Quotes About Politics

Of all the criticisms levelled at Stephen Harper by his critics, the most puzzling, at least to anyone who has covered Washington, is that he behaves more like a president than a prime minister.

There are lots of people shaping decisions, and so if we want to predict correctly, we have to pay attention to everybody who is trying to shape the outcome, not just the people at the pinnacle of the decision-making pyramid.

In my opinion, Arnold Schwarzenegger wasn't qualified to be governor of California.

Rajeev Gandhi was prime minister. We've had a long family relationship with them. He asked me to fight an election, and I went ahead and did it. But I was not qualified as a politician, and I am not going back there again.

Even if I disagree with Obama on many, many things, he is certainly qualified to be president. He is certainly competent to be president.

Too many actors have run for office. There's one difference between me and them: I know I'm not qualified.

I think a lot of politicians want to focus on the things that make them qualified for the job; the truth is no one's ready for the job of member of Congress until you're there.

I guess as far as leftists are concerned, the United States can't qualify as a 'cultured society' simply because we've actually created a society that works.

The Fayyad cabinet may well be the best the Palestinians ever get. But whatever its good qualities, there is no democracy.

I see The Rock running in 2020 and being a two-term president. I think he would be great, and I'm joking when I say I think Stephanie McMahon wouldn't be a fine president of the United States. I think she's got the leadership qualities. I see those two as potential candidates, and I see Kane as a congressional leader.

We've got an outstanding justice system. Our judiciary are respected around the world. It is a key part of what we are as a country. It's an area where there is a strong political consensus behind that and perhaps in an era of populism it's important that we preserve those qualities.

Politicians are interesting people and they have good and bad qualities.

My approach to politics is very serious. It must be handled by great people with extraordinary skills and human qualities. I feel I don't have qualities of that sort.

Loyalty is a fine quality, but in excess it fills political graveyards.

Planned Parenthood is an organization that does not provide quality health care.

They knew that Roosevelt and the Democratic party made a difference on them, on their quality of life issues, and they believed in that. But today it is completely different.

Politics is real. It has an impact on people's lives. It's harder to quantify the impact art has. Personally, I oscillate between two extremes. Some days I think it's very important. Other days I think it isn't important at all.

Difference of religion breeds more quarrels than difference of politics.

As a university student and activist, I was attacked from all quarters from the far right to the far left.

From that moment on, there will be an irreversible process to separate Quebec from Canada.

I'm a Republican, but I like the Queen. Like everyone else, I'm sentimental about the Queen.

There's a lot of anger in 'Queen of Denmark,' and that's me getting political.

I start 'The Code Book' with the story of Mary Queen of Scots and the Babington Plot, which was foiled when Mary's enciphered messages fell into the hands of Elizabeth I's codebreakers.

The thing is, I was always a republican, but I have to say I've become completely obsessed with the Queen.