Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Public Opinion Quotes
ConfidenceImmigrationLeadershipPoliticsPublic Opinion Ed Miliband's anti-immigration stance is odd: it's hard to vote for a man who doesn't have the confidence to defend his own existence.
Civic EngagementDemocracyPoliticsPublic OpinionVoter Knowledge The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.
Collective JudgmentCriticismPublic OpinionReputationSocial Perception The public is the only critic whose opinion is worth anything at all.
Governance EffectivenessLeadershipPolitical SystemsPublic OpinionTrust One of the statistics that always amazes me is the approval of the Chinese government, not elected, is over 80 percent. The approval of the U.S. government, fully elected, is 19 percent. Well, we elected these people and they didn't elect those people. Isn't it supposed to be different? Aren't we supposed to like the people that we elected?
Perception of LeadershipPolitical CriticismPublic OpinionSocial AwarenessUnderstanding of Reality There's been a thread of coverage implying that Corbyn is a decent guy but he clearly doesn't understand how the world works. Ignoring the fact that for the majority of people, it doesn't.
FearInfluenceMedia PowerPublic Opinion Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.
Critical ThinkingPublic OpinionSkepticismStatistics I do not believe any of the statistical claims that are made about public opinion. I don't see why anybody does.
Bias and ObjectivityPerception of LeadershipPolitical CriticismPolitical DiscoursePublic Opinion Some people put down all presidents. If you say anything good about any of them, they think you're supporting everything they do.
ControversyExpressionIdentityPublic OpinionSelf-Perception I'm very... controversial for some reason.
GovernanceLeadershipPublic Opinion Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.
AccountabilityGovernanceLeadershipPublic Opinion For me every ruler is alien that defies public opinion.
CommunicationMedia InfluencePropagandaPublic OpinionWar and Politics One cannot wage war under present conditions without the support of public opinion, which is tremendously molded by the press and other forms of propaganda.
AntiwarInterest PoliticsMediaNationalismPublic Opinion The people who tend to raise antiwar slogans will do so generally when it's American or British interests involved.
IntegrityLeadershipPublic OpinionStrategy There is probably a perverse pride in my administration... that we were going to do the right thing, even if short-term it was unpopular. And I think anybody who's occupied this office has to remember that success is determined by an intersection in policy and politics and that you can't be neglecting of marketing and P.R. and public opinion.
Civic EngagementEducationGovernmentKnowledgePublic Opinion Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.
CommunicationInfluenceLeadershipPowerPublic Opinion The most successful politician is he who says what the people are thinking most often in the loudest voice.
HistoryLeadershipPoliticsPublic OpinionRace In 2008, Barack Obama had all the wind at his back, everything going for him. He was an African-American at a time when the country was eager to do that. The Republicans had, in the view of many of us, pretty much disgraced themselves at home and abroad for eight years.
