Politician Quotes · Page 42

Peace requires the simple but powerful recognition that what we have in common as human beings is more important and crucial than…

— Sargent Shriver

The path of those who preach love, and not hatred, is not easy. They often have to wear a crown of thorns.

— Nelson Mandela

'Socialist' is the nastiest thing you can say about an American politician in some quarters.

— Jay McInerney

Modern politics has become little more than shirking responsibility and blaming somebody else.

— Ross Perot

I look forward to the day when the Westminster Parliament is just a council chamber in Europe

— Kenneth Clarke

Politicians need human misery. ... Government's a disease masquerading as its own cure.

— L. Neil Smith

I can't think of any male politician who magnetizes love and hate - mainly hate - the way [Margaret Thatcher] did.

— Hilary Mantel

If you watch the news, you see politicians use human vulnerabilities to get in and earn people's trust.

— Morena Baccarin

The internet makes it much easier for politicians to communicate directly with voters - think of the interest when David [Cameron] launched…

— Theresa May

I'm a politician. Politics is just a convenience for our life and we just have to create a beautiful world together that…

— Yoko Ono

Given a short time with a psycho-politician you can alter forever the loyalty of a soldier in our hands or a statesman…

— Lavrentiy Beria

Yoo's theory promotes frank discussion of the national interest and makes it harder for politicians to parade policy conflicts as constitutional crises.…

— David B. Rivkin

The fundamental problem with the immigration system in America is that it serves the needs of wealthy donors, political activists and powerful,…

— Donald Trump

Politics is not like an ocean voyage or a military campaign... something which leaves off as soon as reached. It is not…

— Plutarch

There is not one grain of anything in the world that is sold in the free market. Not one. The only place…

— Dwayne Andreas

Sadly, far too many politicians in Washington lack the courage to do something to fix our problems. They are worried about the…

— Matt Salmon

There have always existed three ways of keeping the people loving and loyal. One is to leave them alone, to trust them…

— Elbert Hubbard

It is fascinating to watch politicians come up with 'solutions' to problems that are a direct result of their previous solutions. In…

— Thomas Sowell

Some politicians are scared of Putin and some are extremely apologetic, actually. And I feel very sorry for this because some people…

— Ilya Ponomarev

The old terms must be invented with new meaning and given new explanations. Liberty, equality, and fraternity are no longer what they…

— Henrik Ibsen

The thing about living in a place like Nebraska is there aren't that many people, so your circle of acquaintances is going…

— Meghan Daum

Indira Gandhi had been this very powerful, dominating, ambiguous mother figure. Ambiguous because she was tyrannical, she had imposed...she had suspended Indian…

— Aravind Adiga

This is me putting it simply; the politicians are one demographic and they see that Arizona is changing. I feel like the…

— Matt de la Pena

The rules in this new 'post-partisan' era are pretty simple: If the Democratic Party wants it, it's 'stimulus.' If the Republican Party…

— Mark Steyn

To an intellectual who is adrift in politics, a theory is an aim; to a true politician his theory is a boundary

— Francis Parker Yockey

I'm an elected politician. If you don't agree with me, vote for somebody else.

— Geert Wilders

Our agenda, by necessity, is as complex and encompassing as the problems we face: beware of politicians promising simple solutions.

— Amitai Etzioni

I want to be mayor, but I don’t need to be mayor. I’m not a career politician.

— Dick Murphy

When you define the audience, the performer becomes what the audience wants. Politicians do that all the time.

— Dan Graham

Every politician must be able to keep both feet on the fence with his ear to the ground.

— Gracie Allen

Did you ever see that painting the Mona Lisa. It always reminds me of a reporter listening to a politician.

— Robert Orben

British politicians used to be good at misleading people without actually lying.

— Tim Harford

A politician is just like a pickpocket; it's almost impossible to get him to reform.

— Will Rogers

If politicians lived on praise and thanks they'd be forced into some other line of business.

— Edward Heath

When a politician says the debate is over, you can be sure of two things; the debate is raging; and he's losing…

— George Will

The real question is "Why should we make an exception for billionaire politicians?". We should not.

— Tulip Siddiq

I'm not a politician. My conscience has brought me before you. Give me a chance to serve you.

— Gurpreet Ghuggi

In my case, I think people are surprised that I'm doing exactly what I said I was going to do when I…

— Rick Scott

Ignorance allowed politicians to fool people and bad administrators to be re-elected.

— Malala Yousafzai

The entertainment person gets a certain credibility, and the politician gets a certain notoriety. I'm against it.

— Robert Redford