Quotes about "Politics & Government"

The only way governments or would-be governments respond to ills these days is by seeking to lower the temperature... and that tends to mean public spending. ”

To think that our political organisation is immutable is the best way to hand the country over to the extremes. ”

I touched the limits of our political system, which pushes one to last-minute compromises. Explanations are rarely given. It plays to people's fears because it hasn't built an ideological consensus. It produces flawed solutions and too often ignores reality. ”

We need to restore democracy and sovereignty in Europe. ”

Political experience is political inefficacy. ”

I've taken my time. I've thought about it; I've consulted, and I've decided that we are going to create a new political movement, one that will be neither on the Right or the Left. ”

It's unique living in a situation where your house is open to the public and you are part of the attraction - or at least that's what it feels like. ”

I don't mean being famous is a perk, because one knows that it's not necessarily a perk, but there are certain perks to being well-known and respected in one's field. Public perks. Like, I don't know, general friendliness and willingness to please, just to point out two. ”

I just never have really been the kind of person that's out in public being inappropriate, I guess. I like to have fun as much as the next person but I tend to do it in private and just hang out with close friends. If I'm going to go out, I'll just do it with my really good friends. ”

I went to public school my entire life. ”