Quotes about "Politics & Government"

I'd walked away from 'Come Dancing' and gave 'Blankety Blank' the elbow when I felt the public had had enough. But I didn't follow my instinct to escape from 'Wogan,' and was persuaded to continue for another two years. I kind of regret that. ”

Yahoo! is the only company with both scale and leadership in branded and search advertising. ”

I've been ostracized before in legislative bodies for voting against the majority. That doesn't bother me. ”

Congressional intervention and the availability of intervention demonstrably offset agency indifference; are a guard against arbitrary, improper, and illegal bureaucratic decisions; and provide the power of public pressure to require the nonelected official to be responsive. ”

Had there not been these safety valves of political parties and elections, we may very well have had no way to change except forceful overthrow of government. ”

Seven hundred thousand people who have dementia in this country are not heard. I'm fortunate; I can be heard. Regrettably, it's amazing how people listen if you stand up in public and give away $1 million for research into the disease, as I have done. ”

Until we actually have people going out and voting, don't ever count anybody out. ”

People can make any political calculation they want. I make decisions what I think is in the best interest. ”

Everybody in this public arena makes statements and gets interpreted different ways. ”

Anyone who agrees to be interviewed must decide where to draw the line between what is public and what is private. But the line can shift, depending on who is asking the questions. What puts someone on guard isn't necessarily the fear of being 'found out.' It sometimes is just the fear of being misunderstood. ”