Quotes About Civility In Politics

#1. For a person who promised hope and civility in politics, Mr. Obama has shown a borderline obsessiveness in blaming Mr. Bush.

Karl Rove

#2. If we were left to ourselves, unfettered by legislative enactments, we should gradually withdraw our capital from the cultivation of such lands, and import the produce which is at present raised upon them.

David Ricardo

#3. Faith in the creative process, in the dynamics of emergence, in the values and purposes that transcend past achievements and past forms, is the precondition of all further growth.

Lewis Mumford

#4. He types his labored column - weary drudge! Senile fudge and solemn: spare, editor, to condemn these dry leaves of his autumn.

Robertson Davies

#5. The polarization of Congress; the decline of civility; and the rise of attack politics in the 1980s, the 1990s, and the early years of the new century are a blot on our political system and a disservice to the American people.

Edward Brooke

#6. I'm sort of a straight shooter.

Elizabeth Rodriguez

#7. We are losing sight of civility in government and politics. Debate and dialogue is taking a back seat to the politics of destruction and anger and control. Dogma has replaced thoughtful discussion between people of differing views.

James McGreevey

#8. [T]he politically correct are above the rules of ordinary civility, once they have identified you as an unbeliever in their religion.

Orson Scott Card

#9. It is unwise for them to be so very happy, for the gods will feel the need to humble us.

R.L. LaFevers

#10. In the fairy tale you mentioned last night, I would probably be the villain. But it's possible the villain would treat you far better than the prince would have.

Lisa Kleypas

#11. Some sacrifices aren't worth the cost. Even, or perhaps most especially, those made out of love.

Leslye Walton

#12. While we face economic obstacles that challenge every decision made in Washington, decisions made merely for political gain must stop. It's time to restore civility in Congress. It's time for action where action is needed - all politics aside.

Nick Lampson

#13. Mia Michaels is to my mind one of the most interesting choreographers alive right now and my colleague and my friend from So You Think (You Can Dance).

Adam Shankman

#14. I would love to play Richard III.

Peter Dinklage