Quotes about "Politics & Government"

Monty Python' became my religion when I was 10. It led me out of the depths of darkness. I loved 'The Goodies,' too, and 'The Two Ronnies.' I watched those shows on the public television station in Chicago. ”

I was very political when JFK ran. ”

I was never a Certified Public Accountant... I just had a degree in accounting. The reason I was never a Certified Public Accountant was because it would require passing a test, which I would not have been able to do. ”

The United States' flag should only fly in Cuba when the island is free, when dissent is embraced, and when democracy is restored. ”

We wouldn't turn over our customs service or our border patrol to a foreign government. We shouldn't turn over the ports of the United States, either. ”

I am all for using business - public and private - to expand healthcare coverage. ”

Everything is political. I will never be a politician or even think political. Me just deal with life and nature. That is the greatest thing to me. ”

But on the big things, I'm not going to trim in order to win public opinion. Because I really don't want to serve in the Senate if I arrive there without permission to do the things I think need to be done. ”

I value public service and I'm relatively good at organizing political causes. ”

I am also a writer. That is a fact not known by the public in general. ”