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Quotes About Government

Part of the reason why I'm supporting Trump is that I think we need a more radical, new approach to government - at least in the U.S. - from what we've had before.
~ Wilbur Ross
The most obvious criticism of aid is its links to rampant corruption. Aid flows destined to help the average African end up supporting bloated bureaucracies in the form of the poor-country governments and donor-funded non-governmental organizations.
~ Dambisa Moyo
Industry now should become a full partner of government in supporting longrange basic research.
~ Kenneth G. Wilson
I think the federal government really should be supporting Louisiana and ensuring that every person from that area has an opportunity to vote on what will occur in the area.
~ Stephanie Tubbs Jones
In no way am I supporting or suggesting that a Conservative government is a good thing, far from it.
~ Jarvis Cocker
Fundamentally, legislation that is historic, that is comprehensive, that has a large number of senators supporting it is more durable.
~ Max Baucus
All too often, government's response to social breakdown has been a classic case of 'patching' - a case of handing money out, containing problems and limiting the damage but, in doing so, supporting - even reinforcing - dysfunctional behaviour.
~ Iain Duncan Smith
Through the 1990s, 'Reason' was a voice of 'dissident feminism,' upholding the equal dignity of both sexes and supporting the rights of individuals against a government that had gone mad over sexual harassment.
~ Virginia Postrel
We must draw a distinction between understanding and supporting Israel's values and existence, and criticising any Israeli government's policy.
~ Tzipi Livni
If President Obama really means what he has said repeatedly about supporting the aspirations of the Egyptian people, then he will have to recognize that in Egypt today, as in America in 1963, that can mean opposing government policy.
~ Cynthia P. Schneider
The Odisha government is supporting the sports circuit very well. Athletes are getting jobs in the government sector and they are providing facilities for all athletes to perform as well.
~ Dutee Chand
I have made it clear that I am supporting Modi for his work. This does not mean that I am supporting BJP.
~ Raj Thackeray
I know this government is running in a three-wheeler like an autorickshaw, but for the poor people the steering is in my hand and the other two are sitting behind supporting.
~ Uddhav Thackeray
People want to be in a place where government is receptive and supportive of them. They want people to feel grateful for what they do in the community and in creating high-paying jobs, and they may not be getting that in the places where they've traditionally been.
~ Francis X. Suarez
I'm fully supportive in principle for the government to do the maximum to help the people that need help.
~ Haim Saban
The investment climate in Gujarat under Modi has been very supportive of business interests; but it was the same under the Congress governments that came before him.
~ Abhijit Banerjee
This notion that we're going to prop up foreign governments, that we're going to invade other countries for some kind of perceived benefit where we're going to install somebody who's going to be supportive of American interests or American corporate private interests needs to stop.
~ Matt Gonzalez
American farmers and ranchers deserve a USDA that will pursue supportive policies rather than seek their further harm.
~ Jerry Moran
A lawmaker cannot be pro-sequester while also purporting to be pro-national security or supportive of a strong economy.
~ Pete Gallego
I've always said that anytime Congress can provide us direction and answer the question of how they would like the commission to implement something, then I am totally supportive.
~ Michael O'Rielly
To create a society that is supportive of child-rearing parents is a role of the government, and we are also working to realize a society where women can shine.
~ Yoshihide Suga
The Chinese government supports Chinese companies in going global. But we believe that this process should be market-oriented, with companies being the main driver.
~ Xi Jinping
Republicans are definitely pro-birth - they'll do everything they can to make sure that that baby comes out, regardless of how it got in, but are they pro-life? Can you be pro-life and vote to cut funding that supports the life of a child?
~ Jennifer Granholm
An empire that extends itself selectively is just being prudent about its own limitations. A republic that supports democratization selectively is another matter.
~ Noah Feldman