When the political columnists say 'Every thinking man' they mean themselves, and when candidates appeal to 'Every intelligent voter' they mean everybody… — Franklin P. Adams Copy Share Image
At a time when the public is sour on politicians, have no use for them, Bill Clinton has risen to a different… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
I'm not a politician, I'm not an ideologue, I'm not an organizer anymore. I'm a human being sharing ideas, and those ideas… — Hari Kondabolu Copy Share Image
Political sovereignty is but a mockery without the means of meeting poverty and illiteracy and disease. Self-determination is but a slogan if… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“Most people hates politicians and politics itself:but always vote during election to elect a president. I am always tempted to ask who… — Aboagye Williamson De-graft Copy Share Image
To be fair, lying is part and parcel of public life. Every politician has lied about something because they are owned by… — Peter Schuyler Copy Share Image
I don't totally believe that all of the politicians see a problem with the gap between the scores of black children and… — Barry Williams Copy Share Image
It's important for Americans to know what the guys fighting the wars have been experiencing, not just from the perspective of a… — Brandon Webb Copy Share Image
Others -- as most legislators, politicians, lawyers, ministers, and office-holders -- serve the state chiefly with their heads; and, as they rarely… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
For years, liberals have demonstrated a near religious devotion to the cause of 'cleaning up elections' with campaign finance reform, the wondrous… — Anthony Gregory Copy Share Image
When the strongest nation in the world can be tied up for years in a war with no end in sight, when… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
People at civil-liberties organizations say it's a sea change, and that it's very clear judges have begun to question more critically assertions… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Musicians and artists are not... it's not like politicians or something where you can't really affect them. There's not like this separate… — Bradford Cox Copy Share Image
I really believe that art has to play a role in changing the moral direction. Mean, selfish people are in charge of… — Steve Almond Copy Share Image
If I was to really get at the burr in my saddle, it's not politics - and this is, I think, probably… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
There's a stupid trend in American politics right now with people who have no experience with politics and no grasp of public… — Steve Albini Copy Share Image
That was the miracle of Abraham Lincoln, politician. He pursued the high purpose of moving justice forward via the low arts of… — Joe Klein Copy Share Image
What makes me uncomfortable about [Barack] Obama is what makes me uncomfortable about any young politician who has not yet been bloodied… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I can't tell you how many times I've had conversations with politicians who've done something morally reprehensible but not indictable, yet still… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
In India, people still want an image to connect to and, even if it's a false one, they will stick to it.… — Abhimanyu Singh Copy Share Image
I've never met a politician I haven't wanted to walk away from, and I've yet to hear a politician speak and actually… — Ray Winstone Copy Share Image
We have to make sure that not only we [politicians] actually focus on, but the entire nation knows we're focusing on, growth… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
Like environmentalists, politicians generally privilege flora and fauna over folks. (NIMBYs excepted. Senator Edward Kennedy is a not-in-my-backyard environmentalist: he opposes wind… — Ilana Mercer Copy Share Image
Let me be clear - no one is above the law. Not a politician, not a priest, not a criminal, not a… — Antonio Villaraigosa Copy Share Image
The sort of morality which the priests inculcate is a very subtle policy, far finer than the politicians', and the world is… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
With Boris Johnson, you don't think of him as a politician, oddly. You think of him as a media personality because he's… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share Image
Our demand for good looks, expressed in the biting comments that ensue when public figures fall short of perfection, puts enormous pressures… — Virginia Postrel Copy Share Image
Lofty talk about 'social justice' or 'fairness' boils down to greatly expanded powers for politicians, since those pretty words have no concrete… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
I don't think generally politician come from democratic country. I think not that thinking. But sometimes little bit short-sighted. They are mainly… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
We have seen a growing mismatch between the command of media communication shown by the most talented politicians, and the halting, uneven… — Tom Bentley Copy Share Image
The English mind is always in a rage. The intellect of the race is wasted in the sordid and stupid quarrels of… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
I'm not running for office. I don't have to be politically correct. I don't have to be a nice person. Like I… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
Further devastation of the air, land and sea is obviously a very real possibility, unless the attitudes of politicians and all who… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
My measure of success is to walk into a restaurant and hear a table debating drug policy. Once the public start the… — Sam Branson Copy Share Image
Every Communist working in the mass movements should be a friend of the masses and not a boss over them, an indefatigable… — Mao Zedong Copy Share Image
Someone once said that taxes are the price we pay for civilization. That may have been true when he said it, but… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
Aren't you tired of these career politicians on the left side of the aisle moralizing about the greed of the 'wealthy' when… — David Limbaugh Copy Share Image
The progressive model of success, finding a local activist or politician, training and funding them to run against an out-of-touch or do-nothing… — Jason Johnson Copy Share Image
When a scientist says something, his colleagues must ask themselves only whether it is true. When a politician says something, his colleagues… — Leo Szilard Copy Share Image
[Director Richard Tanne] was inspired by their [Barack and Michelle Obama] flirtation, and their connection. That's not normal with politicians who are… — Tika Sumpter Copy Share Image