Samantha Power Quotes

I don't want to come to Washington to be just another vote. I want to lead on issues that are important.

Children have in the past and continue to influence policy makers.

Politics is the science of who gets what, when, and why.

In every decision we make and in every policy we develop, we are committed to protecting those who cannot protect themselves... the very young and the very old.

Historically, cohesive political parties have been the glue that enables democratic political systems like ours to make the decisions needed to govern.

If you're going to be an academic who's involved in the world of policy, you have to be involved in the world that exists.

As a writer, I've always felt it's my job to be extremely careful when writing about victims, especially women.

My first passion is politics.

I think it's important that the President of the United States consult as widely as possible with those who have different views so that he can - he or she - can make the most informed decisions.

Governing has always been hard.

As opposed to journalists, politicians cannot make do with questions. They must also offer answers.

My job in the Senate is not just to give speeches and do interviews, it's to solve problems.

The left puts a lot of faith in a lot of people in the past that were dismal failures that they think are the greatest people who ever lived.

I go everywhere in the state and I listen to Montanans, whether it's in conservative areas or liberal areas, and take those ideas back to Washington, D.C., and put them into action.

It's an important job to be the public face of something that gives people hope, and I take that seriously.

The BJP decides its own policies.

There is a paradox in politics that what it takes to get elected is not necessarily what it takes to govern, and my feeling is that trying to control things too much feels icky to me.

Countries all around the world, starting with the U.K., have started behavioural insight teams, often referred to as nudge units. And they seem to be doing lots of good.

To me, politics is about the future.

What I love to do is the policy. The politics, I'm brand-new at.

You can much better have an influence on the debate when you sit at the bargaining table and you can give input.

I want to be the true champion of the people, and I take a lot of pride in having that role.

It's important that I know what I'm doing before I assume responsibility over something as significant as the actors' guild.

I represent the interests of almost 90,000 human beings in our system. That's by far my first and foremost commitment.

We all share some commonalities with the states we come from and where we come from on the political spectrum. There's a lot of work to be done to make sure we continue to have strong advocacy for these values that we find in the heartland, in red and rural states.