Jess Phillips Quotes

If our political leaders are to be always a lot of political merchants, they will supply any demand we may create. All we have to do is to establish a steady demand for good government.

We shouldn't accept mediocrity as the best a politician can do.

There are two kinds of politicians, those who talk and promise and those who listen and do.

Do I have political heroes? Probably not wise to.

I think I should be active politically. Because I look upon myself as a politician. That's not a dirty work you know. Some people think that there are something wrong with politicians. Of course, something wrong with some politicians.

Politics will take care of itself. I'm interested in people who are involved in the situations that politicians create. Politics is taken care of by politicians - they're not filmmakers.

Congress is full of good, decent, smart people who have devoted their lives to public service.

I'm in agreement with David Miliband when he says our generation of Labour politicians are not willing to hand over the direction of the country without a serious electoral fight.

Most people who get in trouble in politics usually get in trouble because they're disconnected from the people they serve, and I don't think anybody in Tennessee, even people who won't vote for me, would accuse me of that.

I mean those people who are interested in good government will certainly contribute in order to make certain there's some counter-balance to those whose interests in good government is less.

It is more important for Labour to raise the reputation of politics than for the Tories, who are only in politics for the money.

I have the greatest respect and admiration for Congressman Issa, but I don't intend to be Darrell Issa-like.

One never expected from a Congressman more than good intentions and public spirit.

It's very hard to like politicians enough to write short stories about them.

Real political issues cannot be manufactured by the leaders of political parties. The real political issues of the day declare themselves, and come out of the depths of that deep which we call public opinion.

Politicians are not the most reflective people in the world.

For much of my career I had no authentic political voice. I had been campaigning all over the country not to change the world or shake up my audiences but to please the roomful of people to whom I was speaking... As a result, my words rarely had the ring of truth to the nonpolitical observer.

I'm not giving up politics entirely - I'm just giving up leadership of a political party.

I want Albertans to know they will have a champion in Erin O'Toole.

What gets you out of bed in the morning? This is a question I'm often asked as a politician. It tends to be closely followed by a dozen other questions about what I'll do in 'x' scenario or whether I'll resign if 'y' happens.

The public wants to know that their political leaders will stay true to the promise made to them that Brexit means Brexit.

The fact is the American people want men and women to stand up and represent them and to put their interests ahead of the party interests.

In the political realm, when I say I'm going to give everything, that means I'll represent the people to the best of my ability.

I see myself as a former politician, and in that capacity, I say to other politicians, 'Hold back.'

It's not at all a secret that I was one of the co-founders of Brand New Congress, and we've never tried to hide our goals.