“The successful politician owes his power to the fact that he moves within the accepted framework of thought, that he thinks and talks conventionally. It would be almost a contradiction in terms for a politician to be a leader in the field of ideas. His task in a democracy is to find out what the opinions held by the largest number are, not to give currency to new opinions which may become the majority view in some distant future.” ThinkingGivingMayIdeasFactsWould BeMovingPoliticsTermViewsNumbersLeaderOpinionPowerDemocracySuccessfulFieldsPoliticianTasksMajorityAcceptedContradictionCurrencyFramework Author:Friedrich August von Hayek
“So we have progressed to the point where we can move politicians around faster than light. I'm not sure I see the advantage.” LightMovingPoliticianAdvantageFasterNot Sure Author:Jack McDevitt
“People do have a - people, unlike politicians, are allowed to change their minds. People are allowed to look back and say, you know what, all things considered, I don't think that was the smart move.” PeopleThinkingKnowsMindLooksMovingPoliticianSmartAll Things Author:Chris Matthews
“One reason citizens, politicians and university donors sometimes lack confidence in the social sciences is that social scientists too often miss the chance to declare victory and move on to new frontiers.” SometimesReasonMovingSocialChanceMissingVictoryCitizensPoliticianScientistUniversityFrontiersSocial ScienceDonorsNew Frontiers Author:Nicholas A. Christakis
“Organisms are starting to move in response to climate change all over the place. Bees are disappearing and we don't have many of the native pollinators left to replace them. We're in deep trouble; there's no question about it. But ecologists tend to think of something that's going to be bad in ten years as very fast, and of course, politicians only think of things in a two-, four-, six-year cycle.” ThinkingYearsTwoMovingCoursesLeftFourTroublePoliticianTenSixClimateResponseClimate ChangeStartingDisappearNativeCyclesBeesOrganisms Author:Paul R. Ehrlich
“Politicians, please, think of yourselves! Move to help Terri Schiavo, and no one will be mad at you, and you'll keep a human being alive.” ThinkingHumansHelpingMovingHuman BeingsAlivePoliticianPleaseMadThink Of You Author:Peggy Noonan
“As a result of the Citizens United Supreme Court decision, American democracy is being undermined by the ability of the Koch brothers and other billionaire families. These wealthy contributors can literally buy politicians and elections by spending hundreds of millions of dollars in support of the candidates of their choice. We need to overturn Citizens United and move toward public funding of elections so that all candidates can run for office without being beholden to the wealthy and powerful.” NeedsRunningMovingChoicesAbilityDecisionUnitedResultsPowerfulMillionsSupportDemocracyBrotherCitizensPoliticianOfficeElectionCourtDollarsSpendingSupremeCandidatesWealthySupreme CourtFundingBillionaireContributorsAmerican DemocracyCourt DecisionCitizens United Author:Bernie Sanders
“Every politician - FDR, Lyndon Johnson, Abraham Lincoln, Barack Obama - they're all conservative by nature. They are part of the big thing and they're moving in a very constrained world.” WorldBigsMovingPoliticianConservativeBarackBig ThingsJohnsonAbrahamMoving In Author:Bill Ayers
“Trump might well choose to renege on US obligations (so much for the sanctity of contracts!) and no doubt he would have the agreement of Zionist politicians like Schumer. But the consequences will be the increased isolation of the US - particularly from Europe, whose businesses will just move into Iran while US companies will lose out.” WellsMightMovingLosesCompanyDoubtTrumpPoliticianConsequenceEuropeObligationNo DoubtIsolationAgreementIranContractsSanctityZionist Author:Lawrence Davidson
“Globalization has genuinely drained power away from national politicians and people feel it. People in our fast digital age are also frustrated with the comparably slow democratic processes. Many young people - and some old people - want to know, Why does everything take so long? Why can't someone just decide and then move forward?” PeopleKnowsWantFeelsLongDoeAgeMovingYoungProcessPoliticianDemocraticMoving ForwardDigitalFrustratedOld PeopleGlobalizationDigital AgeDrainedDemocratic Process Author:Anne Applebaum
“I think that if you see that people are laughing, you know they haven't given up hope. You see that people are laughing because everyone has identified the collective hypocrisy of a law or of a politician who is crafting those laws. It's really nice to know that you can have a range of emotion on an issue. You can feel outrage, you can feel sadness, you can find humor, and all of those things are part of coping and dealing, and really, they give you an inspired way of moving forward as you fight.” PeopleThinkingGivingMovingFightingEmotionLaughingNiceSadnessPoliticianInspiredMoving ForwardHypocrisyCopingReally Nice Author:Lizz Winstead
“I think it's a good thing that we can have relatively non-partisan political conversations because I don't think that my premier necessarily should agree with everything the federal NDP says. I don't think she should disagree with everything the federal Conservatives say. I think that Albertans and Canadians as a whole, as I always say, are looking for pragmatic politicians with pragmatic solutions to their problems, and they want the best ideas to move forward, regardless of who has that idea.” ThinkingProblemMovingPoliticalPoliticianSolutionsAgreeGood ThingsMoving ForwardDisagreePragmatic Author:Naheed Nenshi
“Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.” IfsHumorGovernmentMovingPoliticalPoliticsPresidentFreedomViewsLibertyEconomyEconomicMilitaryPoliticianTaxesEconomicsConservativeLibertarianSocialismCommunismPresidentialWelfarePhrasesLiberalismPatrioticLibertarianismTaxationKeep MovingFreedom And LibertyIncome TaxFreedom LibertyProperty RightsLimited GovernmentBig GovernmentSubsidiesAmerican GovernmentFree GovernmentGovernment SpendingLimited FreedomPolitical WillUs PresidentPolitical ViewGreat LibertarianTax DayAmerican EconomyAmerica FreedomGreat Veterans DayRepublican GovernmentGovernment And SocietyTaxes FunnyGreat PoliticalEconomy And EconomicsStrong EconomyFuture Of AmericaBest PoliticalGreat ConservativeGovernment And BusinessGovernment WelfareRussian Economy Author:Ronald Reagan
“The biggest problem that we have is that California is being run now by special interests. All of the politicians are not anymore making the moves for the people, but for special interests and we have to stop that.” PeopleProblemRunningMovingInterestSpecialPoliticianCaliforniaSpecial Interests Author:Arnold Schwarzenegger