Politician Quotes · Page 22

There's something just so kind of smooth about politicians.

— Emile Hirsch

Any politician can talk about resuscitating public trust.

— Dominic Grieve

Connecting with people is an important part of my role [as a politician].

— Helen Zille

Of the people, by the people, for the people,

— Sun Yat-sen

My mother was a politician in my formative years.

— Antonia Fraser

The definition of a gaffe is when a politician tells the truth.

— Michael Kinsley

I'm not a politician. I'm a dumb songwriter.

— Jelly Roll

“Under every rock lurks a politician.”

— Aristophanes

Seldom has a politician left public office with more self-generated fanfare than Sen. William S. Cohen.

— Tucker Carlson

Whatever the police or politicians may tell us, this is a violent and threatening place. Living here is dangerous.

— Peter Bruce

One of the evils of democracy is, you have to put up with the man you elect whether you want him or…

— Will Rogers

[The politicians] become nothingness and they don't do the job that they got elected to do. And it happens time and time…

— Donald Trump

Graffiti is only dangerous in the mind of three types of people; politicians, advertising executives and graffiti writers,

— Banksy

I wonder if politicians know less about the land, now that they campaign by air.

— Andre Dubus

“A politician in our democratic government is a broker for the use of government force to the highest bidders.”

— Erne Lewis

Never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might…

— Winston Churchill

The tradition of classical music and the opera is such that it used to be the place where social intercourse could take…

— Yo-Yo Ma

I know that we shall meet problems along the way, but I'd far rather see for myself what's going on in the…

— Michael Palin

[A politician is] a person skilled in the art of compromise. Usually an elected official who has compromised to get nominated, compromised…

— Dick Gregory

Ultimately, it is the people who judge, through elections, whether someone governs well or not. It's not up to other politicians to…

— Justin Trudeau

Of course, politicians always say they're just describing their opponents' positions, even if they are in fact offering absurd caricatures, if not…

— James Surowiecki

Iowans are feeling the pinch of a big federal government, and elected officials like Bruce Braley keep championing the over reaching bureaucracy.…

— Joni Ernst

I'm often amazed at the way politicians, who spend hours poring over opinion poll results in a desperate attempt to discover what…

— Simon Hoggart

Well, teachers have been profoundly demoralized in recent years and are often treated with contempt by politicians. There's a great deal of…

— Jonathan Kozol

[Professional politicians] don't mind if price controls cause shortages of health care. In fact, they welcome the prospect, because then they can…

— Murray Rothbard

When women are able to live in a safe and secure environment, they can participate effectively in the economy and society. This…

— Helen Clark

Nowhere else in the world do the laws on firearms become the playthings of politicians and lobbyists intent on manufacturing cultural conflict.…

— E. J. Dionne

We owe more money than any Nation in the World, and we are LOWERING TAXES. When is the time to pay off…

— Will Rogers

I know that it's probably not a good idea for a comedian, especially a satirist, to support a public policy group or…

— Al Franken

In the domain of Political Economy, free scientific inquiry meets not merely the same enemies as in all other domains. The peculiar…

— Karl Marx

In the short walk between his aeroplane and reaching the outside world at Heathrow, Michael Bywater encountered no fewer than 93 separate…

— Alexander Waugh

I think Dr. Ben Carson is a unique political personality. He's what we call a conviction politician. He actually believes in what…

— Daniel Henninger

Politicians, after all, are not over a year behind public opinion.

— Will Rogers

To ask a politician to lead us is to ask the tail of a dog to lead the dog.

— R. Buckminster Fuller

Only fools mistake politicians for messiahs.

— Kevin Barrett

It is in your hands to create a better world for all who live in it.

— Nelson Mandela

The only true allegiance a politician has is to his own re-election.

— Michelle Malkin

Tell the politicians and the hustlers: live and let live.

— James Brown

Politicians, like bombers, seldom see their victims.

— Donald J. Boudreaux

I can't stand politicians who wear God on their sleeves.

— Tony Blair