the source and get away from Washington politics.

We saw what happened in Jimmy Carter's administration. President Carter was a good man with the best of intentions. But he came to Washington without a good working relationship with Democratic members of Congress, which played a big part in his administration's problems.

I think on a whole host of issues Washington tends to be a lagging indicator on public opinion.

When George Washington was elected president, there was no national vote.

the best cure for Communist ideals is to live, even for a short time, under a Communist regime.