Quotes tagged ‘Politics’

“No matter where you are on the political spectrum, we all have a problem, which is that half of us are looking at our world completely differently than the other half of us.”

— Aaron Sorkin, vanityfair.com

“It's about what happens when no one even bothers fighting anymore, when people don't even care about the truth, when all they care about is what sells, when everything, politics, the news, life and death, is all just entertainment.”

— Charlotte Stoudt, Gwen Verdon, Michelle Williams, imdb.com

“Overwhelming majorities of Americans want action. Huge crowds march on Washington demanding change. Letters. Phone calls. Protests. But nothing happens. Nothing. Why? Because if you don’t have money and you don’t have connections, Washington doesn’t want to hear from you.”

— Elizabeth Warren, masslive.com

“I don't care about politics. I care about my nation.”

— Cory Booker, cbsnews.com

“Trust? Gentlemen, you seem to have forgotten that our chosen career is politics.”

— Tony Kushner, Thaddeus Stevens, Tommy Lee Jones, imdb.com

“The political is a tiny fraction of the world, and what I’m doing isn’t political: it’s psychological, or philosophical, or theological. The political element is peripheral.”

— Jordan B. Peterson, youtube.com

“So there you have it. Laughter, in its most basic form, is really just a socially acceptable cry for help. LOL.”

— AJ Willingham, CNN, cnn.com

“It's about politics. And politics is about survival.”

— Julian Breece, Ava DuVernay, Mickey Joseph, Joshua Jackson, imdb.com

“Y'know what I think? Don't really matter what I think. Once that first bullet goes past your head, politics and all that shit just goes right out the window.”

— Ken Nolan, imdb.com

“Let me keep my distance, always, from those who think they have the answers.”

— Mary Oliver, amazon.com

“I invest in people—be it politics or science. It’s what I do.”

— Jeffrey Epstein, nymag.com

“Gonna put my head down and keep on truckin. It’s what Beto would have wanted. Drive on, Beto.”

— Jack Crosbie, splinternews.com

“He doesn’t represent either side. But he doesn’t want to be told what he should be.”

— Kim Kardashian West, vogue.com

“The Mueller report being issued with redactions would actually reveal the silencing, or the silences, more than any unredacted report would.”

— Adriane Quinlan, Srikanth Reddy, vice.com

“Brett Ridgeman: Politics like always. Lt. Calvert: Like cell phones, and just as annoying, politics are everywhere. Being branded a racist in today's public forum is like being accused of being a communist in the 50s, whether it’s a possibly racist remark made in a private phone call or the indelica…”

— S. Craig Zahler, Anthony Lurasetti, Vince Vaughn, imdb.com

“I love Beto, right? I couldn’t get enough of that lanky Texan just a few months ago. So why does this feel ill-timed, or like a misstep on his part?”

— Cady Drell, marieclaire.com

“I don’t use my voice, then they will fill the void.”

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, vanityfair.com

“Exhibit A of how reporters distort words. I’m an Obama fan! I was saying how Trump is different from Obama, and why we should focus on policy not politics. This is why I always tape my interviews.”

— Rep. Ilhan Omar, twitter.com

“There are a lot of myths and misinformation about abortion. These myths may be passed down by parents or perpetuated by friends, perhaps well-meaning but just uninformed. Or they may be shouted by the President of the United States during the State of the Union address, or on his much-followed Twitt…”

— Brittney McNamara, teenvogue.com

“They will help shape how Ocasio-Cortez works as an activist hoping to refashion the Democratic Party, while she also tries to serve as a more typical member building coalitions and moving legislation.”

— Jeff Stein, washingtonpost.com