Politician Quotes · Page 30

I am one of a rare breed of true politicians who definitely say what they may or may not mean with absolute…

— Anthony Eden

Political systems are run by self-selecting politicians. We don't draft people; it's not jury duty.

— P. J. O'Rourke

All great changes are irksome to the human mind, especially those which are attended with great dangers and uncertain effects.

— John Adams

As a mother, I want the very best for my children. As a politician, I want what is best for all children.

— Jess Phillips

The chance to be seen as a warm, witty guy is too good an opportunity for a politician to miss.

— Robert Orben

Politicians, they give the visible aspect of the change, but the change, the root, the anchor are in young people.

— Elie Wiesel

In the course of his presidency, Obama has gone from an almost magical charismatic figure to an ordinary politician. Ordinary. Average.

— Charles Krauthammer

You mustn't judge a politician by talk. You have to judge them by performance.

— Milton Friedman

The reason why the war ended in Bosnia was not because of amnesty but because a combined Croat-Bosnian offensive defeated the Serbs…

— Payam Akhavan

Don't let the politicians chip away at the New Deal and the Great Society programs like Social Security and Medicare, that puts…

— Helen Thomas

You Americans are so gullible. No, you won't accept communism outright, but we'll keep feeding you small doses of socialism until you'll…

— Nikita Khrushchev

Take our politicians: they're a bunch of yo-yos. The presidency is now a cross between a popularity contest and a high school…

— Saul Bellow

All things change. The automobiles change every year. [Your] television set gets lighter and smaller and higher definition. All things in the…

— Jacque Fresco

I am not, never have been, and never will be a politician. But I want to tell you the United States has…

— Evel Knievel

It is simply untrue that all our institutions are evil,... that all politicians are mere opportunists, that all aspects of university life…

— George McGovern

I didn't plan to be a politician. The founder of our country, David Ben-Gurion, called me from the kibbutz to serve in…

— Shimon Peres

Anyone who has undergone home repair lately knows that your everyday artisan uses language so loosely and makes false promises so glibly…

— Mary McGrory

Trump's not showing up and trying to politely insert himself in political system and the way politicians do things. He's not trying…

— Rush Limbaugh

I don't think any administration, when they come in, thinks that their job is to tell the scientists what the science looks…

— Gina McCarthy

There are more ideas on earth than intellectuals imagine. And these ideas are more active, stronger, more resistant, more passionate than "politicians"…

— Michel Foucault

The public sector can only feed off the private sector; it necessarily lives parasitically upon the private economy. But this means that…

— Murray Rothbard

From the fact of general well-being came the new position of the poor. They were now in most communities a minority. The…

— John Kenneth Galbraith

A man can be a hero if he is a scientist, or a soldier, or a drug addict, or a disc jockey,…

— Andrea Dworkin

As a result of the Citizens United Supreme Court decision, American democracy is being undermined by the ability of the Koch brothers…

— Bernie Sanders

A statesman is a politician who places himself at the service of the nation. A politician is a statesman who places the…

— Georges Pompidou

I refer to a negro politician as a negro who is selected by Negroes and who is backed by Negroes.

— Malcolm X

Interviewing politicians and movie stars, you know what you'll get. I like the people-stories better.

— Shepard Smith

People think that the politician is just part of a system, and whether they're lying or not doesn't matter.

— Zephyr Teachout

There will be a whole new spirit blowing through Texas. There will be a smile on everybody's face and a chill up…

— Kinky Friedman

It is largely on television and radio that real probing of what politicians are up to has to happen.

— John Humphrys

I've never been inspired by a politician in France, and I think a lot of my own generation think that way.

— Jain

Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.

— Aristophanes

Men say I am a saint losing himself in politics. The fact is that I am a politician trying my hardest to…

— Mahatma Gandhi

Preventing war is the work of politicians, establishing peace is the work of educationists.

— Maria Montessori

Finally, it occurs to me that the biggest problem with our elections is that however you vote, you wind up electing a…

— Burt Prelutsky

I accept that people are going to call me awful things every day, and I will always defend their right to do…

— Barack Obama

All of the promises of politicians, generals, madmen, and crusaders that war can create peace have yet to be borne out.

— Barbara Kingsolver

Be honest. Be honest with yourself, be honest with, you know, your fellow politicians. This is a rare quality of politicians.

— Ma Ying-jeou

People don't believe that any politician is any different from any other one.

— Justin Trudeau

Carry always your earplugs with you in case of emergency, like meeting with a politician!

— Mehmet Murat Ildan