Quotes about "Politics & Government"

The biggest difference between the private sector and public sector is in the private sector, there's a sense of urgency because you have customers and you have competitors. Whereas in government, one of your major objectives is to not make any really big mistakes. ”

When public leaders turn public debates into words of war - 'enemies' 'go to hell' 'attack' - they are enabling the edgiest of their followers to take things into their hands, and unfortunately, some of them do. ”

Politics and public life are not for the faint of heart. It has been and always will be a noisy and cantankerous place. ”

I think people are kind of tired of the really amped-up rhetoric that passes for a lot of political dialogue, and they appreciate the fact that that's not the way we are participating in this process. ”

What we don't need in country music is divisiveness, public criticism of each other, and some arbitrary judgement of what belongs and what doesn't. ”

The public airwaves provide a chance to affirm we want to be a good, decent people; a good, decent nation. ”

Lawsuit abuse is a major contributor to the increased costs of healthcare, goods and services to consumers. ”

In addition to fines, violators of decency standards could be required to air public service announcements serving educational and informational needs of children. ”

Our legislation addresses broadcasts over the public airwaves, but I hope the cable and satellite industries see the importance of this issue and voluntarily create a family tier of programming and offer culturally responsible products. ”

My great desire has been to remove from the political arena a question of this kind that is calculated to prevent us getting a verdict upon the important political issues that separate the two parties in this country. ”