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" If you believe you can make a difference, not just in politics, in public service, in advocacy around all these important issues, then you have to be prepared to accept that you are not going to get 100 percent approval. "

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" As you make your bed, so you must lie in it. "

" I've been to war, and it's not easy to kill. It's bloody and messy and totally horrifying, and the consequences are serious. "

" Now there is a new request. To release transcripts of speeches that were given. When everybody agrees to do that, I will as well. It is important we all abide by the same standards. So let's do the tax return standard first, because that has been the standard for a long time. "

" People in politics always say they're spending time with their family, but in my case, it's a big family. We got 23 grandkids, so I get to spend a lotta time with them, and it's extraordinarily enjoyable. "

" We must reduce the influence of money in politics, beginning by overturning Citizens United and taking back our system from the millionaires and billionaires who can give unlimited and undisclosed amounts of money to influence our elections. "

" In nearly every religion I am aware of, there is a variation of the golden rule. And even for the non-religious, it is a tenet of people who believe in humanistic principles. "

" The people in Iowa know that Washington isn't working. It's devolved into partisan politics and a lot of gridlock and obstruction. "

" The idea that religion and politics don't mix was invented by the Devil to keep Christians from running their own country. "

" One of the things I have been preaching around the world is collecting taxes in an equitable manner, especially from the elites. "

" Democrats always like to brag that their guys are smarter than the opponents and Republicans always like to brag that their guys are more moral than the opponents. But if you're looking for morals in politics you're looking for bananas in the cheese department. "

" The first lesson I've learned is that no matter what you do in your life, you have to figure out your own internal rhythms - I mean, what works for you doesn't necessarily work for your friend. "

" Politics makes me sick. "

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" A 527 doesn't have a wife. It doesn't have a brother-in-law who knows a lot about politics, or a union president who calls and doesn't like the color of the suit, or bimbo eruptions. It's the perfect candidate, because it has no personal characteristics. "

" Ideas are great arrows, but there has to be a bow. And politics is the bow of idealism. "

" Politics is a science. You can demonstrate that you are right and that others are wrong. "

" Television is democracy at its ugliest. "

" When a Cabinet Minister who is sacked for telling lies is re-appointed, in the face of every constitutional convention, only for the same man to be sacked again from the same Cabinet for the same offence by the same Prime Minister no wonder the public are cynical about politics. "

" What we have to do... is to find a way to celebrate our diversity and debate our differences without fracturing our communities. "

" When my parents force-fed me healthy food, they were confident they were giving me the best. But now, when I feed my children, I am not sure if what I am giving them is safe. Politics and pesticides are destroying our food culture. "

" American politics is always an open competition. "

" Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage. "

" A conservative is a man who just sits and thinks, mostly sits. "

" I have to tell you, as your Secretary of State, I went to 112 countries, and when people hear those words, they hear America. So don't let anyone tell you that our country is weak. We're not. Don't let anyone tell you we don't have what it takes. We do. "

" Economics, politics, and personalities are often inseparable. "

" When you are honest in your comedy, you have to acknowledge the world that you're in. Through a comedic voice, you're talking about what needs to be talked about, whether it's race relations or politics or anything that's happening on a global or an American scale. "

" This is not the time for partisan bickering. This is not the time for politics as usual. Some of us are Democrats. Some of us are Republicans. Some of us are Independents. Above all, we must be Oklahomans first. "

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" I really believe in the radical viewpoint. And I have always believed that one's politics and the character of his particular work are inseparable. "

" The American taxpayer should not be treated more shabbily than debtors from other nations and we should be encouraging other nations to help rebuild Iraq's economy. "

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