Quotes About Politics

No one expects the tone of an election to be mild-mannered, least of all a presidential one.

The new Germany has the unquestionable right to hold its tongue between its teeth.

The days of Democrats biding our time, biting our tongue, and triangulating at the margins are over.

I'm not very into politics but I love watching shows like 'Last Week Tonight' - people come for the comedy and they stay for the interesting questions.

Ferdinand was a gold trader. He was a lawyer for mining companies. When he entered politics in l949, he had tons and tons of gold. When Bill Gates was a college dropout, Ferdinand already possessed billions of dollars and tons of gold. It wasn't stolen.

Dick Cheney and Bush's rise to power were built on tons of money from corporations and a dulled press.

Climate change is real, and the fossil fuel industry is pouring tons and tons of money into campaign contributions. That's something to be angry about.

I played Laura Bush in a Tony Kushner piece, and afterward, I think my phones got tapped.

When Tony Abbott was prime minister, I could get straight answers. I didn't always like what he had to say, but he stuck to it.

Tony Rezko and Bill Ayers should lead the Democratic Party. They are the only Democrats with any convictions.

In Davos during the WEF, we have government heads like David Cameron, Shinzo Abe, Tony Abbott, and Dilma Rousseff. These are the people who can actually get something done.

I look up to the older generation of men - Arthur Scargill, Tony Benn, Jeremy Corbyn - but my main role model has been my step-granddad Jim. He's brilliant, very political, quite eccentric.

Tony Hadley is a big Conservative. He is desperate to become a Lord. He's jealous of me.

I now believe Malcolm Turnbull is worse than Tony Abbott.

Tony Blair's a friend.

Tony Blair personified the shift away from democracy, towards control by bankers.

I'm a big fan of Tony Blair. I'm not saying that I think his judgment has always been right, but I look at him as a person.

Tony Blair is a dreadful man; really truly dreadful.

I don't think we can go into important local elections next year... with Tony Blair as leader and expect to keep many of the councillors we've got now.

I love the Restoration. It's a bit like coming out of the John Major era into the optimism of Tony Blair.

I just can't stand Tony Blair.

Taking the left-right political spectrum, the public regards Tony Blair as being more or less dead centre and the Conservative party as way off to the right.

As Tony Blair has made clear, our fundamental challenge is how to make Europe work better.

Tony Blair will probably get thrown out by his party.