Quotes of: Political-issues Keyword

There are people who kind of gravitate towards running politics based on new ideas and issues, and that was what the secret was for Clinton.

John Podesta

Now, I'm a failed political consultant. But sometimes fiction has a way of capturing people's imagination in a way that non-fiction doesn't. Conservatives typically haven't written much fiction - specifically political thrillers - over the years to e...

Joel C. Rosenberg

I went into politics thinking that, if I made arguments in good faith, I'd get a hearing. It's a reasonable assumption, but it's wrong. In five and a half years in politics up north, no one really bothered to criticize my ideas, such as they were. It...

Michael Ignatieff

More and more political analysts and weak-kneed politicians are advising the historically pro-life Republican Party to abandon its pro-life stance for political gain. My first response is that if you cannot trust a party on the value of defending hum...

Gary Bauer

A strong case can be made for religious leaders to speak out on political issues.

Tony Campolo

While I am reluctant to cite sexism as a political issue, sexism certainly can exist.

Michele Bachmann

People, not just reporters, are more interested in politics than in government, so the actual issues wouldn't be something that interested them.

Calvin Trillin

The things journalists should pay attention to are the issues the political leadership agrees on, rather than to their supposed antagonisms.

Michael Pollan

Always remember: the alleviation of poverty is never a political or economic issue - it is moral.

F. Sionil Jose

There has been a strong tradition in this country that it is not the function of the military to educate the public on political issues.

J. William Fulbright

It is necessary to take an active part in politics to observe how often the welfare of the party organization is put before the issues, even before the welfare of the commonwealth.

Charles Edison

It is our job above all in politics to tackle the big issues and to explain them, and have the honesty to say to people, 'There are no easy solutions here.'

Malcolm Turnbull

For as long as I can remember, I've always been interested in issues of social justice, political freedom, and civil rights.

Jennifer Chiaverini

Where issues used to be, say, parochial or local in Ireland or England and so forth, all politics is global now because all business is global.

Gabriel Byrne

I think where political issues invade moral situations, spiritual leaders have to speak out.

Billy Graham

I didn't come into politics to have to deal with the issue of clandestine entry, illegal working, or an asylum system that allows a free run for right-wing bigots.

David Blunkett

What matters most in politics is personality. It's not issues; it's not image. It's who you are and what you represent.

Frank Luntz

I think that you can disagree with people and debate over their positions with issues without engaging in the politics of personal destruction.

Hillary Clinton

The conservatives had started bringing demagoguery to the table on the [Afghan] war issue the previous fall [fall 2006]. Whenever opposition members criticized the war policy, assorted Tories accused them of being disloyal and of failing to support t...

Harperland: The Politics Of Control

Moralistic culture views government as a positive force, one that values the individual but functions to the benefit of the general public. Discussion of public issues and voting are not only rights but also opportunities to better the individual and...

Texas Politics Today, 2011-2012 Edition

A public role endures for the literary high-command, as sages and seers, speaking out on social and political issues.

Tibor Fischer