An intellectual may be interested in ideas and policies for their own sake, but a politician's interest is exclusively in the question… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
I think we are seeing the absolute and utter collapse of male politicians in this [U.S] country and we're seeing what the… — Eve Ensler Copy Share Image
A real leader uses every issue, no matter how serious and sensitive, to ensure that at the end of the debate we… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
There is a whole school of Canadian academics, media personalities, and politicians whose definition of a Canadian is a North American who… — Preston Manning Copy Share Image
You can't have people making decisions about the future of the world who are scientifically illiterate. That's a recipe for disaster. And… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
That's the government. Having been a politician and a musician, I can tell you which one is a higher calling. If musicians… — Kinky Friedman Copy Share Image
I am a patriot. I would think there are no politicians who are not patriots. Since I am a politician, I often… — Shinzo Abe Copy Share Image
“The single hardest thing for a practicing politician to understand is that most people, most of the time, don’t give politics a… — Tony Blair Copy Share Image
The other three incoming calls were from his building superintendent, his pharmacy and a telephone survey company." "Bastards. They always call during… — Rachel Vincent 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
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
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
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
One thing was very clear and I made it always very clear at the beginning when I got into the governorship, and… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
“If there's a child on the south side of Chicago who can't read, that matters to me, even if it's not my… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
There are many ways to be influential. You can work for politicians or in government and make a difference. And for young… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Cindy Sheehan is a clown. There is no real antiwar movement. No serious politician, with anything to do with anything, would show… — Karl Rove Copy Share Image
I mean if you have ever found a politician who says, 'No, no, I would do everything exactly as I did,' then… — John Major Copy Share Image
It is kind of tedious after a while, to parse politicians doing the same thing over and over again. The facts change… — Frank Rich Copy Share Image
Representative government has broken down. Our politicians represent not the people who vote for them but the commercial interests who finance their… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
The best government in the world, the best religion, the best traditions of any people, depend upon the good or evil of… — Pearl S. Buck Copy Share Image
Without precise meanings behind words, politicians and elites can obscure reality and condition people to reflexively associate certain words with positive or… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
Popular culture tells you that schools and parents don't know what's going on, the police are dogs, politicians are all liars and… — Stanley Crouch Copy Share Image
I am not surprised that the president of the United States called this a phony scandal. I'm not surprised Secretary Clinton asked,… — Trey Gowdy Copy Share Image
The politician who once had to learn to flatter Kings has now to learn how to fascinate, amuse, coax, humbug, frighten, or… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
I think it's important not to start drawing parallels, for example, between Theresa May, a fairly traditional conservative politician, who's now prime… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I cant begin to count how many times I have warned politicians and candidates to worry as much about the good coverage… — Susan Estrich Copy Share Image
The question is not whether or not there should be a cult of the individual, but rather whether or not the individual… — Mao Zedong Copy Share Image
You have, let us say, a promising politician, a rising artist that you wish to destroy. Dagger or bomb are archaic, clumsy… — H. G. Wells Copy Share Image
Politicians have a lot to deal with these days. It's a different world. You know who I feel bad for? Arab Americans… — Brian Regan Copy Share Image
If we would leave parties to the politicians, and would vote not for the party, not even for men, but for the… — Lincoln Steffens Copy Share Image
When you're a politician, someone always wants something from you, so they're constantly telling you how smart or great you are, and… — Aaron Schock Copy Share Image
President Obama, I voted for him. I think he's a mature politician, but here's what happened. Obama wanted a green economy. He… — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
There are actually no political aspirations. I think you need to have the right attitude and aptitude for it. I don't think… — Sonakshi Sinha Copy Share Image
Yes, I'm married. But my wife understands that a good politician has to be appealing to the ladies. The fact that I… — Aziz Ansari Copy Share Image
People who believe in evolution in biology often believe in creationism in government. In other words, they believe that the universe and… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
Bureaucrats want bigger bureaus. Special interests are interested in whatever's special to them. These two groups bring great pressure to bear upon… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Henry Kissinger appeared on Dynasty. Have you had any celebrities outside of the film or acting realm that have said, "You know,… — Tony Shalhoub Copy Share Image
Politicians read the polls that show 85 or 90 percent of the voters profess a belief in God, so they identify themselves… — Jack Germond Copy Share Image
“I painted my walls yellow, with melted butter, because I recently discovered that I had a popcorn ceiling. It’s this kind of… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image