Political Battles Quotes

I went through six years of battles on health care because I didn't have $100 million worth of advertising saying how it would never work.

Whether the issue was black political power or nuclear power, Scott-Heron didn't mince words. His comeback record, 'I'm New Here,' doesn't mince words either, but instead of political battles, these songs suggest he's fighting personal ones.

Media does not get everything they want all the time. The Democrats certainly don't. They don't win every election, and they don't win every battle.

Whether elected or appointed, public officials serve those who put and keep them in office. We cannot depend upon them to fight our battles.

If you're seeking progress, all presidents are the opposition. You're just fighting different kinds of battles -

Political battles are won when the rich favor them.

Whether it's raising the minimum wage, fixing our broken immigration system or supporting an economic climate that gives our businesses that chance to succeed, I hope to continue to fight these important battles on behalf of my constituents.

You can’t just wave a magic want and have the special interests disappear …. I have the scars to prove it.

We all know that looks matter, and modern politicians have always assumed that their battles are decided on both substance and image.

He [Senator Robert Taft] has been in as many fights, I suppose, as have any other two members of the Senate.

I probably carry more scar tissue on my derrière than any other candidate-that's political scar tissue.

This is the third time that, in the course of six years, during which I have had the lead of the Opposition in the House of Commons, I have stormed the Treasury Benches: twice, fruitlessly, the third time with a tin kettle to my tail which rendered the race hopeless. You cannot, therefore, be surprised, that I am a little wearied of these barren victories, which like Alma, Inkerman, and Balaclava, may be glorious but are certainly nothing more.

Donald Trump enters office with historically low approval ratings, that's where the battle could get fought. If the country turns against him, his Republican adversaries could feel emboldened.