Steve Earle Quotes

I don't agree with the Tories on most things.

There were days when I hated politics. But I fought against hating the people on the other side because we were all in the same business - the business of building our country's future.

I don't agree with everything that any of our political leaders say or believe - that's going to happen sometimes.

My unpleasantness was political, not personal. I don't believe in carrying political disputes into social life.

If you're going to talk about politics, then there are going to be folks who are with you and folks that are against you.

Europe is a democracy and differences of opinion are part of it.

Few businessmen are capable of being in politics, they don't understand the democratic process, they have neither the tolerance or the depth it takes. Democracy isn't a business.

I don't ever recall having a political argument with Bob Grant. I've known him a long time. I've always liked him.

I do not personally agree with some of the positions that Mr. Gonzales has advocated, but that should come as no surprise, because I do not agree with many of the proposals made by the man who nominated him, President Bush.

When a conservative praises a liberal as 'morally serious,' he means that person is less liberal than most.

Certainly we disagree with the Communist Party, as we disagree with other political parties who are trying to maintain the American way of life.

Healthy disagreement, debate, leading to compromise has always been the American way.

You know, I'm not comfortable with people whose politics are static in a democracy.

When I watch a guy I know is a big Republican, part of me thinks I probably wouldn't like this person if I met him, or we would have different opinions.

I've learned by hanging out in Hollywood, where I disagree politically with most people, that most people's hearts are in the right place, and the only thing we have to argue about is the way to solve the problems.

I met Barack Obama, I read his book, I like him a great deal. I disagree with him on very fundamental issues.

By definition, politics is, or ought to be, division.

People are always going to disagree politically, because we all come at the law from a different perspective with different needs.

We don't give up on our values, but we better be sensitive, too, that there are people with more moderate views and people who may disagree with some parts of the Democratic platform as they are presented.

It's a matter of opinion on many of these issues, and there's no right or wrong. That's why we have elections; that's why we have debates. Donald Trump thinks one thing. Hillary Clinton thinks another thing.

Especially among journalists, politics is not a pursuit that's held in high esteem. We tend to be cynical about it - but I actually believe in democracy.

I don't support Trump. We'll put that right out there.

I look forward to working with President Trump. I've worked with him many times in the past, but we disagree.

I am not a fan of President Trump, I should say. I wouldn't try to comment on every particular issue in which we disagree, but there are plenty of them.

You know, 'Professor Obama' has been a label applied to him by Republicans and Democrats alike. He's a very smart guy. But I think he'd be, you know, better served not to spend so much time trying to impress us with his particular position on an issue and understand that there are things upon which we simply have a disagreement.