Politics Quotes - Page 56

Identity politics divides us. Fiction connects. One is interested in sweeping generalizations. The other, in nuances. One draws boundaries. The other recognizes no frontiers. Identity politics is made of solid bricks. Fiction is flowing water.

Don't be deluded into believing that the titular heads of the networks control what appears on their networks. They all have better taste.

Health care is a right, not a privilege.

Nothing in politics is ever so good or as bad as it first appears.

All politicians promise that which they cannot deliver. I just wish they did so less gleefully.

Take whatever position you want, but do take a position, because once you do, ample money awaits you on either side.

There is only one way to eat an elephant, a bite at a time.

He loves basketball. And I said Obama loves basketball. Let's start there, all right. Start there.

Dennis Kucinich's politics are more scrambled than Rod Steiger's dream journal.

Ah, Feminism in the nineties, what a What is yours what is mine field.

I love this country for several reasons, not the least of which is that I know I'm allowed to hate it if I want to.

A politician's record is like a tin kettle to a dog's tale - it's a noisy appendage, wich makes the dog conspicuous and invites everybody to shy a brick at him.

The atmosphere in which social legislation is considered is not a friend of truth.

Certainly, I know what to do, and when I am Vice President -- and I will be -- there will be contingency plans under different sets of situations and I tell you what, I'm not going to go out and hold a news conference about it. I'm going to put it in a safe and keep it there! Does that answer your question?

May our nation continue to be the beakon of hope to the world.

I've been told to keep my remarks relatively brief. I understand Quayle-hunting season begins at noon.

It would be bad for the economy if we have another Jimmy Carter grain embargo, Jimmy, Jimmy Carter, Jimmy Carter grain embargo, Jimmy Carter grain embargo.

The cause of the riots were the rioters

I don't like my politicians entertaining me and I don't like my entertainers politicianing me.

Sales of George Orwell's 1984 have skyrocketed. It's true. So the fallout from the (NSA spying) scandal is worse than we thought. It's forcing Americans to read.

If you do anything above party, the true hearted ones of all parties sympathize with you.

Maybe someday you will understand, that something for nothing is everybody's plan.

On the stone that remains carved next to his name, his epitaph plain, only a pawn in their game.

Don't follow leaders, watch your parkin' meters.

In the home of the brave, Jefferson turning over in his grave.