Quotes about "Politics & Government"

As someone who grew up in tough circumstances, I know that being on public assistance is not a spot that anyone wants to be in. ”

Filmmaking is a real democracy - it's up to the audience to vote with their tickets. ”

I'm not a Trump guy, but I do like what he's done with political speak. He's changed the conversation quite a bit. It's interesting to watch that happen. ”

My grandfather was a commander in the Navy. He was very proud of his service, and he lived his entire life as though he was still serving. ”

The great corrupter of public man is the ego. Looking at the mirror distracts one's attention from the problem. ”

I will undoubtedly have to seek what is happily known as gainful employment, which I am glad to say does not describe holding public office. ”

You can't put the Hollywood sign in a movie without paying them. That is a landmark in L.A. I'm sorry, remove it from our skyline, then. You know? How dare they. That should be public domain, right? But it's privately owned, and they enforce that. They sue people. If you see it in the movie, they've paid for that. ”

You will find me standing up to my rack, as the people's faithful representative, and the public's most obedient, very humble servant. ”

We have the right as individuals to give away as much of our own money as we please in charity; but as members of Congress we have no right to appropriate a dollar of the public money. ”

In Germany, they have great difficulty with anything that smacks of cultism or messianic leadership. You can't talk about leadership in its charismatic forms. ”