Kirsten Gillibrand Quotes

Great drama is all about conflict, and what's a better conflict than Republican-Democrat?

Politics is a love-hate relationship. I sure know that.

When it comes to politics, I sit down on a sofa and grab some popcorn - or sometimes I crouch down in order not to get shot.

Politics in Washington is a contact sport. But it shouldn't be a personal animosity sport.

Those who warned that Gorbachev was being put under too much pressure were wrong.

We do not say that a man who takes no interest in politics is a man who minds his own business; we say that he has no business here at all.

In our age there is no such thing as 'keeping out of politics.' All issues are political issues ….

Town meetings are not bean bag. I've had hundreds of them, and sometimes folks get upset. And that's part of America, part of our process.

I've always sort of thought that politics was a high and noble calling and a good thing to do.

I'm going into politics because I think that the kind of discourse taking place in Israel is leading this country to oblivion, and I want to change it.

Politics boils down to the stories we tell ourselves. And unfortunately, we tell ourselves different stories.

Trump could teach Republicans in Washington a lot if only they stopped posturing long enough to watch carefully.

It's always great to have an enemy in politics; there's no question about that.

My favorite thing to write is people under pressure in high-stakes circumstances.

Mitch McConnell, I'm going to light him up.

I think everybody in Washington could use a curfew, to be honest.

Washington, D.C., puts enormous burdens on people who, at the end of the day, are just humans.

Between the fundraising, being away from family, the environment of hyperpartisanship, Washington is really stressing people out.

Crowdsourcing aid is a cunning way to work around the do-nothing corridors of official Washington. But it also raises complicated questions about the nature of humanitarianism and what it means for a 'nation' to help.

If you believe you can make a difference, not just in politics, in public service, in advocacy around all these important issues, then you have to be prepared to accept that you are not going to get 100 percent approval.

We need to recognize our agreements and disagreements with whomever is chosen as president, but we can't continue to just stall out in Washington just because it's not who I voted for. We have still an obligation and duty to challenge and to work through.

I won't let the grudge Netanyahu and those who surround him have against me hurt the country.

Politics isn't that difficult; it is about finding your conscience again. So, just do what is right.

Advocating war is easier when you and your family are not endangered by it.

There's one thing my dad taught me: don't talk about politics, because you'll never make anyone happy. Don't even go for it.