Bill Gates Quotes

Netscape was able to get the government working on its behalf.

There are good people in the lobbying industry. Lobbyists can serve a very useful purpose.

I have had lobbyists, and I have had some very good ones. They could do anything.

A senator will come off Capitol Hill and they'll be barred from two years from lobbying in the Senate. So they'll pick the phone up and they'll call their buddy, the senator, their old buddies, and they'll say, 'Listen, I'm here at this law firm now. I can't lobby you, but my new partner, Jack, can lobby you.'

Lobbyists didn't descend from a spaceship. They evolved organically from the way we do business.

Lobbying is just another form of advocacy. It’s like trying a lawsuit.

Success can be built on a strong relationship between a lobbyist and a single, powerful lawmaker.

I've seen disgusting excess in business, and I've seen disgusting excess in Washington. But at the same time, I've certainly learned that Washington matters and that you can't ignore it, especially when you get into telecom.

The number one way of becoming powerful in Washington is by becoming the 'Washington Post.'

In order to have your voice be heard in Washington, you have to make some little contribution.

Everything we do is very, very touched by what happens in Washington.

The work I have done in private practice has been assisting companies and organizations to work with an incredibly complex federal government. I'm proud of the impact I've had for these organizations, including organizations here in Pinellas County.

Lobbying is a legitimate profession... Many congressional spouses act as lobbyists.

The truth is, the 'Fortune' 500 prefer lobbying to campaigning.

It's the job of a special advisor to be the eyes and ears of a minister and it's the job of a corporate lobbyist to represent the best interests of their organization.

I probably will have to become more political down the road when my playing days are done, because I'm going to have to have the support of others to grow my foundation.

There is no reason for a lobbyist to give us gifts. They are supposed to give us information.

I noticed that the highly organized lobbies in Washington were producing results regardless of the justice or injustice of their demand.

[Referring to lobbying:] You get a job in Congress or on a presidential campaign, step up to the administration, and finally go on to easy money.

When I left government, it appeared I could get some rather unusual things done from the inside.

We do not engage in lobbying as such. However, I do make contact with members of Congress when requested to do so.

The people who make the most noise get the most publicity. Interest groups do count as opposed to data and rationality.

Resolved that all persons or corporations employing counsel or agents to represent their interests in regard to any measure pending at any time before this House or any committee thereof, shall cause the name and authority of such counsel to be filed with the clerk of the House.

Mr. Roosevelt, when you are in Washington as long as I have been, you will learn that the President of the United States calls on nobody.

Washington has political power combined with the insider illusion of being in control.