Carly Fiorina Quotes

Everybody who goes into government gets somewhat chewed up in the process. Being a senior appointee is like being at a startup, only more so: You run into opposition from the entrenched oligopoly of contractors whose business model is to extract as much money from government as possible for doing as little as possible.

When one gets in bed with government, one must expect the diseases it spreads.

The only accountability-free zone in America: Washington DC.

Governments take too long to get things done and there are far too many varied interests at stake. If you were starting a business today and needed a partner, you would never choose a large bureaucratic institution like the government.

People need to understand that in Washington, the process is the punishment.

The government generally is just too top-heavy.

Trump assumed office promising to 'drain the swamp' in Washington, D.C. Instead, the swamp has grown wider and deeper.

Donald Trump is the swamp.

I stand with everyone who is sick of hearing about Washington cutting insider deals to their friends in business, politicians failing on their promises to fight increases in government spending, and more costly and complicated rules from Washington that make everyone's lives harder.

We are angry about paying the highest income taxes and property taxes in the nation and getting less and less for it. We are angry about our incompetent, dysfunctional government that pays no attention to the desires of the people. We are angry about the cesspool of corruption and conflicts of interests and self-dealing that is Albany.

I think there is a lot of fat in the government.

We have the best government that money can buy.

I think the American government is now the most corrupt government in the world.

Oh, that all the things my father had told me about how disgusting Washington is are true. And again it's the system - there are lots of nice, well-meaning people there. But it's a sleazy place. And politics is all about doing favors.

What we do today has nothing to do with capitalism or socialism. It is a crony type of system that transfers money to the coffers of bureaucrats.

Washington's a cesspool of money.

Great wealth took possession of the government. It was reflected in Mr. Harding's selection of a cabinet.

Nothing symbolizes American strength and vigor more than another unaccountable Washington bureaucrat.

We do live in an environment of crony capitalism, and the main reason we do is that loopholes are for sale, and both parties have their hands out through those loopholes.

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.

Sure there are dishonest men in local government. But there are dishonest men in national government too.

Our form of democracy is bribery, on the highest scale.

Whether you are on the Right or the Left, everyone can agree that there are a lot of outside influences in American politics that are not good for the system. There's just too much money.

The incestuous relationship between government and big business thrives in the dark.

Everything government touches turns to crap.