--- title: "13 Think Politician Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 13 Think Politician quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Think Politician sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d8/donald-trump-18_could_i-shake-hands-very-gladly-politically-i_2709805.jpg" --- > [I shake hands very gladly politically. I don't think you could be a politician if you didn't shake hands.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-trump/i-shake-hands-very-gladly-politically-i-don-t-think-you-could-be-a/) [Donald Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-trump/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d8/donald-trump-18_could_i-shake-hands-very-gladly-politically-i_2709805.jpg) > [People respond to political characters in archetypal ways. A fun game is to think of a politician and ask, "Which god is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zephyr-teachout/people-respond-to-political-characters-in-archetypal-ways-a-fun-game/) [Zephyr Teachout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zephyr-teachout/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd9/zephyr-teachout-3069_aries_people-respond-to-political-characters-i_2631478.jpg) > [Contrary to what people think, I'm no politician, and when I have something to say I say it through my movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wayne/contrary-to-what-people-think-i-m-no-politician-and-when-i-have/) [John Wayne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wayne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/586/john-wayne-2572_contrary_contrary-to-what-people-think-i-m-no-pol_2150227.jpg) > [I think it's weird that people think someone who's not a politician could be the mayor of Chicago.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-zorn/i-think-it-s-weird-that-people-think-someone-who-s-not-a-politician/) [Eric Zorn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-zorn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afd/eric-zorn-41605_chicago_i-think-it-s-weird-that-people-think-som_2650190.png) > [I think, when you become a politician, if you talk about religion too much, you're pandering or something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-chozick/i-think-when-you-become-a-politician-if-you-talk-about-religion-too/) [Amy Chozick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-chozick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/574/amy-chozick-25021_i-think_i-think-when-you-become-a-politician-if_570039.jpg) > [I think a politician would be very, very cool to play. Or an American musician of some sort, or like an American…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-abel/i-think-a-politician-would-be-very-very-cool-to-play-or-an-american/) [Jake Abel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-abel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44b/jake-abel-39068_american_i-think-a-politician-would-be-very-very_1505256.jpg) > [People think that the politician is just part of a system, and whether they're lying or not doesn't matter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zephyr-teachout/people-think-that-the-politician-is-just-part-of-a-system-and-whether/) [Zephyr Teachout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zephyr-teachout/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19d/zephyr-teachout-3069_lying_people-think-that-the-politician-is-just_1972142.jpg) > [The whole reason we organize grassroots is, we think any politician that gets elected needs to be held accountable 365 days a year.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/the-whole-reason-we-organize-grassroots-is-we-think-any-politician/) [Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d28/chris-matthews-1682_365-days_the-whole-reason-we-organize-grassroots_74265.png) > [You have to keep a strong sense of who you really are - and I have a pretty strong sense of myself.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-giuliani/you-have-to-keep-a-strong-sense-of-who-you-really-are-and-i-have-a/) [Rudy Giuliani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-giuliani/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c08/rudy-giuliani-958_always_you-have-to-keep-a-strong-sense-of-who-y_229921.jpg) > [A lot of politics plays at the level of myth, and if you understand that, then you feel like you have access…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zephyr-teachout/a-lot-of-politics-plays-at-the-level-of-myth-and-if-you-understand-2/) [Zephyr Teachout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zephyr-teachout/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/560/zephyr-teachout-3069_aries_a-lot-of-politics-plays-at-the-level-of_3016702.jpg) > [Politician has a bad habit of stealing, most of them are already fitly rich and has enough money, that there Children, Children…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glen-rambharack/politician-has-a-bad-habit-of-stealing-most-of-them-are-already-fitly/) [Glen Rambharack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glen-rambharack/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb4/glen-rambharack-269_bad-habit_politician-has-a-bad-habit-of-stealing-m_2144879.jpg) > [I think any politician, regardless of their religious conviction, has to be a megalomaniac - they have to be! Anyone who works…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-newbern/i-think-any-politician-regardless-of-their-religious-conviction-has/) [George Newbern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-newbern/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0c/george-newbern-30360_i-think_i-think-any-politician-regardless-of-the_2483140.jpg) > [With Boris Johnson, you don't think of him as a politician, oddly. You think of him as a media personality because he's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-brooker/with-boris-johnson-you-don-t-think-of-him-as-a-politician-oddly-you/) [Charlie Brooker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-brooker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/486/charlie-brooker-1392_character_with-boris-johnson-you-don-t-think-of-hi_1442791.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/think-politician/#itemlist", "name": "Think Politician Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I shake hands very gladly politically. 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It gets me in trouble when I say this, but I don't think of myself as a politician. I've always tried to be honest when communicating with people.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rudy Giuliani" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-giuliani/you-have-to-keep-a-strong-sense-of-who-you-really-are-and-i-have-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c08/rudy-giuliani-958_always_you-have-to-keep-a-strong-sense-of-who-y_229921.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c08/rudy-giuliani-958_always_you-have-to-keep-a-strong-sense-of-who-y_229921.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c08/rudy-giuliani-958_always_you-have-to-keep-a-strong-sense-of-who-y_229921.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You have to keep a strong sense of who you really are - and I have a pretty strong sense of myself. 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Are they like Athena?\".", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Zephyr Teachout" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zephyr-teachout/a-lot-of-politics-plays-at-the-level-of-myth-and-if-you-understand-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/560/zephyr-teachout-3069_aries_a-lot-of-politics-plays-at-the-level-of_3016702.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/560/zephyr-teachout-3069_aries_a-lot-of-politics-plays-at-the-level-of_3016702.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/560/zephyr-teachout-3069_aries_a-lot-of-politics-plays-at-the-level-of_3016702.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A lot of politics plays at the level of myth, and if you understand that, then you feel like you have access…” — Zephyr Teachout", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Politician has a bad habit of stealing, most of them are already fitly rich and has enough money, that there Children, Children don't have to work, as long as they are alive, but they still steal, they don't care that when they steal from our country, poor people and their Children suffers. That is why I think when all Politician die they go to hell !!", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Glen Rambharack" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glen-rambharack/politician-has-a-bad-habit-of-stealing-most-of-them-are-already-fitly/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb4/glen-rambharack-269_bad-habit_politician-has-a-bad-habit-of-stealing-m_2144879.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb4/glen-rambharack-269_bad-habit_politician-has-a-bad-habit-of-stealing-m_2144879.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb4/glen-rambharack-269_bad-habit_politician-has-a-bad-habit-of-stealing-m_2144879.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Politician has a bad habit of stealing, most of them are already fitly rich and has enough money, that there…” — Glen Rambharack", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think any politician, regardless of their religious conviction, has to be a megalomaniac - they have to be! Anyone who works in that kind of job has to be so full of himself to do that kind of thing.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "George Newbern" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-newbern/i-think-any-politician-regardless-of-their-religious-conviction-has/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0c/george-newbern-30360_i-think_i-think-any-politician-regardless-of-the_2483140.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0c/george-newbern-30360_i-think_i-think-any-politician-regardless-of-the_2483140.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0c/george-newbern-30360_i-think_i-think-any-politician-regardless-of-the_2483140.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think any politician, regardless of their religious conviction, has to be a megalomaniac - they have to…” — George Newbern", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 13, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "With Boris Johnson, you don't think of him as a politician, oddly. 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