Best 754 quotes in «politician quotes» category

The philanthropist, the politician, and the pimp are inevitably found in alliance because they have the same motives, they seek the same ends, to exist for, through, and by others.

The political is replacing the metaphysical as the characteristic mode of grasping reality.

The politician has no more use for pride than Falstaff had for honour.

The politicians should not tell the people to shut up.

The politicians in Washington just had no idea about the complexity of the situation in South Vietnam.

The politician is the creature of the public sentiment -- never goes ahead of it because he depends on it . . .

The politicians are no prizes, but the people are even worse, they're so ill-informed. I never understand the pushback when I say people are stupid.

The politicians in Washington are spending trillions of dollars of our money. When are Americans going to stand up and say enough is enough?

[The politicians] become nothingness and they don't do the job that they got elected to do. And it happens time and time again.

The politicians of New York...see nothing wrong in the rule, that to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy

The politician who once had to learn to flatter Kings has now to learn how to fascinate, amuse, coax, humbug, frighten, or otherwise strike the fancy of the electorate.

The Presidency, even to the most experienced politicians, is no bed of roses; and [Zachary] Taylor like others, found thorns within it. No human being can fill that station and escape censure.

The problem for me is not that Schwarzenegger is governor, but the extent to which even politicians who are not actors are functioning like actors.

The problem is not liberal politicians, its evangelical preachers.

The public think the politicians don't know or care about their lives; and the politicians feel misunderstood.

The question of questions for the politicians should ever be-What type of social structure am I tending to produce? But this is a question he never entertains.

The question is not whether or not there should be a cult of the individual, but rather whether or not the individual concerned represents the truth, if he does then he should be worshiped.

The racist rhetoric from politicians is inspiring people to organize, as more people see what happens by not getting active.

The real question is "Why should we make an exception for billionaire politicians?". We should not.

There are actually very few US politicians who have integrity and vision.

There are honest journalists like there are honest politicians - they stay bought.

There are dumb actors. But there are dumb politicians and dumb bakers.

There are good reasons why everybody should heed politicians' advise not to believe the media. One of the best is that the media report what politicians say.

Therefore, the good of man must be the end of the science of politics.

There is no visible sign that the current politicians in the US are willing to see the need for change.

There is no such thing as several Romanias, but only politicians who divide Romania depending on the interests of their parties and their clout.

The relationship between press and politician - protected by the Constitution and designed to be happily adversarial - becomes sour, raw and confrontational.

There's something inherently comic about the fact that politicians make things worse by worrying too much about something.

There's a dance of mutual destruction going on between the media and politicians.

There's a suspicion always about politicians. The suspicion level is really elevated and it just feels like people do not trust their institutions.

There's no smarter politician out there than Bill Clinton.

Theres this unspoken club where you say to each other: Oh God, if they only knew how ordinary I was, they wouldnt be interested. That includes movie stars and politicians.

There's something just so kind of smooth about politicians.

There's the occasion when politicians will say things that are simply not true, or that they make commitments that they have no intention of fulfilling. That is something that I think should not happen. That's a no-no. That's a third rail that you shouldn't touch.

There used to be a cruel joke that said Brazil is the country of the future, and always will be; Obama is the Brazil of today's politicians. He has obviously achieved nothing.

There will be more coming afterwards if we don't re-empower politicians to get organized and work together.

T]he state Republican chairman, Gaylord Parkinson, postulated what he called the Eleventh Commandment: Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican.

The saying, "Those that don't learn from history are condemned to repeat it" doesn't just apply to politicians and world leaders, it applies to all of us on a daily basis.

These guys from the nation's capital - now they do a lot of thinking. Referring to boxers from D.C., not politicians.

The smaller the government, the less the need to manipulate politicians.

The smile of a politician is strong and friendly, but noncommittal.

the struggle for the right to become politicians in itself made women into politicians.

The tendency for politicians to claim credit for favorable news is as natural as flatulence in cows.

The Tea Party doesn't like politicians.

The verdict on Prince Metternich will soon be out: An excellent diplomat and a bad politician.

The thing about politicians in Britain is that they are out there, you can lobby them, get close to them, there are loads of ways you can protest against them, and booing is a pretty weak way of doing it.

The thing about Barack Obama, just from being around him, is he's cooler than the other politicians, but just nerdy enough to do the job. Like you can't be really cool and be the president.

The time is fast coming when politicians will cease to fear the religion of humanity and humanitarians will find entrance into political life indispensable for full service.

The truth about the climate crisis is still inconvenient for the large carbon polluters and the politicians who are in their pockets.

The upside of being in the closet is that you develop skills of duplicity, which are great for big-time politicians.