#legislator

But do not understand me as saying, or for one moment suggesting, that women legislators should confine themselves to doing only social service work. Not at all. ↗

— Edith Rogers

#doing #legislators #me #moment #only

Punishment is the last and the least effective instrument in the hands of the legislator for the prevention of crime. ↗

— John Ruskin

#effective #hands #instrument #last #least

It's not about the money. This is about Terri. It's not about the Schindlers, it's not about the legislators, it's not about me, it's about what Terri Schiavo wanted. ↗

— Michael Schiavo

#legislators #me #money #schiavo #terri

I think any advocate who is effective has fully acquainted himself or herself with the legislator they are going to meet. Know what committees they are on, what issues they are interested in, all in an effort to build a bridge for communicating with them. ↗

— Mark Shields

#advocate #any #bridge #build #committees

When the size of the group supporting your cause reaches a critical mass, any legislator or elected official has to pay attention. ↗

— Mark Shields

#attention #cause #critical #critical mass #elected

Let us tell our legislators in advance, that this is a right, restraints on which, we will not, cannot bear; and that every attempt to restrain it is a palpable wrong on God and man. ↗

— Gerrit Smith

#attempt #bear #cannot #every #god

We live in a stage of politics, where legislators seem to regard the passage of laws as much more important than the results of their enforcement. ↗

— William Howard Taft

#important #laws #legislators #live #more

I have a proven record as an effective legislator, which I believe is my greatest asset. ↗

— Sandy Adams

#believe #effective #greatest #greatest asset #i

I have no idea what goes on in another person's mind. As a legislator, I need to be good at persuading people, counting votes and getting to 50 percent plus one. I don't go back and say, 'Why did this person get to the right position?' It's only, 'Are you yes or are you no?' ↗

— Tammy Baldwin

#back #counting #did #get #getting

You have the biggest impact on controlling, on affecting local lives as mayor. It's so much more important than being a state legislator. ↗

— Dick Murphy

#being #biggest #controlling #impact #important