Politician Quotes · Page 50

Politicians against gay marriage now, are the future villains of our American History books.

— Natalie Maines

Reelection ought not to be the primary preoccupation of any politician. It ought to be standing up for truth and justice.

— Cornel West

We must never forget our responsibilities as politicians to our country and its citizens. We must always remain humble before our people.

— Angela Merkel

...in the hands of politicians grand designs achieve nothing but new forms of the old misery...

— John le Carre

Need' now means wanting someone else's money. 'Greed' means wanting to keep your own. 'Compassion' is when a politician arranges the transfer.

— Joseph Sobran

The only people I know getting in high places by running their mouth are politicians.

— Bo Jackson

The political process consists entirely of politicians talking out of their butts.

— P. J. O'Rourke

My choice early in life was either to be a piano player in a whorehouse or a politician. And to tell the…

— Harry S Truman

Thus inwardly armed with confidence in God and the unshakable stupidity of the voting citizenry, the politicians can begin the fight for…

— Adolf Hitler

I had a good mind to discontinue permanently the supply of grain to the city, reliance on which had discouraged Italian agriculture,…

— Augustus

We find two great gangs of political speculators, who alternately take possession of the state power and exploit it by the most…

— Friedrich Engels

No politician has ever yet been able to rule his country, nor has any country ever yet been able to face the…

— Frederick Scott Oliver

I understand very well that politicians always have to bridge the gap until the next election, even if long-term dangers increase as…

— Hans-Werner Sinn

In my political philosophy - which is definitely more socialist Democrat than centrist politician like Hillary Clinton - I think regulation for…

— David Cross

People respond to political characters in archetypal ways. A fun game is to think of a politician and ask, "Which god is…

— Zephyr Teachout

President Obama is the kind of politician who puts promises on the record, and then calls that the record. But we are…

— Paul Ryan

Often vastly more important, international agreements are not routinely published in draft form or publicly debated, and civil society organizations and ordinary…

— Thomas Pogge

Our accent will be upon youth: we need new ideas, new methods, new approaches. We will call upon young students of political…

— Malcolm X

Partisanship should be kept out of the pulpit... The blindest of partisans are preachers. All politicians expect and find more candor, fairness,…

— Rutherford B. Hayes

I think people involved in politics make good actors. Acting and politics both involve fooling people. People like being fooled by actors.…

— Donna Brazile

The passion for playing chess is one of the most unaccountable in the world. It slaps the theory of natural selection in…

— H. G. Wells

I think democracies are prone to inflation because politicians will naturally spend [excessively] - they have the power to print money and…

— Charlie Munger

I really gave up being passionate about politics 10, 15, 20 years ago, because I think finally that there were forces in…

— Norman Mailer

Medicine is a social science, and politics is nothing else but medicine on a large scale. Medicine, as a social science, as…

— Rudolf Virchow

Nobody wants to listen to a politician, but they'll listen to their friends and family.

— Jasmine Crockett

It is not through any combinations of politicians that the outcome of an electoral campaign is decided.

— Dominique de Villepin

We have a lot of politicians who have really small brains and really big hearts.

— Rand Paul

Essentially, filmmakers have to be free and not directed by power or politicians.

— Costa-Gavras

I'm a comedian. You have to understand that my brain doesn't work like a politician's brain.

— Beppe Grillo

For the average person walking down a dark street late at night, a promise from a politician is worth far less than…

— James Bovard

I won't raise taxes, because I do not want to punish the people for the politicians' mistakes.

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

We thought that if we can highlight it, it will impact policy-makers and politicians and encourage them to take some concrete action.

— Murari Lal Sharma

“I don’t break wind—I repair it. I am the anti politician, because when one speaks, he farts through his mouth, and the…

— Jarod Kintz

Politicians are frightened to death of people who actually believe in liberty.

— Neal Boortz

Any politician or scientist who tells you these [GMO] products are safe is either very stupid or lying.

— David Suzuki

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.

— Charles de Gaulle

The kind of thing I'm good at is knowing every politician in the state and remembering where he itches. And I know…

— Earl Long

I never wanted to be aligned to a mature group because they go off and become politicians and stuff.

— Richard O'Brien

The politicians say 'we' can't afford a tax cut. Maybe we can't afford the politicians.

— Steve Forbes

The problem of abolishing want is not a problem in division, as the politicians so often aver; it is a problem of…

— Henry Wriston