A lot has been said about politics; some of it complimentary, but most of it accurate — Eric Idle Copy Share Image
I've often thought having a politician for a parent must be like having a constantly embarrassing uncle. — Johann Lamont Copy Share Image
Anyone who supposed that when Margaret Thatcher left Number Ten she was going to take a Trappist vow did not know that… — Chris Patten Copy Share Image
Politics, as hopeful men practise it in the world, consists mainly of the delusion that a change in form is a change… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
I cannot suggest political ways out, that is the task of politicians, so it is simply that those who accuse me of… — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Copy Share Image
Prosperity is something the businessmen created for politicians to take credit for — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Politicians are addicted to spending and revenue extraction. As with an addict, there's little pause for moral or legal contemplation. — David Malpass Copy Share Image
We have politicians that are grossly incompetent. We have leaders that are incompetent and we have negotiators that are incompetent. — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
People think that politics just somehow magically organizes itself. It doesn't work that way. You need to assemble these huge coalitions of… — Jonathan Rauch Copy Share Image
The skill of the politician consists in guessing what people can be brought to think advantageous to themselves; the skill of the… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
The Declaration of Independence, the words that launched our nation -- 1,300 words. The Bible, the word of God -- 773,000 words.… — Steve Forbes Copy Share Image
There seems to be for a long time now a range of issues that the Australian people want to talk about, but… — Cory Bernardi Copy Share Image
Beautiful women must think about their beauty as capitalists think about their investments or politicians about their majorities; it is all they… — Cyril Connolly Copy Share Image
It’s probably the most unpopular policy I’m responsible for. I know it is very unpopular, culling badgers. But I believe it is… — David Cameron Copy Share Image
One theme of what I've been writing has been to get people to understand that "apolitical" means "you lose." It doesn't mean… — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
You have to keep a strong sense of who you really are - and I have a pretty strong sense of myself.… — Rudy Giuliani Copy Share Image
And you realise you're doing a public service in making people happy - as a musician you can give people something a… — Billy Ocean Copy Share Image
A good leader does not tell people to stand behind him. That position does not give anybody power but the leader. Today's… — Suzy Kassem Copy Share Image
“A righteous politician will make all his citizens leaders. He will know all the lives of his countrymen. He will know each… — David Ssembajjo Copy Share Image
I was repelled by the sleazy reality of the totalitarian countries: politicians were shameless. There were corruption, pollution, shoddy goods, long lines,… — Antonin Kratochvil Copy Share Image
I know people who have donated big to presidents. I know people who have raised money big for presidents. And they are… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Here's what we [Americans] need: a 30 second you tube video of some guy at a party constantly checking out everyone else… — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
I'm against American corporations buying politicians to remove limits to greed, capitalizing on other people's misery, actively creating misery on which to… — Greg Saunier Copy Share Image
The big challenge is a suit not worn with a tie. To me, it's a very odd look. David Cameron and many… — Charles Finch Copy Share Image
No politician is threatened by the child protective constituency, because it does not exist. — Andrew Vachss Copy Share Image
I should learn the language of a politician - give away as little and keep the rest to yourself. Not lie, I… — Farooq Abdullah Copy Share Image
Congress wants to keep "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance. Washington politicians are united in their faith. Most worship the same… — Allan Ray Copy Share Image
The best politician is the politician who says what the people are thinking already. — Tom Suozzi Copy Share Image
I completely agree when there are actors who say, "Actors should stay out of politics. We're not politicians." — Jennifer Lawrence Copy Share Image
As a politician, you only meet two types of people. People with problems, and people who are right. — Gyles Brandreth Copy Share Image
Biden has his moments as a politician, but we all know he wasn't hired for the job because he's particularly good with… — Jessica Tarlov Copy Share Image
Most of the great problems we face are caused by politicians creating solutions to problems they created in the first place. — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
Somehow when you see a politician kiss a baby, shake a hand -- kiss anything -- it is tainted. — Elise Valmorbida Copy Share Image
Dad decided not to vote for Donner after all. He didn't vote for anyone. He said politicians turned his stomach. — Octavia Butler Copy Share Image
One can say that three pre-eminent qualities are decisive for the politician: passion, a feeling of responsibility, and a sense of proportion. — Max Weber Copy Share Image
When politicians offer you something for nothing, or something that sounds too good to be true, it's always worth taking a careful… — Malcolm Turnbull Copy Share Image
He was born a politician. No, Ursula thought, he was born a baby, like everyone else. And this is what he has… — Kate Atkinson Copy Share Image
The best time to listen to a politician is when he's on a stump on a street corner in the rain late… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Did you ever notice that when a politician does get an idea he usually gets it all wrong. — Don Marquis Copy Share Image
Big pharma has a strangle hold on the politicians. They're stepping over the corpses of the children of America to cash their… — Al Barr Copy Share Image