Politician Quotes

A nation will not survive morally or economically when so few have so much and so many have so little.

Candidates With Deeply Held Christian Beliefs Are Unfit and Disqualified From Serving As A Federal Judge.

What my campaign is about is a political revolution - millions of people standing up and saying, enough is enough. Our government belongs to all of us, and not just the hand full of billionaires.

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.

If you're going through hell, keep going.

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

A pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.

You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.

My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition.

Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.

Real change never occurs from the top on down, [but] always from the bottom on up.

Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.

Everyone is in favor of free speech. Hardly a day passes without its being extolled, but some people's idea of it is that they are free to say what they like, but if anyone else says anything back, that is an outrage.

Do not set aside your happiness. Do not wait to be happy in the future. The best time to be happy is always now.

I think the first duty of society is justice.

Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.

The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.

He disliked emotion, not because he felt lightly, but because he felt deeply.

If you strike at, imprison, or kill us, out of our prisons or graves we will still evoke a spirit that will thwart you, and perhaps, raise a force that will destroy you! We defy you! Do your worst!

Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike.

Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forwad for the trip.

Never lose hope. Storms make people stronger and never last forever.

The press is our chief ideological weapon.

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.

The NHS will last as long as there are folk left with faith to fight for it

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are no rivers.

The POSITIVE THINKER sees the INVISIBLE, feels the INTANGIBLE, and achieves the IMPOSSIBLE.

Your hardest times often lead to the greatest moments of your life. Keep going. Tough situations build strong people in the end.

It's time to make our government work for all of us... and not just the 1%.

I want people to remember me as someone whose life has been helpful to humanity.

He who stands for nothing will fall for anything.

People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.

The revolution and women's liberation go together.

We do not talk of women's emancipation as an act of charity or out of a surge of human compassion. It is a basic necessity for the revolution to triumph. Women hold up the other half of the sky.

Man is equal to man. There should not be exploitation. One should help the other. No one should harm anybody. Generally there should be no room for grievance or complaint from anybody. Everyone should live and let others live, with a national spirit.

Be brave enough to live the life of your dreams according to your vision and and purpose instead of the expectations and opinions of others.

Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.

The point is change can come about, but it only comes about when millions of people are actively involved in political struggle, the billionaires may have the money, but we have the people.

You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.

If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere.

A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.

The people alone have an incontestable, unalienable, and indefeasible right to institute government and to reform, alter, or totally change the same when their protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness require it.

Maturity is when you stop complaining and making excuses, and start making changes.

If you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to do something about it.

Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.

No society can legitimately call itself civilized if a sick person is denied medical aid because of lack of means.

Yes, friends, governments in capitalist society are but committees of the rich to manage the affairs of the capitalist class.

If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere.

What kind of nation are we when we give tax breaks to billionaires, but we can't take care of the elderly and the children.

Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity.

You cannot carry out fundamental change without a certain amount of madness.

The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born; now is the time of monsters

It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government.

Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.

Guess what this liberal would be all about? This liberal will be about socializing...uh, um...Would be about, basically, taking over, and the government running all of your companies.

There are seasons in every country when noise and impudence pass current for worth; and in popular commotions especially, the clamors of interested and factious men are often mistaken for patriotism.

Don't be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.

The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love.

Finally, let understand that when we stand together, we will always win.

When men and women stand together for justice, we win. When black, white and Hispanic people stand together for justice, we win.