Politicians come in three varieties: straight men, fixers, and maddies. — Paul Keating Copy Share Image
A politician will do anything to keep his job - even become a patriot. — William Randolph Hearst Copy Share Image
Public opinion is the last refuge of a politician without any opinion. — Baron Bonham-Carter Mark Bonham Carter Copy Share Image
That's what I'm about -- getting engaged. Too many people don't wade in the mud with the politicians. — Billy Bragg Copy Share Image
It is evident that the state is a creation of nature, and that man is by nature a political animal. — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Convictions in a politician are an infirmity, and may prove a very serious injury. — J H Wallis Copy Share Image
“Politicians are like bad horsemen who are so preoccupied with staying in the saddle that they can’t bother about where they’re going.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I am more or less happy when being praised, not very comfortable when being abused, but I have moments of uneasiness when… — Arthur Balfour Copy Share Image
A politician is an animal who can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground — American Proverb Copy Share Image
One of the most fascinating aspects of politician-watching is trying to determine to what extent any politician believes what he says. — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
I should prefer to have a politician who regularly went to a massage parlour than one who promised a laptop computer for… — A. N. Wilson Copy Share Image
By nominating Chuck Hagel to be his Defense secretary, President Obama is putting forward an aloof contrarian who doesn't suffer fools -… — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
I don't profess to be a healer, a minister, a priest. I feel as an entertainer I can do more good for… — Liberace Copy Share Image
Trump is bringing his business acumen to politics. That's something that politicians don't have: business acumen, many of them. And so they… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
I learned that not only am I a descendant of slaves, but that I am also a descendant of royalty, that there… — Cuba Gooding, Jr Copy Share Image
Politicians don't like to face unpleasant realities. In truth, nobody does, but as individuals, we have no choice; if we neglect to… — Nathan Myhrvold Copy Share Image
I pray that politicians, lawmakers and religious leaders have the courage to support the choices terminally ill citizens make in departing Mother… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
You must understand the difference between being an architect and a politician. Architecture is a profession of perseverance. You have to come… — Santiago Calatrava Copy Share Image
Most of the founders of this country had day jobs for years. They were not career politicians. ... We need leaders with… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
Senator [Stephen] Douglas is of world-wide renown. All the anxious politicians of his party, or who have been of his party for… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
The cost of campaigning has skyrocketed in recent years because of the falloff in TV viewership. With only one-third as many people… — Dick Morris Copy Share Image
So what we have is an American foreign policy that is inextricably linked to domestic matters. It is very dangerous for a… — Michael Scheuer Copy Share Image
I doubt if these two fine, active minds [President and Mrs. Roosevelt] have ever inquiried how it is they know what they… — H. G. Wells Copy Share Image
From my experience let me say this: in today's world it is no bad thing for a politician to have had the… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
It’s a revolution. But it’s the sort of revolution that no one will notice. It might get a little shadier. Buildings might… — Bill Mollison Copy Share Image
In 2007 and 2008, it was impossible to get American and British policy makers, or Pakistani politicians, to acknowledge that the Taliban… — Chris Alexander Copy Share Image
Don't speak to me about your religion; first show it to me in how you treat other people. Don't tell me how… — Cory Booker Copy Share Image
An independent is the guy who wants to take the politics out of politics. — Adlai Stevenson I Copy Share Image
The one word that no politician will ever speak, is 'enough.' Enough. — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image