Politicians Quotes · Page 38

Politicians make decisions in favor of their interest groups or their supporters back in their hometowns.

— Tadashi Yanai

Politicians are terrified of losing touch with folks back home but content to be clueless about government's failure to fix real problems.

— Jim Cooper

I believe that politicians should implement the promises that they've given in manifestos.

— Jacob Rees-Mogg

When politicians don black robes and seize powers they do not have, they should be called out for what they are -…

— Pat Buchanan

The politicians in Washington just had no idea about the complexity of the situation in South Vietnam.

— William Westmoreland

Over the years, I have seen too many politicians ruin their careers because they could not accept defeat graciously.

— Jean Chretien

“There isn’t a viler creature on earth than a politician who sends the children of others to the war but not his…

— Mehmet Murat ildan

Politicians have limited power. They can't impose morality on themselves. How can they impose it on the country?

— Cal Thomas

I don't think that we need to raise tuition on our students. I don't think that our students should be made to…

— Eric Greitens

Yes, sunny Nevada is an ideal state for solar power. As it gets cheaper, the state should use solar whenever it makes…

— Stephen Moore

I think people involved in politics make good actors. Acting and politics both involve fooling people. People like being fooled by actors.…

— Donna Brazile

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

— Theresa May

Where most politicians would have abandoned a supporter like Jeremiah Wright and the community he served, Obama, while strongly criticizing him, did…

— Bob Beckel

“If anyone rises to power, it's not only because he could, but also because the stars were aligned in his favor. Many…

— Bangambiki Habyarimana

Politicians have patronised and talked down to us all when it comes to our economy, but ordinary working people have to manage…

— John McDonnell

“Politicians do not find any attractions in a view which does not lend itself to party declamation, and ordinary mortals prefer views…

— Bertrand Russell

I have a clean image. I want to serve the people with humility and sincerity. Politicians have made use of peoples' votes…

— Chiranjeevi

A lot of folks feel like my brother and me or other politicians chart out their careers from Day 1 until the…

— Joaquin Castro

I have come to the conclusion that politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.

— Nikhil Saluja

“Silly,' he said with mock serenity, 'isn't a word you should ever apply to people. They may be totally stupid, in fact,…

— Dick Francis

Any artist who aligns themselves with a politician is making a category error because what politicians do is not on a human…

— Zadie Smith

The politicians think the journalists have power, the journalists think bankers have power, bankers think lawyers have power. The truth is, nobody…

— Rory Stewart

History teaches us that, whatever we say, racists will always distort the words of mainstream politicians to make themselves sound more respectable.

— David Blunkett

The first step into justice begins with the politicians. You have to demand from yourself what you demand from people.

— Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

“Looking at politics of the world, all I may say is I have noticed that everyone who is for abortion, has already…

— Usman Aman

Clevelanders have a long history with corrupt politicians and Shontel Brown doesn't fit the bill.

— Jason Johnson

A lot of people have the expectation that politicians shouldn't just disappear into the woodwork even if they didn't win the election.

— Nicole Seah

'Hamlet' is a play of many strange parts, with ghosts and players, politicians and clowns.

— David Farr

Democracy is a government where you can say what you think even if you don't think. Politicians are the same all over.…

— Nikita Khrushchev

I once said cynically of a politician, "He'll double-cross that bridge when he comes to it

— Oscar Levant

Every socialist state has two sets of rules - one for those connected with politicians and bureaucrats, and another for the ordinary…

— Leslyn Lewis

Politicians and leaders who see the media as 'the enemy within' divide society into two clashing cultural camps. Populist demagogues benefit from…

— Elif Safak

Career politicians do not have the courage to prioritize spending and say no to demanding special interest groups who do not reflect…

— Tom Coburn

Bishops and judges are some of the best politicians in the world. They know how to manipulate the political process.

— David Blunkett

I am baffled by many Western politicians who continually blame low-cost imported goods for their own economic challenges.

— Dinesh Paliwal

All politicians, even the most idealistic ones, are looking for money, sucking up to rich people.

— Paul Theroux

The trouble with this country is that there are too many politicians who believe, with a conviction based on experience, that you…

— Anonymous

I'm fascinated by politicians, because I suspect the huge majority of them go into it full of ideas and for the best…

— Kevin Whately

I don't subscribe to the theory that all politicians are crap. I think the 'cool people' often take that position.

— Eddie Izzard

You ask politicians a question, and they have an answer. It's almost like the more articulate the answer, the more something feels…

— Ken Leung