Top 1200 Quotes & Sayings by Famous Politicians - Page 4

Police officers know that each time they put on their uniform, they are taking on risks to protect others.

Too often, our societal norms still set up a false choice between parenting and professionalism.

All government is a mess. Democracy is always messy. It's meant to be messy because smooth, thoughtful, precise, effective government leads to dictatorship. Don't get me wrong, dictatorship is fine - as long as I'm the dictator. But if you're not the dictator, not so good.

National security needs to be priority number one and if you're willing to play politics with our national security then you have no business serving in the Senate or the House.

I had over $3 million in medical debt as an 18-year-old.

Whether it's racism, homophobia, misogyny, transphobia, xenophobia, religious intolerance or other bias - we demand to live in a country where we can be safe to be who we are, believe what we want and love whomever we want.

Stress is part of life. It is something we all experience from time to time. Sometimes it reflects our own busy lifestyles or key moments such as exams, moving house, organising an event, or coping with a bereavement. Often it is associated with work: meeting a deadline, dealing with difficult people, or meeting stretching targets.

We are committed to delivering a safe, equitable, and reliable transportation system.

We were on welfare, and my mom thought you needed the government to survive. 'Don't try to make it on your own, because it won't be enough. The kids won't be fed:' My mom believed that lie. So I've lived with a poverty mentality. But after I got my first job, at a local McDonald's, and I got my first check, I felt such a sense of pride.

Work-based learning is a game changer. It's like test driving a career, and I have seen it in action with our registered apprenticeship programs for high school students.

From life sciences to manufacturing, San Diego's economy depends on federal policies that encourage the cross-border exchange of goods and ideas.

Infrastructure development is economic development.

I have only one sister, Asha Nanda, and she lives in Maharani Bagh.

The spread of information technology and the long-term decline in the cost of computing power have created opportunities that simply did not exist before. Airbnb, for example, could not have existed before the Internet.

Law enforcement officers must carry out their sacred duty to protect and serve in a way that earns the trust of our communities.

Amateurs do tactics, experts do logistics, as we learn in the military.

With parenting, like any other skill in life, practice makes perfect.

One of the greatest titles in the world is parent, and one of the biggest blessings in the world is to have parents to call mom and dad.

We are living in a world that has been changed by COVID, and our legislative priorities need to support our communities and our workers to address the needs of our new environment.

The Green New Deal for Public Schools represents the level of school infrastructure investment that is urgent and necessary to heal the harm from decades of disinvestment, redlining and cycles of poverty and trauma, particularly for Black and brown children.

As the United States chains itself down with greater debt, China is building relationships across the globe to bolster its trade, its access to natural resources, and its energy consumption. In far too many cases, this means lost opportunities for America and our businesses.

The nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master and deserves one.

Too many public and private entities simply don't take advantage of tools already at their disposal to protect themselves from hackers. No amount of information sharing will help solve that problem.

One of the greatest gifts God ever gave to humanity was that of liberty. We love freedom and bloom under it. We cannot and should not try to force people to live by a certain religious code. To do so negates our free will.

The Iron Dome system is a proven way for Israel to defend its citizens from hostile threats and will advance missile defense technology for us and other allies.

The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.

I see no difference between Islam and Islamism. Islam is defined as submission to the will of Allah, as it is described in the Koran. Islamism is just Islam in its most pure form.

Elevate. Each day, live to elevate yourself, each day elevate one person. Make elevation your religion and you shall reach infinity.

Our secular culture is adrift in a sea of relativism, escapism, and self-indulgent inanities, with our media and entertainment elites leading the parade.

When you come in to court as a plaintiff or as a defendant, it is terribly important that you look up at the bench and feel that that person represents you and will understand you, that that person is reflective of our community and of our society.

Secessionists, whether in Scotland, Catalonia, Quebec or anywhere else, invariably assume that a person must either be Scottish or British, Catalan or Spanish, Quebecois or Canadian. What about those who feel they are both?

As Commander in Chief of the United States Military, I will never send our sons and daughters and our brothers and sisters to die in a foreign land without telling the truth about why they're going there.

NAFTA recognizes the reality of today's economy - globalization and technology. Our future is not in competing at the low-level wage job; it is in creating high-wage, new technology jobs based on our skills and our productivity.

We do the big things by getting the little things right for our communities.

I was proud to be a member of the IRA. I am still 40 years on proud that I was a member of the IRA. I am not going to be a hypocrite and sit here and say something different.

The Electoral College needs to go, because it's made our society less and less democratic.

As long as we're united, and as long as we continue to organize, invest, and lead with our values, we'll be unstoppable.

You don't have to be straight to be in the military; you just have to be able to shoot straight.

Despite its challenges, globalization has led to one of the most peaceful and productive times in world history.

I'm an energetic person. I work hard.

Leadership is about making the right decision and the best decision before, sometimes, it becomes entirely popular.

As Governor, it is my responsibility to give students every opportunity to be fully equipped with the skills needed to enter Missouri's workforce. It is also important that, when needed, Missourians receive the proper treatment services necessary to gain employment or further their education.

Peace is not a luxury. Peace is a necessity.

We've got fifty people at Gitmo that are too dangerous to be let go that will never go through a normal criminal trial. Let's create a new legal system, so they'll have their day in court.

I'm a leader, not a dictator. I want to persuade people rather than threaten or control them.

We are grateful for the tireless and selfless efforts of our health care providers and first responders who risk their own safety to protect the health and well-being of Missourians.

I was a member of the Armed Services Committee for 18 years. I spent a big chunk of my life studying national security issues and our role in the world.

I prefer jeans to a suit, sneakers to high heels, markets to malls.

Cultural relativism has made it so people don't know who they are anymore.

Our party is a diverse one, as is my home state of Illinois.

I believe very strongly that in this world you have to have values and you have to stand up for your interests and if you don't do those things you're not going to get anywhere.

Our Revolution has been the keeper of the flame doing the vital work of building a grassroots movement that leverages the people's agenda.

The Constitution does not just protect those whose views we share; it also protects those with whose views we disagree.

You can't legislate against stupidity.

If you want your checkbook to follow your heart, make a donation to those doing work you support.

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.

Our military, police, and first responders risk their lives to protect ours, and so today - and every day - we should thank those who serve and honor those we've lost.

Rights compliance helps effective outcomes, it does not hinder them. That should come as no surprise because the 'human rights' in the Human Rights Act are the rights adopted in the aftermath of the horrors of the second world war, and are designed to protect all of us from oppression.

There is no accountability today... no willingness to focus on big ideas.

Think about how our country was built. The greatness came from our diversity; the greatness came from individuals with different perspectives coming together.