politics Quotes

I have not met [Donald] Trump and discussed any issues with him. There have been Republican administrations like the [George] Bush administration who initiated this AIDS generosity. So it's not purely a right-left thing.

When making choices, or setting policies about the economy, education or medicine, society is best served by electing people who are particularly hardworking, intelligent and interested in long-term thinking.

I think the positive competition between states in India is one of the most positive dynamics that the country has.

The intersection of law, politics, and technology is going to force a lot of good thinking.

In a budget, how important is art versus music versus athletics versus computer programming? At the end of the day, some of those trade-offs will be made politically.

The misconception that aid falls straight into the hands of dictators largely stems from the Cold War era.

It is hard to sell Congress and the American people on foreign aid. Is it harder to do that than it is to sell billionaires on the idea that they should give all their money away.

The U.S. couldn't even get rid of Saddam Hussein. And we all know that the EU is just a passing fad. They'll be killing each other again in less than a year. I'm sick to death of all these fascist... ...

We work with whoever is elected. Some will bring a more generous, open view of the world than others.

I get very concerned when people talk about cutting education budgets.