- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
Politics Quotes
Voices on ideology, debate, and public life.
These politics quotes range from a personal statement linking radical belief to the character of one's work, to an observation that casual conversation about politics rarely gets taken too seriously. Together they capture politics as something people engage with unevenly, with real distance between everyday talk and lasting conviction.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Confidence
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's a tendency in politics to attribute bad motivation much too quickly, and the sooner you attribute bad motivation to someone you disagree with, the harder it is to find some common ground to make some progress that would give people confidence that you got it more right than wrong.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's no conscious plan here; my whole life in politics as a state legislator and in Congress has been about strengthening the middle class.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I reiterate that I am strongly committed to working with those on all sides of politics to improve how Parliament operates.
- Mouth
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to stay away from politics, or else I'll probably end up putting my size fifteen foot into my mouth.
- Easter
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- Nov 07, 2020
For those of you who still believe in the Easter Bunny and that the letters that appear in your local newspaper come from concerned citizens who really care, I've got troubling news. At least in politics, most of the letters that get published on the letters-to-the-editor page originate in the campaign headquarters of the candidates.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's that evil twin part of me that always comes out at the absolute wrong political moment, like a demon possessing my soul; it exhibits itself as an arrogance or disdain or obnoxiousness or meanness or anger or pettiness - all traits that are lethal in politics.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am not a politics wonk. I like the idea of my writing reflecting more about who I am or other people.
- Crime
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was a crown attorney in my home town in Nova Scotia, and I learned that victims of crime needed better laws to better protect them. I saw politics as a means to improve this protection for them.
- Nov 07, 2020
My politics are very centrist and sometimes, especially when it comes to foreign affairs, lean to the right.
- Long Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
A couple of weeks is a long time in American politics.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
Think about all the great leaders. Think about Obama. Think about Clinton. Think about Nelson Mandela. Think about all the people that we know who are very successful in business, in politics and religion. What are they? They tell purposeful stories. They move people to action by aiming at the heart.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm going to be looking forward, asked to be judged on my record, not taken back as has been the - in a sense, the tendency throughout politics in Northern Ireland, is to always look back, always look at what was said a long time ago, instead of looking forward.
- Peace
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- Nov 07, 2020
What my job is, is to get on with getting the process of democratic politics, back on the road, entrenching the peace settlement, and I ask you to judge me on my record.
- Must
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- Nov 07, 2020
Trauma and sexual abuse are two of our most pressing human and societal problems. They must be studied by unbiased scientific investigation rather than polarized by hysteria and politics.
- Nov 07, 2020
Things move very slowly in politics. We seem to fight the same wars over and over again.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020