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Quotes About Representative

I am seeking every day to restore faith in Parliament - to ensure we have a House of Commons which is representative, effective and reconnected to the people we serve.
~ John Bercow
A Western-style democracy in Afghanistan is a dream. I don't see that as a reality anytime soon. But I think some form of representative political process is not that far-fetched.
~ Khaled Hosseini
I think Amsterdam is to Holland what New York is to America in a sense. It's a metropolis, so it's representative of Holland, but only a part of it - you know, it's more extreme, there's more happening, it's more liberal and more daring than the countryside in Holland is.
~ Anton Corbijn
Representative democracy is in crisis in the United States.
~ John Delaney
After receiving strong encouragement from numerous people that I respect and admire, discussing with my family, and seriously considering it, I have decided not to run for the 12th Congressional District, a seat currently held by a man I admire very much, Representative Jerry Costello.
~ Ann Callis
The office of U.S. Trade Representative was created in order to permit corporations to write law that serves only their interests.
~ Paul Craig Roberts
I initiated the State's investigation of Governor Blagojevich and have prosecuted public officials, including a sitting democratic state representative and democratic State's Attorney.
~ Lisa Madigan
The truth, the real history, is way more interesting and representative of what America actually is.
~ Rhiannon Giddens
I want to be a representative of what I hope will be a future bigger and broader Republican party.
~ Anthony Scaramucci
I've got to take responsibility and be a representative, not only for the Steelers but myself, my family. I've got to be smart.
~ Antonio Brown
Apparently, Agent Coulson is a representative or an avatar of all the geeks. And there is so much love for Coulson and fan art of Coulson.
~ Clark Gregg
Becoming a campaign representative for the somewhereto_ re:store campaign was a simple choice.
~ Theo Paphitis
It is a tenet of representative democracy that MPs are not delegates for their constituents. This means that their decisions and actions are ultimately governed by putting the best interests of all their constituency before all else.
~ Gina Miller
As a dentist and representative, I have seen firsthand the need to make our healthcare system both more accessible and affordable.
~ Jeff Van Drew
Representing your country is a highlight in everybody's career.
~ Shaun Wright-Phillips
When you're the voice who represents our music and our family, it's an amazing, and a huge, responsibility. I am able to not only be an ambassador for my own family but for everyone.
~ Rohan Marley
The antisemitic parties' claim to be "above all parties" announced clearly their aspiration to become the representative of the whole nation, to get exclusive power, to take possession of the state machinery, to substitute themselves for the state.
~ Hannah Arendt
The antisemitic parties' claim to be above all parties announced clearly their aspiration to become the representative of the whole nation, to get exclusive power, to take possession of the state machinery, to substitute themselves for the state.
~ Hannah Arendt
Le système de gouvernement représentatif connaît aujourd'hui une crise en partie parce qu'il a perdu, avec le temps, toutes les institutions qui pouvaient permettre une participation effective des citoyens et, d'autre part, parce qu'il est gravement atteint par le mal qui affecte le système des partis: la bureaucratisation et la tendance des deux partis à ne représenter que leurs appareils.
~ Hannah Arendt
I have toured my constituency maximum number of times as a member of the Lok Sabha among the MPs from Madhya Pradesh.
~ Sushma Swaraj
As opposed to touring for three years and then going into the studio and writing an album, I think this record is representative of a lot of everyday people.
~ Nuno Bettencourt
It is fair to say that Africa has become a major force in moving the world towards multi-polarity, an important emerging market that helps promote global economic recovery and integration, and an outstanding representative of diverse civilizations in the world.
~ Li Keqiang
The president felt that it was important to send an ordinary citizen to experience the excitement of space travel as a representative for all Americans.
~ Christa McAuliffe
An ambassador is an honest man sent to lie abroad for the commonwealth.
~ Sir Henry Wotton