Quotesia
Home
Authors
Popular authors
Jean Paul
Wilson Mizner
Thomas Carlyle
Alfred Lord Tennyson
John Irving
Stephen Jay Gould
All authors
Today's birthdays
1928 - Maya Angelou
1884 - Isoroku Yamamoto
1810 - James Freeman Clarke
1987 - Sarah Gadon
1964 - David Cross
1922 - Elmer Bernstein
Today's birthdays
Popular professions
Architect
Author
Celebrity
Chef
Cartoonist
Artist
All professions
Authors by letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
All authors
Topics
Top Quotes
Quotesia
Quote Topics
Special Interest Quotes
Special Interest Quotes
It is difficult for the common good to prevail against the intense concentration of those who have a special interest, especially if the decisions are made behind locked doors.
Jimmy Carter
Good
Prevail
Made
Doors
Difficult
Those
Locked
Concentration
Intense
Behind
Common
Common Good
Interest
Against
Decisions
Special
Who
Special Interest
The best way to begin genuine bipartisanship to make America stronger is to work together on the real crises facing our country, not to manufacture an artificial crisis to serve a special interest agenda out of touch with the needs of Americans.
John F. Kerry
Work
Best
Needs
Together
Stronger
Country
Our
Way
Crises
Crisis
Out
Best Way
Touch
Facing
Make
Genuine
Real
Begin
America
American
Artificial
Interest
Agenda
Work Together
Manufacture
Special
Special Interest
Serve
Bipartisanship
Who is in charge? Is it taxpayers or is it the special interest groups?
Scott Walker
Charge
Interest
Taxpayers
Special
Who
Special Interest
Special Interest Groups
Groups
Being a woman is of special interest only to aspiring male transsexuals. To actual women, it is simply a good excuse not to play football.
Fran Lebowitz
Good
Woman
Women
Only
Football
Simply
Excuse
Male
Being
Interest
Aspiring
Special
Special Interest
Actual
Play
Play Football
You don't get real reform by pandering to every special interest. With cap and trade we wound up with a bill that didn't accomplish much, was enormously complicated and expensive.
Brian Baird
You
Complicated
Every
Pandering
Wound
Trade
Real
Accomplish
Up
Reform
Get
Real Reform
Expensive
Interest
Cap
Much
Bill
Special
Special Interest
Any time you challenge a big powerful person or special interest, there's going to be blowback.
Campbell Brown
Time
You
Challenge
Big
Powerful
Person
Any
Going
Interest
Special
Special Interest
In Maine, we are fortunate to have a Clean Elections system that allows legislators to turn down corporate special interest money. At the national level, Congress should follow Maine's example by empowering the voices of small donors.
Chellie Pingree
Money
Example
National
Congress
Down
Corporate
System
Follow
Small
Clean
Voices
Maine
Empowering
Donors
Legislators
Interest
Turn
Elections
Should
Fortunate
Special
Special Interest
Level
Until we make campaigns affordable, then we're going to have too many members of Congress out rattling the cup with special interest groups.
Dick Durbin
Congress
Too
Members
Out
Rattling
Until
Make
Cup
Campaigns
Affordable
Going
Interest
Then
Special
Special Interest
Special Interest Groups
Many
Groups
There's an institution here called the National Sound Archive, and there's a character who works there, Paul Wilson. He takes a very special interest in the history of the music and advised Martin Davidson of the existence of these tapes.
Evan Parker
Music
Character
History
National
Wilson
Martin
He
Takes
Institution
Advised
Sound
Existence
Tapes
Very
The History Of
Interest
Paul
Special
Who
Special Interest
Works
Here
It was clear that the special interest groups in California really wanted the Chinese to be shut out of the country, because that was where the racial tension was the greatest.
Iris Chang
Country
Out
Clear
Tension
California
Because
Greatest
Where
Wanted
Interest
Chinese
Racial
Really
Special
Special Interest
Special Interest Groups
Groups
Shut
Television news is now entertainment, and the stories are being written by the people that have a special interest in them.
James Taylor
News
Entertainment
People
Television
Television News
Written
Being
Stories
Interest
Them
Special
Special Interest
Now
By The People
I'll spend whatever it takes to get my message out and to be competitive with these career politicians. I'm not going to take a penny of special interest money.
Jeff Greene
Money
Penny
Whatever
Politicians
Spend
Out
Take
Takes
Message
Get
Going
Interest
Special
Special Interest
Career
Competitive
Career Politicians
I don't take PAC money. I don't take special interest money.
Jesse Ventura
Money
Take
Interest
Special
Special Interest
We have put the energy needs and costs of hardworking Coloradans before any special interest agenda or false promise.
John Hickenlooper
Needs
Before
Energy
Promise
Costs
Put
False
Any
Interest
Energy Needs
Agenda
Special
Special Interest
Hardworking
I hate how spiritual formation gets positioned as an optional pursuit for a small special interest group within the church.
John Ortberg
Spiritual
Hate
Church
Group
Small
Pursuit
Within
How
Optional
Gets
Formation
Interest
Special
Special Interest
If everyone in America can easily see who and what their lawmakers are requesting taxpayer money for, we can keep elected officials honest, end the days of political, special interest favors, and reduce wasteful spending.
Kirsten Gillibrand
Money
Political
Taxpayer
Everyone
Spending
Easily
Favors
See
Lawmakers
Days
Reduce
End
America
Officials
Interest
Elected
Elected Officials
Taxpayer Money
Special
Who
Special Interest
Keep
Wasteful
Wasteful Spending
Honest
Women face unique challenges in society, no doubt. But focusing narrowly on women as a special interest group isn't the winning play. The ability to pay your bills, send your kids to a good school, and keep your family safe are 'women's issues' after all.
Kristen Soltis Anderson
Good
Family
Challenges
Women
School
Face
Doubt
Pay
Group
Society
Kids
Focusing
No Doubt
Ability
Winning
Safe
Narrowly
Issues
Send
After
Interest
Your
Special
Special Interest
Bills
Unique
Keep
Play
I'm not going to take any special interest money or any PAC money... when I get to Washington I want to be the voice for the people of Connecticut and not owe special favors.
Linda McMahon
People
Money
Favors
Voice
Take
For The People
Owe
Get
Any
Going
Want
Interest
Special
Special Interest
Connecticut
Washington
It is hard to imagine any single special interest trying to buy an office without a motive.
Luther Strange
Buy
Single
Without
Motive
Office
Trying
Any
Interest
Hard
Special
Special Interest
Imagine
I've owned a business for 26 years. My family isn't in politics and my supporters aren't special interest groups in Madison and Milwaukee.
Mark Neumann
Politics
Family
Business
Madison
Supporters
Years
Owned
Interest
Special
Special Interest
Special Interest Groups
Groups
Milwaukee
If you fill your Agriculture Committee with representatives of commodity farmers, and you don't have urbanites, you don't represent eaters, okay? You don't have people from New York City on these committees, you are going to end up with the kind of farm bills we have: a piece of special interest legislation.
Michael Pollan
You
People
Agriculture
Farm
Okay
Kind
City
New
Piece
End
Up
York
Committee
Going
Represent
Committees
Legislation
Commodity
Representatives
New York
New York City
Interest
Your
Farmers
Special
Special Interest
Bills
Fill
Republicans support opening the floodgates to special interest money and suppressing the right to vote. It's just plain wrong.
Nancy Pelosi
Vote
Money
Wrong
Support
Opening
Suppressing
Just
Interest
Republicans
Plain
Special
Special Interest
Right
The Founding Fathers built our judicial system to withstand the special interest pressures that beset the political branches of government.
Sheldon Whitehouse
Government
Political
Fathers
Our
Pressures
System
Withstand
Judicial
Built
Judicial System
Branches
Interest
Special
Special Interest
Founding
Founding Fathers
I've made it clear that I'm not taking special interest PAC money or accepting donations from lobbyists - ever. I want to represent the interests of the citizens.
Stephen Pagliuca
Money
Made
Lobbyists
Citizens
Clear
Taking
Accepting
Donations
Represent
Want
Interest
Interests
Special
Special Interest
Ever
As a freedom-lover and avid outdoorsman, I understand the importance of protecting the Second Amendment, which has been under attack by liberal special interest groups funded by elitist billionaires.
Thom Tillis
Liberal
Has-Been
Attack
Importance
Protecting
Understand
Been
Amendment
Which
Interest
Avid
Special
Billionaires
Special Interest
Special Interest Groups
Groups
Second
Second Amendment
Elitist
I'm sorry I'm not gay or Jewish, so I don't have a special interest group of journalists that support me.
Vincent Gallo
Me
Gay
Sorry
Group
Support
Journalists
Interest
Special
Special Interest
Jewish
Load more quotes
No more special interest quotes
Haven't find the right quote? Try another of these similiar topics.
Adjectives
Exam