A Quote by William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw

I was one of those people who was always rather frightened of women politicians.

William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw

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William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw
June 28, 1918 - July 1, 1999

I'd rather go after the people who are the guardians or what we're doing - the news people and the politicians and that sort of thing. I always feel like those should be my targets, not really entertainers. That's just my personal opinion.

Larry Wilmore

I'm always rather nervous about how you talk about women who are active in politics, whether they want to be talked about as women or as politicians.

John F. Kennedy

Politicians are frightened to death of people who actually believe in liberty.

Neal Boortz

Sometimes I think I'd rather be frightened than bored. At least when you're frightened you know you're alive.

John Marsden

I think a lot of people are frightened of technology and frightened of change, and the way to deal with something you're frightened of is to make fun of it. That's why science fiction fans are dismissed as geeks and nerds.

Iain Banks

I look forward to the day when there are more women politicians accepted in their own right and not as women politicians.

Preneet Kaur

I look forward to the day when there are more women politicians accepted in their own right and not as 'women politicians.'

Preneet Kaur

Are Republican women politicians more feminine than Democratic women politicians?

Susan Estrich

Are Republican women politicians more 'feminine' than Democratic women politicians?

Susan Estrich

I'm not frightened of what people will think an more. Because, you know, when you're a teenager or in your early 20s, you're always frightened of what people will think.

Rosamund Pike

I think the characteristics of really effective leaders when people are frightened and depressed are the same qualities that leaders need when people are optimistic. The difference is when people are frightened the need for these few qualities becomes much stronger because frightened people are desperate to have someone they can trust and believe in and who seems to be able to create a better future.

Judith M Bardwick

I've never needed a lobbyist personally to put my case. I'd rather put my case myself. But I don't understand how other people look at things. A lot of people in business haven't been involved in politics. They are frightened of ministers and the whole procedure. It's not something to be frightened of. It's something to go in and realise that people who go into politics, regardless of being Labor, Liberal or Nationals, primarily go in to serve the community.

Clive Palmer

The fact is that in England so many of our politicians are career politicians - they've always been politicians since they left their education. And in the old days of course politicians used to be fish mongers or doctors or whatever. They'd lived life. These days, power seems to go to the hands of people that that's all they've done. And I'm not sure that's a good thing, because it does remove them from the realities of life.

Jeremy Irons

I think a lot of politicians, rightfully so, understand that their political futures are tied to how many times people see their names in print. The press is so accustomed to politicians wanting those things, it's a surprise when somebody's like, 'Whatever, I'm not really worried about those things.