Quotes about "Politics & Government"

I'm real careful doing public appearances because look at what happened to my friend Chris Kyle. ”

We need to encourage people to speak up, to speak out, because the more people who participate in our democracy, the more our democracy grows. ”

I know a lot of people say, 'You're an athlete or actor... and you shouldn't speak up.' I think that makes no sense. No matter who you are, no matter what you do in the country, you're a part of our democracy, and if you have a voice, you need to use it. ”

For me, religion is a political construct, and spirituality is a community construct, and there's a real difference. ”

Whether or not your candidate wins, the crucial importance is the integrity of our voting system. You have to engage in the process in order to change it. ”

It's incredibly hypocritical of Eddie to object to filming around my children, especially given how public he lives his life. ”

My mum put herself in £50,000 of debt to service my sporting career. She did everything for me to pursue my dream. ”

I have to think that I think it's always been a horse race between this administration's temporary political acumen and their completely, utterly, totally bankrupt policies. And they're coming home to roost. It was always a question of time. These guys aren't conservative. These guys are radicals. ”

Incumbents don't like it, but political competition is a good thing. Incumbents usually outspend challengers by better than 3 to 1. Super PACs, which tend to support challengers, have nullified some of this advantage. ”

The reality is that asking the public to fund political campaigns accomplishes nothing. Candidates continue to seek interest-group support through other channels, both financial and in-kind, and corruption problems abound. ”