Quotes about "Politics & Government"

My first encounter with James was when I was seventeen. My brother brought home from the public library a science fiction anthology, which included 'The Beast in the Jungle.' It swept me away. I had a strange, somewhat uncanny feeling that it was the story of my life. ”

I'm a very big public school advocate. ”

If you make the decision to send your kid to public school don't even look at private schools. Just shut the door. Just turn off the TV. And then you don't even have to worry about preschool. You have to worry about what's good for your kid, but you don't have to worry about how to position yourself. ”

I met this woman, I fell in love with her, and I'm a public figure. ”

Ideology that believes government is bad, and that public institutions and places are not valuable, is as destructive as corporate greed. ”

I'm a proponent of single-payer health-care, public education, protecting the environment - all the things Democrats rally around. ”

I don't like to sit still for long at all, which has probably helped me along the way, and partly why I was drawn to the heat of a restaurant kitchen. The rush of service means that you're always on your toes and keeps a chef pretty active. ”

I'm aware more than I was before I had books published that any review is a bit arbitrary - it's not really, say, 'The New York Times' that's authoritatively weighing in on the quality of a book, though it seems this way to the public. ”

I think there are many times when it would be most efficient to use nuclear weapons. However, the public opinion in this country and throughout the world throw up their hands in horror when you mention nuclear weapons, just because of the propaganda that's been fed to them. ”

I think it's easier for the general public to embrace me in a negative way. You have people who already have a perception of me that says I'm a bad person. ”