Quotes about "Politics & Government"

Newt correctly assumes that the American public is beginning to look down the road and at least distinguish the landmarks on either side and know where it wants go. We have a chance to lead it there. ”

Everyone matures. When I was Newt's age, I thought I had the right answer to things. The baby-boomers as political leaders are still on trial by the American people. ”

Instead of begging OPEC to drop its oil prices, let's use American leadership and ingenuity to solve our own energy problems. ”

Safety and security are the most basic job of government. I understand that - both as a mayor who works every day to secure public safety and reduce crime, and also as someone who deployed in uniform to Afghanistan because I believed joining the military was part of my duty to help keep my country safe. ”

Presidents going live from the Oval Office have used that platform to inform the American public, and also to do one of the most important parts of their job: to inspire the best in us. ”

I think people are just puzzled by why people where I'm from make the political choices sometimes that they do. ”

We need to intentionally invest in health, in home ownership, in entrepreneurship, in access to democracy, in economic empowerment. If we don't do these things, we shouldn't be surprised that racial inequality persists because inequalities compound. ”

Those of us who work in politics can only make ourselves useful if our heads are filled with things that we can contribute to the political space. ”

You shouldn't inflict yourself on the public when your fifteen minutes is up. ”

When I came back into show business in '88 after spending 20-odd years in the civil service, it wasn't planned. ”