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> [Politics is like roller skating. You go partly where you want to go, and partly where the damn things take you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-f-ashurst/politics-is-like-roller-skating-you-go-partly-where-you-want-to-go/)

[Henry F. Ashurst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-f-ashurst/)

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## More by Henry F. Ashurst

> [It is still an open question as to whether mankind or insects shall ultimately inherit the earth. It is my opinion that mankind ...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-f-ashurst/it-is-still-an-open-question-as-to-whether-mankind-or-insects-shall/)

[Henry F. Ashurst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-f-ashurst/)

> [Silence is the best substitute for brains ever invented.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-f-ashurst/silence-is-the-best-substitute-for-brains-ever-invented/)

[Henry F. Ashurst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-f-ashurst/)

> [A speech is entertaining only when serenely detached from all information.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-f-ashurst/a-speech-is-entertaining-only-when-serenely-detached-from-all/)

[Henry F. Ashurst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-f-ashurst/)

> [When I have to choose between voting for the people or the special interests, I always stick with the special interests. They remember. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-f-ashurst/when-i-have-to-choose-between-voting-for-the-people-or-the-special/)

[Henry F. Ashurst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-f-ashurst/)

> [No man is fit to be a Senator...unless he is willing to surrender his political life for great principle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-f-ashurst/no-man-is-fit-to-be-a-senator-unless-he-is-willing-to-surrender-his/)

[Henry F. Ashurst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-f-ashurst/)

> [I could throw 56-pound words clear across the Grand Canyon. As a matter of course, I went into politics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-f-ashurst/i-could-throw-56-pound-words-clear-across-the-grand-canyon-as-a/)

[Henry F. Ashurst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-f-ashurst/)

> [Politics is like roller skating. You go partly where you want to go, and partly where the damn things take you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-f-ashurst/politics-is-like-roller-skating-you-go-partly-where-you-want-to-go/)

[Henry F. Ashurst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-f-ashurst/)

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