Famous quotes by Politicians

"We found ourselves in a hole that I didn't dig, but I have dug, dug and dug to try to get out of that hole"

Harry Reid, Politician

"Keeping a lid on taxes is not just good for the taxpayer. It's a powerful way to force government to be more accountable, set priorities and spend smarter. Let me repeat that: more accountable, set priorities and spend smarter - that's what we need to be about"

Tim Pawlenty, Politician

"And we ought to work our diplomacy first, and I think it's a reason it's going to respond increasingly to our diplomacy, particularly with the president's direct involvement in the peace process, and I think that's extraordinarily important"

Frank Carlucci, Politician

"And it seems to me, in that experience may lie, at least some of the clues for policy development, perhaps constitutional changes as well, that Labour will need to make at the national level too"

Patricia Hewitt, Politician

"Caring for our children and making sure they do not get addicted to drugs is all of our responsibility"

Joe Baca, Politician

"The spirit of the Olympic movement is great for young people because it teaches them about the training and discipline required to compete. Even if they don't make the teams, they can rededicate their lives to the art of sport, discipline, and physical fitness"

Richard M. Daley, Politician

"Are we interested in treating the symptoms of poverty and economic stagnation through income redistribution and class warfare, or do we want to go at the root causes of poverty and economic stagnation by promoting pro-growth policies that promote prosperity?"

Paul Ryan, Politician

"The perception is that baseball's players' union is protecting players to use steroids and other illegal performance-enhancing drugs"

Jim Bunning, Politician

"We are being tough in saying it is a duty on the unemployed in future not only to be available for work - and not to shirk work - but also to get the skills for work. That is a new duty we are introducing"

Gordon Brown, Politician

"Australia has an increasingly multicultural society"

Julie Bishop, Politician

"It is imperative that we make consumers more aware of the long-term effects of their financial decisions, particularly in managing their credit card debt, so that they can avoid financial pitfalls that may lead to bankruptcy"

Daniel Akaka, Politician

"None of the things I have done would have been accomplished without a true team effort"

Nick Lampson, Politician

"In view of China's growing military strength and intentions, the best way to safeguard Asia's permanent peace and prosperity is to have all Asian countries join forces with other democratic countries in the world to form a global community of democracies"

Jim Costa, Politician

"You know, the pessimism which exists now in the Middle East existed in Northern Ireland, but we stayed at it"

George J. Mitchell, Politician

"Traditional market researchers are cold and calculating and scientific"

Frank Luntz, Politician

"After the 1954 Geneva international conference, Vietnam was divided into two parts. On paper, North and South Vietnam were twin countries born at the same moment"

Nguyen Cao Ky, Politician

"First, the firearms industry has been around and has been respected for generations. They provide a valuable service and a highly desirable product to millions of sportsmen and supporters of those Second Amendment rights"

Cliff Stearns, Politician

"Prior to the PATRIOT Act, the ability of government agencies to share information with each other was limited, which kept investigators from fully understanding what terrorists might be planning and to prevent their attacks"

Chris Chocola, Politician

"It is during difficult times like this that the true American spirit reveals itself. I am not talking only of the response of local, state, and federal governments, although they will each play an extremely important role in this effort"

Jo Bonner, Politician

"Emergency health care for illegal aliens along the southwestern border is already costing area hospitals $200 million a year, with perhaps another $100 million in extended care costs"

Gary Miller, Politician

"America is a place where we all come together. It is a place of consensus"

Charles Schumer, Politician

"Voting is fundamental in our democracy. It has yielded enormous returns"

Arlen Specter, Politician

"The miniskirt enables young ladies to run faster, and because of it, they may have to"

John Lindsay, Politician

"Anti-Catholicism is the anti-Semitism of the intellectual"

Patrick Buchanan, Politician

"We believe that the world, too, can destroy apartheid, firstly by striking at the economy of South Africa"

Oliver Tambo, Politician

"The time has come for all good men to rise above principle"

Huey Long, Politician

"Social Security is not just the foundation of America's retirement dignity and security, it ensures the economic stability and strength of our families and our state's economy"

Debbie Stabenow, Politician

"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me"

Dudley Field Malone, Politician

"Just keep stirring the pot, you never know what will come up"

Lee Atwater, Politician

"The idea of being a foreign correspondent and wandering the world and witnessing great events, having adventures and covering the activities of world leaders, appealed to me greatly. It was a very glamorous life in those days"

Alan Cranston, Politician

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