Quotes by Politician I learned that not only am I a descendant of slaves, but that I am also a descendant of royalty, that there are politicians from the 1800s as well as Tuskegee Airmen in my lineage. Cuba Gooding, Jr. lineage royalty politician Under the right conditions, gay people can become politicians and be in control of their lives in a much broader way through activism. Daayiee Abdullah gay politician people Politics is made up largely of irrelevancies. Dalton Camp politician politics political I'm Dan Gelber. As a federal prosecutor, I helped put away corporate criminals, corrupt politicians and violent gangs. Dan Gelber gang criminals politician When you define the audience, the performer becomes what the audience wants. Politicians do that all the time. Dan Graham audience politician In the end, I think part of my problem was that I was a better legislator than I was a politician. Dan Maffei politician problem thinking Politicians generally do the right thing only when all other options are exhausted. Daniel J. Mitchell exhausted politician political Every individual should be expressing themselves, whether a politician or a minister or a policeman. Dave Brubeck ministers individual politician Politicians like to talk about the income tax when they talk about overtaxing the rich, but the income tax is just one part of the total tax system. There are sales taxes, Medicare taxes, social security taxes, unemployment taxes, gasoline taxes, excise taxes - and when you add up all of those taxes [many of which are quite regressive], and then you look at how they affect the rich and the poor, you essentially end up with a system in which the best off 20 percent of Americans pay one percentage point more of their income than the worst off 20 percent of Americans. David Cay Johnston rich poor politician If I was a politician right now I would change just about everything. David Coverdale politician right-now ifs There's the disingenuous duplicitousness, but you can apply that to every politician, really. David Cross disingenuous politician Ive worked as a diplomat before I became a politician. David Cunliffe diplomats politician There are actually very few US politicians who have integrity and vision. David Korten vision politician integrity There is no visible sign that the current politicians in the US are willing to see the need for change. David Korten currents politician needs Politicians are addicted to spending and revenue extraction. As with an addict, there's little pause for moral or legal contemplation. David Malpass moral politician littles I am not a politician, and I will never be, and I say that with absolute conviction. David Petraeus absolutes conviction politician If there were such a thing as Chapter 11 for politicians, the Republican push to extend the unaffordable Bush tax cuts would amount to a bankruptcy filing. David Stockman republican cutting politician Politicians have responsibility to act if the public opinion changes. David Titley public-opinion politician responsibility Nothing is more dangerous that the politician who uses politics as a surrogate for an unsatisfactory personal life. Denis Healey dangerous politician use Ever since economists revealed how much universities contribute to economic growth, politicians have paid close attention to higher education. Derek Bok growth politician attention «23456789101112»