Charm Quote by Anthony Trollope

“The special skill of the politician consists in knowing what passions can be most easily aroused, and how to prevent them, when aroused, from…

— Bertrand Russell

The career of politics grants a feeling of power. The knowledge of influencing men, of participating in power over them, and above all, the…

— Max Weber

The desire to be a politician should bar you for life from ever being one.

— Billy Connolly

The almost erotic pleasure of spending money that others have earned and saved is one reason people put up with the tiresome aspects of…

— George Will

The conduct of a wise politician is ever suited to the present posture of affairs. Often by foregoing a part he saves the whole,…

— Plutarch

A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country.

— Anonymous

“The other type of politician tends to be manipulative, selfish, and have unhealthy needs to be the center of attention. These people play games,…

— Richard L. Hughes

“Unfortunately we live in a country that is so rich at the moment that the politicians compete with each other to be the most…

— Jo Nesbø

I have always felt that a politician is to be judged by the animosities he excites among his opponents.

— Winston Churchill

A politician is forced to make a habit of noble phrases and optimistic lies. In the end they infect himself.

— Storm Jameson

Politicians have an acutely honed instinct for self-preservation.

— Steve Schmidt

Personally, I feel that it is the most contemptible thing for a politician to seek personal gains from politics.

— Khem Veasna