Support Quotes

Community organizing is all about building grassroots support. It's about identifying the people around you with whom you can create a common, passionate cause. And it's about ignoring the conventional wisdom of company politics and instead playing the game by very different rules.

~ Tom Peters

At present, the most effective way of preventing war would be for statesmen to direct politics so as to support a sound nationalism. This leads to concordance between people of kindred race and languages, whereas the conquest and coercion of people of different race and language inevitably lead to new wars.

~ Ellen Key

Politics - I still think it's a bunch of liars and a bunch of self-interest. It's not about the people: it's about themselves and their rise to power. They are voting on things based on whether they will have the support of the people when they vote next time. They don't have the balls to say, 'I believe in this. I don't care what happens.'

~ Jay-Z

What is politics but persuading the public to vote for this and support that and endure these for the promise of those?

~ Gilbert Highet

I have enjoyed most particularly reading the correspondence between Gustav Mahler and Richard Strauss. The genuine friendship, competitiveness and support that thread through their communications are life lessons for us all.

~ Jessye Norman

This airline is grateful for his extensive contributions and we will miss his friendship and support. We extend our deepest sympathies to the Casey family on its personal loss.

~ Gerard Arpey

President Bush spent last night calling world leaders to support the war with Iraq and it is sad when the most powerful man on earth is yelling, 'I know you're there, pick up, pick up.

~ Craig Kilborn

I can tell you, Obamacare, I have been stunned by the pratfalls associated with its implementation. I simply can't understand how a president that had such an effective technology campaign and has such support among the technology community members could have put in place the implementation of Obamacare as ineffectively as he did.

~ Mitt Romney

We have promised to support India in its international aspiration. We have agreed to set up a working group on technology.

~ Viktor Orban

Libraries function as crucial technology hubs, not merely for free Web access, but those who need computer training and assistance. Library business centers help support entrepreneurship and retraining.

~ Scott Turow

I really believe that everyone has a talent, ability, or skill that he can mine to support himself and to succeed in life.

~ Dean Koontz

My mom has always been my support system. She taught me to never give up and to keep pursuing my passions no matter what.

~ Mandy Moore

I always speak so highly of my mom because she's my partner in crime, and none of this would be possible without her love and support. Always have to make time for Mom.

~ Shemar Moore

My dad and my mom convinced me to go into biomedical engineering because they said astronauts going to Mars will need life support systems.

~ Rony Abovitz

My mom means the world to me. She's always been the one to get me up early for work, help me with my make up and hair, and just be there to support me in whatever I do. She always makes sure that no matter what, I'm happy in what I'm doing.

~ Raini Rodriguez

My mom has been my support system from day one. Admiring the type of person she is gives me a sense of what to look for in my ideal cheerleader when the time comes.

~ Omi

Though the people support the government, the government should not support the people.

~ Grover Cleveland

We imagined that the mildness of our government and the wishes of the people were so correspondent that we were not as other nations, requiring brutal force to support the laws.

~ Henry Knox

Civil servants are fully aware of the challenges the British economy faces. They are, after all, working tirelessly and professionally to support the coalition government through the current challenges, every day, and in every part of Britain.

~ Gus O'donnell

Virtual currency, where it's called a bitcoin vs. a U.S. dollar, that's going to be stopped. No government will ever support a virtual currency that goes around borders and doesn't have the same controls. It's not going to happen.

~ Jamie Dimon

Our funding is based on our support of ideas like limited government, individual rights and a strong defense.

~ Richard Scaife

As Mayor, I will lead city government, businesses, and community groups to support innovative projects that will make San Francisco streets and public places vibrant and healthy.

~ Gavin Newsom

We ought to have more people who believe in constitutionally limited government. We have to have more people come to Congress with that mindset. I think we can make this a better place, if, when elections happen, we support candidates who share that philosophy.

~ Mike Lee

Ex-Presidents of the United States get state subsidies. Not so in Russia. You get no government support.

~ Mikhail Gorbachev

Democracy needs support, and the best support for democracy comes from other democracies.

~ Benazir Bhutto

I need nothing from my companion. No money, no financial security, no emotional support, nothing. All I want is the freedom to be myself.

~ Kangana Ranaut

Now workers should have the right to join unions. But unions should not be forced upon workers. And unions should not have the power to take money our of their members' paychecks to buy the support of politicians that are favored by the union bosses.

~ Mitt Romney

It is really important that we promote competitive support in schools. It is very important that we recognise that has to be underpinned by good quality physical education and by getting people into patterns of exercise.

~ Sebastian Coe

The important thing to note is that it is not important whether Malala was shot or not - Malala is not asking for personal favors or support. She is asking for support with girls' education and women's rights. So don't support Malala, support her campaign for girls' education and women's rights.

~ Malala Yousafzai

I want to support the whole idea of the humanities and teaching the humanities as being something that - even if it can't be quantitatively measured as other subjects - it's as fundamental to all education.

~ Tom Stoppard

I believe public education is the new civil rights battle and I support charter schools.

~ Andrew Cuomo

Universal suffrage should rest upon universal education. To this end, liberal and permanent provision should be made for the support of free schools by the State governments, and, if need be, supplemented by legitimate aid from national authority.

~ Rutherford B. Hayes

Good education, housing and jobs are imperatives for the Negroes, and I shall support them in their fight to win these objectives, but I shall tell the Negroes that while these are necessary, they cannot solve the main Negro problem.

~ Malcolm X

The challenge to people like me is, how do you use your capabilities and resources to help support things that are important to you, whether it's the arts or education or homelessness?

~ Brian Moynihan

Growing up I did commercials and things like that, but nothing serious. As I got older, my family is really hardcore into academics. They weren't wanting to necessarily support an acting career; it's a really fickle business, and it can be difficult and unstable. They were rooting for education and the whole nine yards.

~ Portia Doubleday

Divorced men are more likely to meet their car payments than their child support obligations.

~ Susan Faludi

I drove 3,500 miles this summer on our family holiday, we drove across 10 countries. I have driven across the United States four times. I love cars, I love being in cars, I think so do most people. I want to help and support those people who have that same kind of enthusiasm for driving that I have.

~ Geoff Hoon

In South Africa, we could not have achieved our freedom and just peace without the help of people around the world, who through the use of non-violent means, such as boycotts and divestment, encouraged their governments and other corporate actors to reverse decades-long support for the Apartheid regime.

~ Desmond Tutu

Water is always a support or a healing thing apart from, you know, love or peace of mind.

~ Nastassja Kinski

I do not support peace in the Middle East. And I do not support Arafat. He is a stupid, incompetent fool!

~ Muammar Al-Gaddafi