Quotes About Issues

I believe that in order for our democratic system to work as intended, the average person must have faith in their government. Citizens must believe that our system is working to represent them, and that it is capable of advancing issues like healthcare access, lowering prescription drug costs and improving infrastructure.

The people who typically tell the story of what's going on in America are from the booming parts of America. The presentation of issues is colored by that.

In presidential elections, I think people focus way too much on ideology.

The presidential race should not be a battle of personalities.

They cannot count on the press and they cannot count on Congressional committees to bring the problems of the scientific community to their own attention, or to police the scientific community.

George W. Bush brought a lot of minorities into his administration, which was a positive thing, and they had some issues that they wanted to press, but 9/11 really gave them direction. It gave them a purpose.

The global movement of displaced people, many of whom end up in detention without hope, is one of the most pressing issues of our times.

Women in America will have to find an answer for the pressures of work and family, but if you really care about women's issues you have to think about women in the world, especially Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

I don't want to pretend that I am a little David Suzuki, because I am not. I'm really different. I have different issues. I'm more interested in the social aspect of environmental issues.

Can you explore real issues as a fake character? Yes - it's called acting. Or fiction. But acting is not a method of engaging with the actual world, just as pretending to know what a character might eat does not a novel make - much less make that make-believe real.

Musicians always come off sounding a little bit pretentious, and a little bit... I don't know, hypocritical, from what they do, talking about strong issues.

You know, everybody is dealing with issues.

I like comedy that's not political but social, dealing with issues of people talking to each other. No matter what your politics, we still have to live with each other. Politics is taking a side. I'm not running for office, you know?

What people do in their private lives, these are not big issues that our country's dealing with.

I have a problem with the way the media deals with a lot of law enforcement issues.

When you've dealt with real-life issues, dealing with business issues is not that hard.

For whatever reason, gay characters, or characters that deal with sexuality issues, who are black, in 'black films'... are typically not dealt with with any sort of complexity. They're exoticized: their being gay is sort of the point.

I like debating policy.

I think for young people, there are so many issues, not only student loan debt but health care and all these various issues that I believe can impact the quality of your life.

I do not consider myself to be a scientist, and I've always deferred to career scientists on issues of science.

I don't doubt that straight white men have identity issues and identity complexes and struggle with defining themselves.

Running for office is important, and you don't really need more than to be right on the issues, and to be able to articulate what it is you believe. You don't need a certain background. You don't need to be a lawyer. You don't need to have some professional degree.

Citizens and consumers are demanding that climate change and environmental issues be taken seriously.

Bernie Sanders deserves a lot of credit because he has raised issues.