Dominic Grieve Quotes

Politicians always criticize each other in different ways.

I was one of the hardest-hitting conservatives on George W. Bush. Republicans didn't like me on George W. Bush. Republicans still don't like me on many things. If any Republican thinks I've been hard on Mitt Romney or Newt Gingrich or any of these guys, wait until Mitt Romney gets into office. I'll hold his feet to the fire just as much.

In this job, you're going to make decisions. You'll say things that some people are going to love them, some people are going to hate them. It's just part of the job.

On any big issue in government there are always going to be disagreements.

The day-to-day making of policy is arguing all the time.

Issues are a problem for politicians most of the time; the reason is that somebody won't like what you say when you start talking issues.

Argue as you please, you are nowhere, that grand old man, the Prime Minister, insists on the other thing.

I myself am sometimes fed up with Hatta's policies. Hatta and I sometimes bug each other, but omitting Hatta from the Proclamation Text... that is the action of a coward!

If you don't like being attacked for your point of view, you shouldn't be in politics in the first place.

If you're doing your job right, some substantial group of people [is] going to be mad at you.

Rick Perry's an idiot, and I don't think anyone would disagree with that.

I never had a single conversation about politics with Ross Perot in my life; still haven't.

It's so much easier to throw rocks than it is to govern.

Some Democrats deserve to be criticized.

We need a government, not politics. Because there's too much politics. Of course there should be debate. But there seems to be so much pettiness and not enough good faith. It is civilized to agree to disagree, and this idea is slowly disintegrating. The great statesmen of the past knew this, and I think it helps drive civilization.

It's very useful when politicians have doubts because there are so many choices to be made in the world.

For me, opposition is just another opposition.

I worked with a group of people who argued day and night - professors, officials, the Minister of Finance - but there were decisions that I had to make.

Some people say I chastise the Republican Party too much.

If the critics are right that I've made all my decisions based on polls, then I must not be very good at reading them.

If you want to be loved by everyone, don't go into politics.

President Obama's biggest weakness is weakness.

I love being objected to. It worries me, but I love being objected to.

Spend most of your time with the people who are against you. Your friends are going to vote for you anyhow.

There is no history without polemic ... without originating in antagonism to something which exists and which it wants to combat and substitute