Wendy E. Long Quotes

Words without actions are the assassins of idealism.

The whole art of a political speech is to put nothing into it. It is much more difficult than it sounds.

It does take courage to be in public life.

While not all politicians are statesmen, all statesmen are politicians.

Our democracy is only as good as the people who are willing to step up and run for office.

Let men in office substitute the midnight oil for the limelight.

There are two rules for mayors: Be there and do something.

In this region declarations, speeches, words are worthless.

Liberals are good at catchphrases, but there's no substance behind them.

Politicians can talk and talk and talk until they're silly, and they do nothing.

I've been standing up against what I call the 'virtue signalling' from Justin Trudeau which actually ignores the real challenges of the day and offers symbolic gestures as a substitute.

I hate to rain on anyone's parade or burst the enthusiasm bubble, but talk is especially cheap during an election season.

Those who imagine that a politician would make a better figurehead than a hereditary monarch might perhaps make the acquaintance of more politicians.

You look worldwide for the great leaders, and they're pretty thin on the ground, and of course the problem is unless you're squeaky, squeaky clean, something is going to come out of the cupboard. Most people aren't squeaky clean. Most people have fallen by the wayside once or twice in their lives, and because the world is so transparent now, I think they're very fearful of running for office. It's a huge shame, because often people who have really lived and are amazing people can be brought down by a past indiscretion.

Donald Trump is like Hillary Clinton said, a man you can bait with a tweet is not a man you can trust with nuclear weapons. You can't do it.

If Hillary Clinton is president of the United States, nothing is going to happen. It's just going to be talk.

Hillary Clinton talks a good game. But she doesn't do anything.

The Prime Minister, shortly after she came into office, received a sobriquet as the 'Iron Lady'. It arose in the context of remarks which she made about defence against the Soviet Union and its allies; but there was no reason to suppose that the Right Honourable Lady did not welcome and, indeed, take pride in that description. In the next week or two this House, the nation and the Right Honourable Lady herself, will learn of what metal she is made.

I am absolutely sure to be the most democratic man to ever become Prime Minister in Italy.

I never had ambition to become president of the state or to accomplish more than men.

Take our politicians: they're a bunch of yo-yos. The presidency is now a cross between a popularity contest and a high school debate, with an encyclopedia of cliches.

Democracy's worst fault is that its leaders are likely to reflect the faults and virtues of their constituents.

I'm always amazed when I hear people saying, "That George Bush, he's a great leader". And I wonder, where can one find a drug that would make one so delusional?

The exceptionalism of a black U.S. President is not important to me. It's what he does - and who he has at the table.