Politician Quotes · Page 9

Tax reduction has an almost irresistible appeal to the politician, and it is no doubt also gratifying to the citizen. It means…

— John W. Gardner

To succeed inside a political party, one must cultivate an ability to sit still and remain polite while foolish people speak nonsense

— Morton Blackwell

International educational exchange is the most significant current project designed to continue the process of humanizing mankind to the point, we would…

— J. William Fulbright

How is it that, in the face of overwhelming scientific evidence, there are still some who would deny the dangers of climate…

— Nicholas Stern

We have seen a growing mismatch between the command of media communication shown by the most talented politicians, and the halting, uneven…

— Tom Bentley

I have to say that when I was young, when any politician was talking I wasn't even interested. Maybe they were saying…

— Thierry Henry

Voters might have short memories. Politicians do not.

— Robert Jackson Bennett

Politics is made up largely of irrelevancies.

— Dalton Camp

Our politicians screw up all the time, as we see. But with so many things, we're no longer the world leader in…

— Peter Sagal

[Hillary Clinton] is typical politician. All talk, no action.

— Donald Trump

At times, the most dangerous politicians have been those impelled by dreams and ideals, rather than basic realities.

— Clarence H. Burns

I am neither a sociologist nor a politician. All I can do is imagine for myself what the future will be like.

— Michelangelo Antonioni

Politicians are like the bones of a horse's foreshoulder-not a straight one in it.

— Wendell Phillips

Very important thing to keep in mind, that when justice comes and when injustices are remedied, they’re not remedied by the initiative…

— Howard Zinn

It is such a disappointment in American political reaction and actions. When some of our politicians are flying around the country in…

— Arnold Palmer

I'm not just a politician, I'm a guy who has a real deep, substantive, commitment to education.

— Roy Romer

I know politicians are going to be judged on everything they say but sometimes in the heat of discussion you go a…

— Tony Abbott

We turn outward, attracted by the beauty we see in created things without realizing that they are only a reflection of the…

— Ernesto Cardenal

Coverage of Iraq has plummeted, because people in power no longer want to talk about it suddenly. Journalists should be over there…

— Robert Waterman McChesney

Debasing your currency sometimes works in the short term, it has never worked in the long term and does not even usually…

— Jim Rogers

I'm not a politician. I don't know how to solve the problems of the world. But as an artist, I have one…

— Marjane Satrapi

When people want to inspire you to turn against some group of people, they'll often use empathy. When Obama wanted to bomb…

— Paul Bloom

Abstinence-only education - the best STD (Sexually Transmitted Disease) and pregnancy delivery system that politicians have ever devised.

— Rachel Maddow

No problem is so deep that it cannot be overcome, given the will of all parties, through discussion and negotiation rather than…

— Nelson Mandela

Engaging in a sycophantic way with any politician in the short term is tempting. It offers the lure of access and the…

— Ben Domenech