Quotes About Government

I don't think music should be played anywhere near politics. The two don't go together.

All enterprises and major players need to pay attention to the needs of the government of the country of which they are a part. At one level, it would be unconscionable for a company like Huawei not to be responsive to Chinese national-security needs.

We should have been there shoulder to shoulder with our allies. Our concern is the instability of our government as an ally. We are playing again with national and global security matters.

Government's role should be only to keep the playing field level, and to work hand in hand with business on issues such as employment. But beyond this, to as great an extent as possible, it should get the hell out of the way.

Despite the enormous role that local government plays in our daily lives, the constitution makes not one mention of it.

I hate the Chinese government. If you do not want to embrace North Korean defectors in your country, I understand. But we have a country where we can seek asylum. So please, let us freely pass through. Why are you doing your best to try and catch defectors?

Please, people, don't drink and vote. We'll all pay for that.

Yeah, I want a job in Barack's Cabinet. How about a job, Mr. Obama? Please? Please?

We are a party which believes that we work in the national interest, not just to please my opposition.

I'm pleased the administration is endorsing the need for legislation dealing with the chemical sector. In the past, the administration's position has been ambiguous.

I do not want our society to be one where the government feels free to check your private phone records anytime it pleases.

A lot of people get elected to Congress, and sometimes a part of their pledge is a term-limit pledge. There's no accountability.

I know plenty of people in China who don't like what their government does to the Falun Gong, but they don't want to entrust their data to the Falun Gong, either.

We will never be a part of any plot against those who are governing our country.

Part of being innovative in government is sometimes not trying to plot out the last chapter of the book, but to be open and see what comes back.

People in the Middle East, people everywhere, want peace. But unfortunately too many fail to recognize that that lasting peace can only be found with pluralistic, secular government.

Let's not forget, what TARP did allowed us to move overnight and put capital into hundreds of banks, and that money came back plus $32 billion.

Government shouldn't constantly be in our pocket.

You know government needs a haircut. If we keep their spending down, that's more money in your pocket.

When the government takes more money out of the pockets of middle class Americans, entrepreneurs, and businesses, it lessens the available cash flow for people to spend on goods and services, less money to start businesses, and less money for businesses to expand - i.e. creating new jobs and hiring people.

It is clear that there has been money, but it has gone to line the pockets of the corrupt.

If you want the government off your back, get your hands out of its pockets.

If there is one belief that unifies most Alaskans - our true north - it is less government and more freedom. We don't want the government in our pockets or our bedrooms; we certainly don't need it in our families.

I do plan to be on the podium with President Clinton when she's inaugurated in January 2017 - but I'm going to be sitting with the senators.