Bob Corker Quotes

In Parliament we debate on and we decide the laws that are going to govern the country.

Legislating should be done in a manner that is understandable to the governed.

Governments propose, and oppositions dispose.

A competition of the best ideas - that should be what Congress is about.

A marvel that has nothing to offer, democracy is at once a nation's paradise and its tomb.

Government is necessary for our survival. We need government in order to survive. The Founding Fathers created a special place for government. It is called the Constitution.

I have just come out of an electoral experience with the people of my country in which I invited them to join me in a partnership for governance.

I think dealing with the U.S. Senate is very different from dealing with the electorate.

The left hand of the right wing.

People must live with the laws that we make.

Politics is a very important part of our government. It must not be denigrated. It's the way our country runs. It's the lubricant that keeps things running smoothly.

You can't have your own way in Congress.

Regulations are a form of legislation and should be decided by a political process, not more or better benefit-cost analyses.

In the United States almost every political question becomes a legal question—or at least a question with legal dimensions.

Everything appears to take long in Congress. This is democracy in action.

We’re here to preserve democracy, not to practice it.

Law is the only direct product of democracy.

I have a Congress on my hands.

In no form of government is there an absolute identity of interest between the people and their rulers

Consensus is the essence of the legislative process.

God Bless democracy. I approve of it highly. I suffer from it greatly.

We have to change the politics of Goa.

Most of what I've proposed in Congress grew out of issues raised with me back here in Connecticut.

The ballot box and the voters and how they pay attention and the decisions they make are really what should define term limits.

Government is not a game show, though at times it is amusing and entertaining to watch.