Politician Quotes

There's a tremendous intellectual fervor among independent filmmakers, and that has to be cultivated.

The success of the movie industry comes from the story. And the story comes from somebody putting something down on paper.

The only way to see a movie is in a big theater, on a big screen, with a big bag of popcorn.

The movie industry is committed to working with the technology sector to find innovative new ways to deliver entertainment to consumers.

The creative works of the entertainment industry belong to the millions of people who make them and are not for others to steal or unlawfully distribute.

Technology has not only changed the way people are able to view movies, it has changed the way our industry produces and advertises movies.

Meat and poultry is safe. It's safer than it's probably ever been.

If China wants to be a constructive, active player in the world economy, it's got to respect intellectual property rights or it makes it pretty impossible to do business with them.

I'm someone who believes the only way to see a movie is in a big theater, on a big screen, with a big bag of popcorn.

I don't think we can go back to the old days. But I think that what the government needs to do is it needs to make sure that the pricing is fair, that you don't have monopolies out there, so that people don't have a chance to compete fairly.

Is there any reason why the American people should be taxed to guarantee the debts of banks, any more than they should be taxed to guarantee the debts of other institutions, including merchants, the industries, and the mills of the country?

A liberal is a man who is willing to spend somebody else's money.

With the spirit of my administration, New York City is poised for dramatic change. The era of fear has had a long enough reign.

When I said the city would be stronger, I didn't know that. I just hoped it. There are parts of you that say, 'Maybe we're not going to get through this.' You don't listen to them.

The Republican Party is a much bigger tent than people give it credit for. We have a lot of what I guess you all call moderate Republicans.

St. Paul's Chapel stands - without so much as a broken window. Little miracle.

So I think we're, we're, we're as broad a political party, if not broader than the Democratic Party, just in a different political spectrum.

On September 11, 2001, we thought we were going to be attacked many, many times between then and now. We haven't been. I believe we had a president who made the right decision at the right time... to put us on offense against terrorists.

Leaders need to be optimists. Their vision is beyond the present.

It's about time law enforcement got as organized as organized crime.

In choosing Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate, John McCain has chosen for the future.

America needs to be defended. We need missile defense to better police the skies over the United States.

What we can borrow from Ronald Reagan... is that great sense of optimism. He led by building on the strengths of America, not running America down.

The use of military force against Iran would be very dangerous. It would be very provocative. The only thing worse would be Iran being a nuclear power.

Now we understand much more clearly. why people from all over the world want to come to New York and to America. It's called freedom.

There is no city in America that has reduced crime as much as we have in the last three years. This is not the product of accident. This is the product of design.

When you confront a problem you begin to solve it.

Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy.

There are many qualities that make a great leader. But having strong beliefs, being able to stick with them through popular and unpopular times, is the most important characteristic of a great leader.

In choosing a president, we really don't choose a Republican or Democrat, a conservative or liberal. We choose a leader.