Partisanship Politics Quotes

#1. The politics of partisanship and the resulting inaction and excuses have paralyzed decision-making, primarily at the federal level, and the big issues of the day are not being addressed, leaving our future in jeopardy.

Michael Bloomberg

#2. The only real radicalism in our time will come as it always has - from people who insist on thinking for themselves and who reject party-mindedness.

Christopher Hitchens

#3. If quantitatively the American achievement is impressive, qualitatively it is somewhat less satisfying.

Irving Babbitt

#4. Elves apparently had a short childhood. Not like witches, who seemed to take forever to grow up, according to Jenks.

Kim Harrison

#5. When values, thoughts, feelings, and actions are in alignment, a person becomes focused and character is strengthened.

John C. Maxwell

#6. Why do scientists call it research when looking for something new?

Steven Wright

#7. The goods of creation belong to humanity as a whole. Yet the current pace of environmental exploitation is seriously endangering the supply of certain natural resources not only for the present generation, but above all for generations to come.

Pope Benedict XVI

#8. A music born among children of slaves is like an orphan: it will never know its real parents, will never hear the full visceral story of its birth.

Carolina De Robertis

#9. Our crime was that we were beginning to live a new and contagious life-style without official authorization.

Tom Hayden

#10. How singular," murmured Maximillian; "your father hates me, while your grandfather, on the contrary -- What strange feelings are aroused by politics.

Alexandre Dumas

#11. The self-sacrificing, servant aspect of the Christian life has many parallels to parenthood.

Philip Yancey

#12. A lot of lip service gets paid to being honest, but no one really wants to hear it unless what's being said is the party line.

Colin Quinn

#13. From the solemn gloom of the temple children run out to sit in the dust, God watches them play and forgets the priest.

Rabindranath Tagore

#14. Democratic government needs parties; parties do not need democracy.

Jacob T. Levy

#15. For all its faults, it is partisanship - based on core principles- that clarifies our debates, that prevents one party from straying too far from the mainstream and that constantly refreshes our politics with new ideas and new leaders.

Tom DeLay

#16. I've been on the tour for many, many years. It's time for me to go now, before it's too late.

Stefan Edberg

#17. Sailboat racing becomes a game of chance only when you are not prepared

Buddy Melges

#18. Memo to extreme partisans: If you can't bring yourselves to love your enemies, can you at least learn to hate your friends?

Walter Kirn

#19. We're reaching the point where the Earth will have to end the burden we've placed on her, if we don't lift the burden ourselves.

Steven M. Greer

#20. My assessment is that we have a crisis in national political leadership. When will America recognize the danger we face? When will the corrosive partisanship of American politics end and allow for a bipartisan solution to arguably the most dangerous threat our nation has faced in over 60 years?

Ricardo Sanchez