Politician Quotes

The difference in golf and government is that in golf you can't improve your lie.

We should propagate the values of vegetarianism.

Therefore, vegetarianism alone can give us the quality of com-passion, which distinguishes man from the rest of the animal world.

One has got to choose between the two evils, also between the lesser of the two evils in the matter of food, and therefore vegetarian food has got to he taken by man in order to sustain human life.

One can't be kind to one person and cruel to another.

Life at any time can become difficult: life at any time can become easy. It all depends upon how one adjusts oneself to life.

It is, therefore, a fact that anybody who wants to realise Truth or who wants to be humane, must follow non-violent ways of life, otherwise he will not be able to reach the Truth.

In the early ages, I believe not much thought was given to what man is and what his real functions should be, and what is the real purpose of his life.

I would, therefore, say that for no reason whatsoever, except in self-defence, should one think of killing any animal.

I believe in preventing cruelty to all living beings in any form.

An expert gives an objective view. He gives his own view.

The vegetarian movement is an ancient movement and is not quite a modern one.

If we do not want to be pained by anybody we must not pain anybody; and how can man consider himself humane if he wants to live at the cost of others.

I do not want to go into its physical reasons: the construction of the human body is different from that of carnivorous animals. But man's intelligence is such that it can be utilised to defend any-thing he does, whether right or wrong.

As long as man eats animals how can cruelty to animals be removed.

I do not say that one who is vegetarian is full of compassion and one who is not, is otherwise. We sometimes find people, who are vegetarians, are very bad people.

For those who believe in God the matter is simpler still and clearly than anything else: because those who believe in God believe that God is the Creator of the whole Universe and there is nothing that does not come from Him.

From this it follows that con-sideration for other persons or for other living beings is very vital for goodness and want of consideration for other people makes human beings selfish, regardless for other people's good.

The government of the United States is and always has been a lawyer's government.

The enjoyment of life would be instantly gone if you removed the possibility of doing something.

It is a pity that instead of the Pilgrim Fathers landing on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock had not landed on the Pilgrim Fathers.

I get my exercise acting as a pallbearer to my friends who exercise.

The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.

A pessimist is a man who thinks all women are bad. An optimist is one who hopes they are.

Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the dangers of controversy. Speak your mind and fear less the label of 'crackpot' than the stigma of conformity. And on issues that seem important to you, stand up and be counted at any cost.

You have to take positions on bills. There is no button for maybe or possibly.

When you show up at a rally supporting a bill, you are supporting the bill.

We need to reduce our dependence on foreign sources of energy.

We live in a time of conflict - external and internal - when we sometimes concentrate too much on what divides us. Today, fly the Stars and Stripes with pride and confidence that what unites is far stronger.

There's a need to reform Medicare, but not a need to cut a half trillion dollars out of Medicare.