Quotes about "Politics & Government"

I am not a particularly political person, but, as a Tribeca resident, the commodification of September 11th is offensive to me. ”

I thought I was really a radical, political person, which of course I am not. ”

I never start anything with a really overt, political, or even exactly artistic mission statement. ”

With so many contradictory renditions of the biblical text, the public has lost confidence that we can actually know what the Bible says. It is an easy step from this skepticism to an indifference about what the Bible says. ”

I grew up in Los Angeles, where long drives on packed freeways make everyone a fan of radio and, particularly, of America's national treasure, National Public Radio. ”

I grew up believing in meritocracy and the American dream. My parents came here from India. They had no connections. My brother and I went to public schools, and both of us succeeded. ”

I'm still a big believer in movie theaters, and going to see movies in public. ”

I have dedicated half my life to military service. ”

I've always wanted to be an actress. At school and in college, I did some things. But then I married, and then I had children, and then there were the political years. ”

A free economy is as essential to society as democratic political institutions. A strong market-based economy is the fertile ground for democratic freedoms that we think are important. ”