Quotes about "Politics & Government"

Contrary to public opinion and the image people have of me, I grew up in a very lower-middle-class, blue-collar environment 40 minutes outside of New York until I was 11. ”

I'm experimenting in public. At the design grad schools, these are people sitting around in groups, putting their work on a wall, analyzing it and putting it back in a drawer. I think there's little risk in that. ”

Keep in mind that when public figures get in trouble for something they said, it is usually not because they misspoke, but because they accidentally told the truth. ”

I think the country requires fresh leadership. I do not think I can be the captain to take the country to its next destination. ”

Yes, America must do the right thing, but to provide moral leadership, America must do it in the right way, too. ”

I'm a simple small 'c' conservative who believes in public service, serving others, and doing a good job for my country. ”

You have to be ready for anything. It's a good reminder about democracy. Voters can tell you to carry on, or chuck you out. You've got to be ready for both. ”

The political system is broken, the economy is broken and so is society. That is why people are so depressed about the state of our country. ”

I think we need to just be very clear about what we're trying to do in Afghanistan. Frankly, we're not trying to create the perfect democracy. We're never going to create some ideal society. We are simply there for our own national security. ”

When I started crediting myself as writer and director, I saw that as a political act. ”