It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than an empty stomach.

I also have picked a secretary for Housing and Human Development. Mel Martinez from the state of Florida.

Most of the energy of political work is devoted to correcting the effects of mismanagement of government.

Political pornography is not unlike the sexual kind: difficult to define, but you know it when you see it

The thinking it took to get us into this mess is not the same thinking that is going to get us out of it.

That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in another.

Africans require, want, the franchise on the basis of one man one vote. They want political independence.

American nation was not founded on political principles. This nation was founded on spiritual principles.

Jung Chang was the first person to tell a grand historical, political story through a personal narrative.

The definition of terrorism is killing civilians with the intent of changing their political affiliation.

The right to unite freely and to separate freely is the first and most important of all political rights.

Laura and I really don't realize how bright our children is sometimes until we get an objective analysis.

My hair is an aesthetic choice… At the same time, how you wear your hair is a political statement as well.

There is a term called political correctness, and I consider it to be a euphemism for political cowardice.

One word sums up probably the responsibility of any vice-president, and that one word is 'to be prepared'.

Of late years (perhaps as a result of our political changes) art has borrowed from history more than ever.

For me, poetry has no point in existing if it's not to be a prompt or aid to political and ethical change.

Every dimension of the gospel is relevant to one or more of our social and political problems of our time.

What is al Qaeda? It's an open source religious political movement that works off the global supply chain.

All politics takes place on a slippery slope. The most important four words in politics are up to a point.

For those looking for security, be forewarned that there's nothing more insecure than a political promise.

There ain't no answer. There ain't gonna be any answer. There never has been an answer. That's the answer.

The greatest and most powerful revolutions often start very quietly, hidden in the shadows. Remember that.

Do you ever get the feeling that the only reason we have elections is to find out if the polls were right?

There is no surer method of economizing and saving money than in the reduction of the number of officials.

America's political system is superior to the crony corrupt corrupt capital system in Russia in every way.

Being gay is not a political accomplishment in itself. It's not enough to constitute a political platform.

I do respect the political process and those that cover politics on a regular basis. It's just not for me.

The progress of evolution from President Washington to President Grant was alone evidence to upset Darwin.

Washington is like a self-sealing tank on a military aircraft. When a bullet passes through, it closes up.

Political power does not rest with those who cast votes; political power rests with those who count votes.

I have left orders to be awakened at any time during national emergency, even if I'm in a cabinet meeting.

The [Liberal] federal government's trouble is that they have a wishbone where they should have a backbone.

We need steel spines, not weak knees when it comes to political independence in the Department of Justice.

The internet is changing all forms of communication, and this definitely includes political communication.

Self-regulation stands in relation to regulation the way self-importance stands in relation to importance.

When governments become large, voters cannot exercise close oversight, otherwise known as political power.

What is history but the story of how politicians have squandered the blood and treasure of the human race?

Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.

In a world wracked by hatred, economic crisis, and political tension, America remains mankind's best hope.

In politics, merit is rewarded by the possessor being raised, like a target, to a position to be fired at.

Regardless of your race, religion or political affiliation, never hesitate to question those in authority.

Anyone dumb enough to get his political information from a comic strip deserves what he gets at the polls.

I'm going to be so much better a president for having been at the CIA that you're not going to believe it.

The fact that he relies on facts - says things that are not factual - are going to undermine his campaign.

NATO as a political alliance does need to be relooked at in terms of everything - resourcing, capabilities.

Corporations have neither bodies to be punished, nor souls to be condemned, they therefore do as they like.

No man could be equipped for the presidency if he has never been tempted by one of the seven cardinal sins.

Our economic problems worry me much less than our political solutions, which have a far worse track record.

Sadly the job security of lawyers has been ruined, so they are less willing to defend political defendants.

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