Quotes About Politics

My parents are awesome, but they're pretty left-wing.

I'm actually embarrassed to tell people I'm Russian these days, because it's become such an awful place.

Usually, the energy in elevators is so awkward; I mean, I can't imagine the politics in the ones in the Conde Nast building.

Republican politics can sometimes feel like you're walking into, you know, an Elks Club or bachelor party.

Backing Trump has been bad for business.

When I retired from the military, I come home. And the reason why I got into politics is, you know, I spent a lot of time away from my wife and my kids. And I come home, and I found out I have kids in my backyard that have it worse than the children I saw in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Democrats have bad ideas and Republicans have no ideas.

I'm not running for the U.S. Senate because I think Lincoln Chafee is a bad man.

Not every Democratic idea is a good one; not every Republican idea is a bad one.

Politics is like getting a really bad review: a stinker that you know all your friends are reading.

Businesses have moved from doing business to doing lobbying, and I think that's a very bad thing.

People ask, 'How do you work with the other side?' Well, I start by not saying bad things about them.

It should be a badge of shame to have an A-rating from the NRA.

In Asia, democracy has been less advanced than elsewhere. And many of these countries haven't done too badly.

My resume is lean enough that I don't have the added baggage that is not necessary to be able to be successful in government.

Ross Perot. I could have had a ball with him.

At the end of the day, European politicians face the ballot box, as do all of us politicians.

I didn't run for mayor because everything was going great in Baltimore in 1999.

I do not think a Muslim ban is in our country's interest.

People always ask me 'do you think there should be more bands doing political music?' and I say 'absolutely not.'

It's very important to the conservative movement to be rid of the Ex-Im Bank.

Bankers also play politics.

I think a lot of Americans are not sure which side Washington is on: the side of banks or the side of the people.

Barack Obama doesn't think this country should be number one. If it were number 35 it'd be fine with him.