Quotes by Politicians Maybe we like our politicians to appear like bumbling oafs. It certainly never did Ronald Reagan or George Bush any harm. The Italians still seem enamoured of Silvio Berlusconi - a man whose entry into a room is less likely to be greeted with the Italian national anthem than by the Benny Hill theme tune. Rory Bremner politicians never hill man This whole controversy about global warming or even evolution - politicians just don't want to take the time to educate themselves. Rush D. Holt, Jr. politicians global-warming want time For politicians to be honest, the public needs to allow them to be honest, and the media, which mediates between the politicians and the public, needs to allow those politicians to be honest. If local democracy is to flourish, it is about the active and informed engagement of every citizen. Rory Stewart citizen politicians democracy media About 3 million IVF babies have been born since Louise Brown's birth in 1978. Bizarrely, when this life-giving treatment was first considered, it was massively controversial. A storm of vitriolic protest came from many religious leaders, journalists, politicians, regrettably even other scientists and doctors. Robert Winston politicians storm birth born And for well over a hundred years our politicians, statesmen, and people remembered that this was a republic, not a democracy, and knew what they meant when they made that distinction. Robert W. Welch, Jr. politicians democracy people years Port Royal, Jamaica, was built for pirates. The town had a well-protected harbor, corrupt politicians and townsfolk, and a set of ethics that seemed passed down from Sodom and Gomorrah. Robert Kurson politicians down royal ethics People in Indiana like to see their politicians at the county fair or the Rotary Club. Richard Mourdock politicians see like people The symbolic significance of individual athletes' achievements has sometimes proved more productive than the negotiations of diplomats or politicians. Richard Attias politicians more individual sometimes Politicians always criticize each other in different ways. Thaksin Shinawatra ways politicians always different Voters, whatever their political views, should rise up against politicians who want to dilute the Bill of Rights to perpetuate their tenure in office. Ted Olson politicians rise political want When politicians seek to restrict political speech, it is invariably to protect their own incumbency and avoid having to defend their policies in the marketplace of ideas. Ted Olson politicians speech political ideas Our message of a balanced budget amendment, term limits to end career politicians, and a real plan to keep America safe is resonating with voters. Ralph Norman politicians end limits real Solemnity in politicians is not only tiresome but may even mask those twin sins - self-righteousness and intolerance - for the opinions of others. If I couldn't laugh, I couldn't live, especially in politics. Ralph Bellamy laugh politicians live politics Somehow we must reintegrate the scientific with the popular and reconnect the future to the present. This is less a job for scientists, engineers, bureaucrats, and administrators and more a job for novelists, moviemakers, popularizers, and politicians. Newt Gingrich politicians job future engineers We have got to make sure there is proper independent scrutiny and accountability for people in the press, just as there should be in any other industry where things go wrong. But let's not try and think it is for politicians or governments to tell people what they stick in newspapers. That is deeply illiberal. Nick Clegg politicians try think people Politicians are dividing us based on caste lines. Vijay Sethupathi caste politicians us lines I'll spend whatever it takes to get my message out and to be competitive with these career politicians. I'm not going to take a penny of special interest money. Jeff Greene politicians career money special I was a political reporter for quite some time, so I followed around all sorts of different politicians. Jim Lynch politicians some political time Politicians attend dinners at hotels with contractors. Bankers discuss interest rates at lunch. Jimmy Breslin hotels politicians interest lunch One can say all they want about politicians, but politicians to other politicians, their word is almost always good. John Sharp politicians say good want «12345678910»