Politics Quotations..

• The art of politics consists in knowing precisely when it is necessary to hit an opponent slightly below the belt.
  Konrad Adenauer # Art, Knowledge, Smart, Competition, Strategy, Politics Quotes
• What you're seeing and hearing at the moment is undoubtedly putting your basic democratic feelings to a hard test.
  Konrad Adenauer # Democracy, Feelings, Politics Quotes
• My Commission reflects the political sensitivities to the capacity in Europe and it seems to me very balanced on the ideological level.
  Jose Manuel Barroso # Political Quotes
• In the foreseeable future we (the EU) will not have a constitution. That’s obvious. I haven’t come across any magic formulas that would bring it back to life. Instead of never-ending debates about institutions, let’s work with what we’ve got.
  Jose Manuel Barroso # Future, Politics, Action, Work Quotes
• Political will and leadership are more important than institutions.
  Jose Manuel Barroso # Politics, Leadership, Important Quotes
• As a politician, however, I am ashamed to speak of poverty eradication in such terms. I see clearly that the motivation has weakened with regard to the initial objective of eradicating poverty.
  Jose Manuel Barroso # Poverty, Problems, World, Political Quotes
  
• I believe the EU is much stronger because of Britain, and Britain is stronger for being in the EU. If political leaders in Britain explain to the public what Britain means to Europe and what Europe means to Britain, I believe the case for a 'Yes' vote is very, very clear.
  Jose Manuel Barroso # Belief, Strong, Politics, Teamwork Quotes
• The link between my experience as an entrepreneur and that of a politician is all in one word: freedom.
  Silvio Berlusconi # Experience, Entrepreneur, Politics, Freedom Quotes
• We all say no to war, we are all for justice and peace. But sometimes in order to maintain peace, armed action is necessary.
  Silvio Berlusconi # War, Peace, Politics Quotes
• I'm not a traditional politician, and I have a sense of humor. I'll try to soften it and become boring, maybe even very boring, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to.
  Silvio Berlusconi # Politics, Interesting, Smart Quotes
• The political tradition of ancient thought, filtered in Italy by Machiavelli, says one thing clearly: every prince needs allies, and the bigger the responsibility, the more allies he needs.
  Silvio Berlusconi # Responsibility, Politics, Organization, Important Quotes
• I'm the Jesus Christ of politics, I am a patient victim, I put up with everyone, I sacrifice myself for everyone.
  Silvio Berlusconi # Self, Politics Quotes
• I am absolutely sure to be the most democratic man ever became Prime Minister in Italy.
  Silvio Berlusconi # Democracy, Politics, Thinking Quotes
• I think that having good data, good statistics—and the United States generally has better macroeconomic statistics than most countries—and having good economists to interpret those data and present the policy alternatives, has a substantially beneficial effect on policymaking in the United States.
  Ben Bernanke # Good, Information, Research, America, Economic, Politics Quotes
• The economic repercussions of a stock market crash depend less on the severity of the crash itself than on the response of economic policymakers, particularly central bankers.
  Ben Bernanke # Economic, Stock Market, Politics Quotes
• This is not a clash between civilisations. It is a clash about civilisation.
  Tony Blair # Conflict, Life, Society, Politics Quotes
• I didn't come into politics to change the Labour Party. I came into politics to change the country.
  Tony Blair # Changes, Politics, Ambition Quotes
• I don't like it, to be honest, when politicians make a big thing of their religious beliefs, so I don't make a big thing of it.
  Tony Blair # Religion, Politics Quotes
• It is unlikely that there will be any substantial progress toward a final settlement without active American leadership and participation.
  Wolf Blitzer # Leadership, America, World, Politics Quotes
• It is time for the United States, as the sole recognized intermediary, to consider more forceful action for peace. The rest of the world will welcome this leadership
  Wolf Blitzer # America, Peace, Action, Politics, World Quotes
• You call them rebels, ... I call them by their names: They are killers, they are convicted killers, they are terrorists.
  Wolf Blitzer # Negative, Politics Quotes
• The Greens will continue to champion a fairer society rather than simply the economy and to champion the parliament rather than simply the stock exchange.
  Bob Brown # Politics, Competition, Society, Improvement, Economic, Goal Quotes
• With a small fraction of the hundreds of billions of dollars spent on the Iraq war, the US and Australia could ensure every starving, sunken-eyed child on the planet could be well fed, have clean water and sanitation and a local school to go to.
  Bob Brown # America, Achievement, Decisions, Politics Quotes
• For me there is a mission for this country moving forward - there are big long-term decisions we've got to take as a nation.
  Gordon Brown # Action, Improvement, Politics, Growth Quotes
• Europe should now respond positively and enthusiastic to the American offer ... about the elimination of export subsidies and the reduction of tariffs.
  Gordon Brown # America, Economic, Politics, Financial Quotes
• My first rule – the golden rule – ensures that over the economic cycle the Government will borrow only to invest, and that current spending will be met from taxation.
  Gordon Brown # Taxes, Economic, Government, Investing, Politics Quotes
• There are as many Scottish roads to Socialism as there are predictions of Britain's economic doom - but most of them demand three things: a coherant plan for an extension of democracy and control in society and industry which sees every reform as a means to creating a socialist society; a harnessing of the forces for industrial and community self-management within a political movement; and a massive programme of education by the Labour Movement as a whole.
  Gordon Brown # Economic, Planning, Democracy, Control, Society, Management, Politics, Education Quotes
• If you want a modern, compassionate Conservative go for the real thing: that's me. I am it. It's what I think and believe. When I'm under pressure and the the Daily Mail's having a go at me, I'll stick to my guns because that's what I believe in.
  David Cameron # Passion, Belief, Politics Quotes
• Issues that once divided Conservatives from Liberal Democrats are now issues where we both agree. Our attitude to devolution and localisation of power. Iraq. The environment. I'm a liberal Conservative.
  David Cameron # Attitude, Party, Power, Politics, Iraq Quotes
• Don't make the mistake of trying to set out every day in this leadership campaign policies that will make us look ridiculous in five years' time.
  David Cameron # Mistakes, Leadership, Politics, Elections Quotes
• Russia today is, in essence, on the verge of economic and political breakdown. We can end the crisis in Russia only by concerted action. You know that I have always been open to constructive dialogue.
  Viktor Chernomyrdin # Economic, Crisis, Action, Talks, Political Quotes
• We are for continuity in the policy of democratic transformations in Russia.
  Viktor Chernomyrdin # Politics, Democracy, Changes Quotes
• The message of the international community is clear - it has united to tell Iraq that it is now time to co-operate fully with the United Nations.
  Jacques Chirac # Society, World, Politics, Teamwork Quotes
• The construction of Europe is an art. It is the art of the possible.
  Jacques Chirac # Politics Quotes
• Terrorism takes us back to ages we thought were long gone if we allow it a free hand to corrupt democratic societies and destroy the basic rules of international life.
  Jacques Chirac # Democracy, Life, Politics, World, Society Quotes
• As soon as one nation claims the right to take preventive action, other countries will naturally do the same. If we go down that road, where are we going?
  Jacques Chirac # Organization, Government, Politics Quotes
• I am never going to have anything more to do with politics or politicians. When this war is over I shall confine myself entirely to writing and painting.
  Winston Churchill # War, Politics, Enjoyment Quotes
• The return to the Organization of the United States of America, the bearers of a great and diversified democratic culture that has inspired many other peoples.
  Carlo Azeglio Ciampi # America, Politics, Great, Democracy, Society, Culture, Inspirational Quotes
• There are a lot of very brilliant people who believe that the nation-state is fast becoming a relic of the past.
  Bill Clinton # Politics, Thinking, Society, Belief Quotes
• Politics gives guys so much power that they tend to behave badly around women. And I hope I never get into that.
  Bill Clinton # Bad, Woman, Power, Politics, Hope Quotes
• We are here to advance the cause of women and to advance the cause of democracy and to make it absolutely clear that the two are inseparable. There cannot be true democracy unless women's voices are heard. There cannot be true democracy unless women are given the opportunity to take responsibility for their own lives.
  Hillary Clinton # Woman, Politics, Opportunity, Action Quotes
• The challenge is to practice politics as the art of making what appears to be impossible, possible.
  Hillary Clinton # Challenging, Politics Quotes
• A corporation's primary goal is to make money. Government's primary role is to take a big chunk of that money and give it to others.
  Larry Ellison # Company, Goals, Profit, Money, Government, Politics, Power Quotes
• You do not think you live in a real democracy, because still you have a special type of government department like the Intelligence service that are above the law. You cannot invoke them, they can do anything and they still do.
  Mohamed Al-Fayed # Democracy, Government, Politics, Wrong, Thinking Quotes
• Let’s forget the reunification, let’s just shut up and don't talk about that topic for the next 20 years.
  Joschka Fischer # Talk, History, Experience, Politics Quotes
• A transitional government is the beginning of a transfer of sovereignty. It's a question of Iraqi security and moving forward with the political process.
  Joschka Fischer # Politics, Government, Changes, Improvement, Iraq, Question Quotes
• Any time there's a scandal, we always try and get involved.
  Larry Flynt # Politics, Strategy Quotes
• Politics is my hobby. Smut is my vocation.
  Larry Flynt # Politics Quotes
• Majority rule only works if you're also considering individual rights. Because you can't have five wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for supper.
  Larry Flynt # Politics, Truth Quotes
• Seven sins of life: Politics without principle. Commerce without morality. Wealth without work. Education without character. Science without humanity. Pleasure without conscience. Worship without sacrifice.
  Mahatma Gandhi # Life, Politics, Challenging, Religion, Inspirational, Education, Work Quotes
• What generally happens in this county is that our politicians don't serve us well because they don't tell the truth, and they don't keep their promises.
  Peter Garrett # Politics, Government, Truth, Promise, Negative Quotes
• Climate change is so big that people who study it.. and many do.. need to speak to it. They must present scientific papers, they must appear in public, they must speak to the media and we must hear their voices. In order to get policy right, policymakers.. governments.. need to make decisions based on sound science.
  Peter Garrett # Climate Change, Science, Media, Politics, Environmental Quotes
• In moving toward such bold revolutionary transformations, we understood that there would be errors, that there would be resistance, that the novelty would bring new problems. We foresaw the possibility of breaking in individual sections. However, the profound democratic reform of the entire system of power and government is the guarantee that the overall process of restructuring will move steadily forward and gather strength.
  Mikhail Gorbachev # Politics, Democracy, Changes Quotes
• If we had failed to pursue the facts as far as they led, we would have denied the public any knowledge of an unprecedented scheme of political surveillance and sabotage.
  Katharine Graham # Failure, Knowledge, Society, Politics Quotes
• My point was that the war was intrinsically wrong, and as a result of our participation we haven't improved Australia's security but created a greater danger at home and abroad.
  Bob Hawke # War, Wrong, Results, Politics Quotes
• Unless and until something concrete is done about addressing the Israeli-Palestinian issue you won't get a real start on the war against terrorism.
  Bob Hawke # Politics, Plan, Terrorism, Fighting, War Quotes
• Truth is absolute, truth is supreme, truth is never disposable in national political life.
  John Howard # Truth, Politics Quotes
• Terrorists oppose nations such as the United States and Australia not because of what we have done but because of who we are and because of the values that we hold in common.
  John Howard # America, Terrorism, Values, Politics Quotes
• I will be fighting every minute of every day of the campaign because I am determined to win and I think it's important that we have a strong experienced Government that knows it's own mind in these more difficult times.
  John Howard # Politics, Winning, Elections, Determined, Government Quotes
• Too often it's not the most creative guys or the smartest. Instead, it's the ones who are best at playing politics and soft-soaping their bosses. Boards don't like tough, abrasive guys.
  Carl Icahn # Success, Smart, Creative, Best, Politics Quotes
• For John Howard to get to any high moral ground he would have to first climb out of the volcanic hole he's dug for himself over the last decade.
  Paul Keating # Politicians, Moral, Problems Quotes
• In our common struggle, I rely heavily on the vibrant energy, talent and courage of people across the length of the country, but for my words to be heard all over Russia and all over the world, I need to run in Moscow.
  Mikhail Khodorkovsky # Challenging, Courage, Talent, Politics Quotes
• Media people should have long noses like an elephant to smell out politicians, mayors, prime ministers and businessmen. We need to know the reality, the good and the bad, not just the appearance.
  Dalai Lama # Media, Politics, News, Information, Truth Quotes
• In my country we go to prison first and then become President.
  Nelson Mandela # Politics, Challenging, Achievement Quotes
• Everyone wants a more simple tax system. But if this means that certain tax breaks have to be cut, people are no longer so enthusiastic.
  Angela Merkel # Tax, Politics Quotes
• Whoever decides to dedicate their life to politics knows that earning money isn't the top priority.
  Angela Merkel # Decisions, Life, Politics, Money, Goal Quotes
• Politicians have to be committed to people in equal measures.
  Angela Merkel # Politics Quotes
• From (this) experience we have learned that in a big party it is important to have the necessary and often controversial discussions on policy issues such as the health system while in opposition.
  Angela Merkel # Important, Negotiation, Experience, Learning, Conflict, Politics Quotes
• If you want to be constructive in politics, the less you look back, the better. If you do look back, then it can only be to learn for yourself through the events that have taken place.
  Angela Merkel # Politics, Experience, Self, Learning Quotes
• To be serious, if we were only interested in earning big money then a politician would have to go and work in industry.
  Angela Merkel # Politics, Money, Business Quotes
• Never before in my political life have I been taken so seriously as woman.
  Angela Merkel # Serious, Politics, Woman Quotes
• Take housing. We don't have efficient mortgage markets around the world, but we've had a $20 trillion increase in housing assets from 1997 to 2004. If developing countries can fully borrow, what are they going to buy? Where are the assets for them to buy?
  Michael Milken # Market, Finance, Economic, Politics Quotes
• War is not solely past, it can be our future, and these are you, ladies and gentlemen deputies, who are the guardians of our peace, our security and our future.
  Francois Mitterrand # War, Future, Peace, Politics, Government, Responsibility Quotes
• As with all politically lead governments, foreign investment is the slowest in the media section. Politicians are somewhat paranoid about the media but we still think it’s worthwhile.
  Rupert Murdoch # Politics, Government, Investing Quotes
• I've always been more interested in the content of our newspapers, political positions day to day, the thrill of communicating with people through words that I am in the pure business aspects.
  Rupert Murdoch # Interesting, Business, Communication, Politics Quotes
• Fascism, the more it considers and observes the future and the development of humanity, quite apart from political considerations of the moment, believes neither in the possibility nor the utility of perpetual peace.
  Benito Mussolini # Fascism, Future, Improvement, Politics, Belief, Peace Quotes
• The one thing sure about politics is that what goes up comes down and what goes down often comes up.
  Richard Nixon # Politics Quotes
• Politics would be a helluva good business if it weren't for the goddamned people.
  Richard Nixon # Politics, Business Quotes
• I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is opposed to every instinct in my body. But as president I must put the interests of America first Therefore, I shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow.
  Richard Nixon # Quitting, Politics, Government, American Quotes
• Not a single leaf moves in this country if I'm not the one moving it. I want that to be clear!
  Augusto Pinochet # President, Politics, Control, Power Quotes
• War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a purpose that our people understand and support.
  Colin Powell # War, Understanding, Support, Politics Quotes
• As an advisor, I can say what I want. If I were a politician, I would constantly have to compromise, and I’m incapable of doing that.
  Azim Premji # Dishonesty, Politics, Truth Quotes
• I would like to note how satisfied I am. When we launched the enlargement project, many believed we attempted the impossible. Yet, we have made it.
  Romano Prodi # Satisfaction, Politics, Achievement Quotes
• I believe that European initiatives must have one clear characteristic without which they cannot be called European, and that is to keep the door open to all members. That is true of monetary, defence and any other area.
  Romano Prodi # Politics, Belief Quotes
• I thought that the Iraqi war was absolutely damaging our interests and world interests and would become a nightmare. And now I don't want to say I was right, but let us simply put the real problem on the table.
  Romano Prodi # Politics, War, World, Problems, Negative Quotes
• My policy is first of all stronger cooperation with the countries from which they come.
  Romano Prodi # Politics, Strong, Teamwork Quotes
• Are we all clear that we want to build something that can aspire to be a world power - not just a trading bloc, but a political entity?
  Romano Prodi # World, Politics, Power, Ambition, Commitment Quotes
• We are taking collectively very big decisions -- for (powers of) arrest, for money laundering -- in all the chapters where we need new cooperation against terrorists.
  Romano Prodi # Decisions, Politics, Teamwork, Power, Terrorist Quotes
• The most important thing, in my view, was that democracy cannot be exported. It should be a product of internal development of a society.
  Vladimir Putin # Important, Democracy, World, Politics, Society Quotes
• In the United States, you first elect the electors and then they vote for the presidential candidates. In Russia, the president is elected through the direct vote of the whole population. That might be even more democratic.
  Vladimir Putin # America, Politics, Democracy, Wrong Quotes
• Russia needs a strong state power and must have it. But I am not calling for totalitarianism.
  Vladimir Putin # Power, Politics, Strong Quotes
• Anyone who doesn't regret the passing of the Soviet Union has no heart. Anyone who wants it restored has no brains.
  Vladimir Putin # Politics Quotes
• Russia’s modern foreign policy is based on the principles of pragmatism, predictability and the supremacy of international law.
  Vladimir Putin # Politics, Strategy, Predict, Smart Quotes
• Success is not assured, but America is resolute: this is the best chance for peace we are likely to see for some years to come - and we are acting to help Israelis and Palestinians seize this chance.
  Condoleezza Rice # Success, America, Help, Politics Quotes
• Punish France, ignore Germany, and forgive Russia.
  Condoleezza Rice # Politics Quotes
• When are we going to stop making excuses for the terrorists and saying that somebody is making them do it? No, these are simply evil people who want to kill.
  Condoleezza Rice # Politics, War Quotes
• I'm making policies by looking at what I would do for my own children.
  Segolene Royal # Politics, Improvement, Future, Contribution Quotes
• Why should one have to be sad, ugly and boring to go into politics?
  Segolene Royal # Politics, Sad, Identity Quotes
• First of all America is very important, we must have better economic relations. That calls us to the cultural area which is important. Turkey has often been judged solely on its past. The democracy we have is not perfect. We are learning.
  Sakip Sabanci # America, Economic, Politics, Learning Quotes
• Politicians like to tell people what they want to hear - and what they want to hear is what won't happen.
  Paul Samuelson # Politicians, People, Promises Quotes
• Globalization presumes sustained economic growth. Otherwise, the process loses its economic benefits and political support.
  Paul Samuelson # Globalization, Economic, Growth, Politicians, Support, Loss Quotes
• Asia's governments come in two broad varieties: young, fragile democracies - and older, fragile authoritarian regimes.
  Paul Samuelson # Asia, Government, Politics, Democracy, Weakness Quotes
• To be a young Gaullist is to be a revolutionary!
  Nicolas Sarkozy # Revolution, Ideology, Political Quotes
• Success and social promotion are not some right that anybody can claim after queuing at some [government office]. It is better: it is a right, a right that one can merit because of one's sweat.
  Nicolas Sarkozy # Success, Human Rights, Politics, Challenging, Government Quotes
• Ever since I became NATO Secretary General, I have emphasised the need for enhanced political dialogue among the Allies. And I am glad that, over the last few years, we’ve had more regular, and increasingly constructive, political discussions in NATO on a wider range of issues.
  Jaap de Hoop Scheffer # NATO, Negotiation, Talk, Communication, Political Quotes
• I am not the German Tony Blair. Nor am I the German Bill Clinton. I am Gerhard Schroeder, chancellor of Germany, responsible for Germany. I don't want to be a copy of anyone.
  Gerhard Schroeder # Self, Confident, Politics, Responsibility Quotes
• I can't let important policy decisions hinge on the fact that an election is coming up every 90 days.
  Gerhard Schroeder # Decisions, Important, Politics Quotes
• They have it wrong in asking if Schroeder favors Britain over France, or France over Britain. Schroeder favors Germany. That is what we all have to understand.
  Gerhard Schroeder # Politics, Wrong, Influence, Understanding Quotes
• Under my leadership, this country will not be available for adventures.
  Gerhard Schroeder # Leadership, Confident, Strong, Politics Quotes
• Civil government, so far as it is instituted for the security of property, is in reality instituted for the defense of the rich against the poor, or of those who have some property against those who have none at all.
  Adam Smith # Government, Property, Rich, Poverty, Economic, Politics Quotes
• I have no faith in political arithmetic.
  Adam Smith # Faith, Politics Quotes
• We do not want a single foot of foreign territory; but of our territory we shall not surrender a single inch to anyone.
  Joseph Stalin # Military, Politics Quotes
• If any foreign minister begins to defend to the death a "peace conference," you can be sure his government has already placed its orders for new battleships and aeroplanes.
  Joseph Stalin # Politics, Death, Peace, Military, Government Quotes
• The U.N. is as effective as its member states allow it to be.
  Desmond Tutu # Politics, Power Quotes
• Our world is very dishonest, and our leaders encourage dishonesty by setting bad examples- by lying, being corrupt, and using political sleight of hand to sustain power.
  Stuart Wilde # Encouragement, World, Leadership, Politics, Bad, Power, Dishonesty Quotes
• Politics I conceive to be nothing more than the science of the ordered progress of society along the lines of greatest usefulness and convenience to itself.
  Woodrow Wilson # Politics, Science, Progress, Society Quotes
• If you think too much about being re-elected, it is very difficult to be worth re-electing.
  Woodrow Wilson # Elections, Challenging, Party, Politics Quotes
• We, the Black masses, don't want these leaders who seek our support coming to us representing a certain political party. They must come to us today as Black Leaders representing the welfare of Black people.
  Malcolm X # Black, Party, Support, Politics Quotes
• Let's not talk about Communism. Communism was just and idea, just pie in the sky.
  Boris Yeltsin # Communism, Idea, Political Quotes
• You can build a throne with bayonets, but you can't sit on it for long.
  Boris Yeltsin # Achievement, Politics, Negativity Quotes
• There are numerous bugbears in the profession of a politician. First, ordinary life suffers. Second, there are many temptations to ruin you and those around you. And I suppose third, and this is rarely discussed, people at the top generally have no friends.
  Boris Yeltsin # Politics, Life, Negative, Friendship Quotes

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