Politician Quotes: Wisdom and Insights from the World of Politics (Page 4)

"Be precise. A lack of precision is dangerous when the margin of error is small"

"You stuff somebody into the American dream, and it becomes a prison"

"Education can lift individuals out of poverty and into rewarding careers"

"The war being fought in Afghanistan and Iraq is bringing about a fundamental change to the environment that has given rise and power to the extremists who export terrorism"

Craig L. Thomas, Politician

"It is up to us to live up to the legacy that was left for us, and to leave a legacy that is worthy of our children and of future generations"

Christine Gregoire, Politician

"My own personal, moral, spiritual, religious, etc. beliefs don't oppose same-gender marriage"

Ed Case, Politician

"While expanding market access for American industry, financial markets and farmers is critical, I believe it needs to be done responsibly, accounting for the treatment and protection of workers and the environment"

Mark Udall, Politician

"I take office during the most difficult moment in the country's recent history. The country can be saved - it's up to us. I think it is obvious for those who support this government to undertake the commitment and ensure that our country's euro membership is not endangered"

Lucas Papademos, Politician

"Your performance depends on your people. Select the best, train them and back them. When errors occur, give sharper guidance. If errors persist or if the fit feels wrong, help them move on. The country cannot afford amateur hour in the White House"

Donald Rumsfeld, Politician

"If you never try, you'll never know what you are capable of"

John Barrow, Politician

"If you talk to the Whites in Mississippi they will tell you, 'You can go to any school you want to; we don't see race.' Biggest lie ever told"

Bennie Thompson, Politician

"Half of all women who are sexually active, but do not want to get pregnant, need publicly funded services to help them access public health programs like Medicaid and Title X, the national family planning program"

Louise Slaughter, Politician

"Nothing is worse, or more of a breach of the social contract between citizen and state, than for government officials, bureaucrats and agencies to waste the money entrusted to them by the people they serve"

Bob Riley, Politician

"If you're going to play the game properly, you'd better know every rule"

Barbara Jordan, Politician

"Government does not have a revenue problem; government has a spending problem. Government does not have a revenue problem; government has a priority problem. It is time that we begin to fine tune our focus and decide what the priority of government ought to be"

Marsha Blackburn, Politician

"Given my last position, that I was the first U.S attorney post 9/11 in New Jersey, I understand acutely the pain and sorrow and upset of the family members who lost loved ones that day at the hands of radical Muslim extremists. And their sensitivities and concerns have to be taken into account"

Chris Christie, Politician

"I thought this must be obvious to everyone else, as it seemed obvious to me; and that, if once it became apparent that we were on the edge, all the Great Powers would call a halt and recoil from the abyss"

Edward Grey, Politician

"We can reach our potential, but to do so, we must reach within ourselves. We must summon the strength, the will, and the faith to move forward - to be bold - to invest in our future"

John Hoeven, Politician

"In the past I have defended the right of the IRA to engage in armed struggle. I did so because there was no alternative for those who would not bend the knee, or turn a blind eye to oppression, or for those who wanted a national republic"

Gerry Adams, Politician

"Freedom is contagious. That's why despots fear it so much"

Bill Owens, Politician

"From this process has emerged a parallel process of translating traditional working and living values into a new political and economic power - a power increasingly based upon the strength of money and those material things money can purchase"

Alex Campbell, Politician

"Lawsuits - and frivolous lawsuits - are just sapping the life out of the people who perform the services and deliver the goods for the rest of the citizenry in the State of Montana"

Conrad Burns, Politician

"Although we must change the ways we protect our country, we must also guard against policies that appear attractive but offer little real protection and may even impede our ability to protect ourselves"

Richard Burr, Politician

"The need to help spread democracy and the ability to do that will be much greater if we break this addiction to oil, which gives the oil princes and sultans the power in the Mideast"

Jay Inslee, Politician

"Only the most deluded of us could doubt the necessity of this war"

John McCain, Politician

"Health care comprises nearly 20 percent of our national economy, but outdated bureaucracy and red tape have stifled competition and raised costs. As a result, today more than 45 million are without any health coverage"

John Shadegg, Politician

"Like working families all across the state, we must find a way to make government live within its means"

Edward G. Rendell, Politician

"How can I be in two places at once, unless I were a bird?"

Boyle Roche, Politician

"You're going to be hearing a lot about one scrappy president"

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Politician

"Every ISP is being attacked, maliciously both from in the United States and outside of the United States, by those who want to invade people's privacy. But more importantly they want to take control of computers, they want to hack them, they want to steal information"

Darrell Issa, Politician

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