Quotes about "Politics & Government"

Scientists must venture outside their comfort zones to show the public how cool - and how important - their work really is. ”

Being around a church culture, even leading a gathering of believers, I've gotten pretty good at predicting what's going to happen in a church service. ”

Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried, or childless men. ”

I have made a public statement about me and Ralph by being seen with him. I don't need to make any other. You can live the way you want. ”

I maintain the rather old-fashioned view that this is my work and it's in the public arena, but that doesn't entitle everyone to know what happened at home before coming here. ”

In America, public opinion is the leader. ”

My impression is that most women public service workers have a long fuse. Precisely because they care so deeply about services, more than anyone, they still want to find a sensible and fair negotiated agreement. But their patience has run out. ”

The backwoodsmen are muttering about making Britain's draconian union laws - already among the toughest in Europe - harsher still. And parts of the media will continue to attack public service pensions, as if school meals staff, refuse collectors and healthcare workers have no right to a decent retirement. ”

There is this sense of David Cameron leading a Government that's badly out of touch with ordinary people's lives. I'd absolutely welcome the opportunity to show all political leaders what life is like for most people. ”

Voting to go on strike is not a decision working people take lightly and is always accompanied by a strong sense of injustice at work. The impact of losing a day's pay is significant, not least for those in the lowest paid jobs who are already on the tightest budgets. ”