Deals Quote by Malcolm Muggeridge

He's suffering from Politicians' Logic. Something must be done, this is something, therefore we must do it.

— Antony Jay

When you consider the opportunity and power He had to really do a job, and then look at the stupid, ugly little mess He…

— Joseph Heller

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

— Will Rogers

At any time the atmosphere in the West could change, for which determined political will I do not see at the moment is a…

— Garry Kasparov

An honest politician is either a hypocrite - or he is doomed.

— Taylor Caldwell

Where does this guy's ambition go? That's very peculiar. I think he's a very disturbing person, I think he's a very disturbing politician. Personally,…

— Helen Mirren

The longer a politician bears power, the more he is controlled by that power.

— Tom Coburn

He has to live in the midst of the incomprehensible, which is also detestable.

— Joseph Conrad

People think of politicians having true power, but that's less and less true. After all, they are often constrained or being edged into a…

— Bernard Arnault

A politician must have some scruples, a certain decency; he cannot smear himself in the mud for the sake of a high ideal.

— Boris Yeltsin

He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage.

— Samuel Johnson

“Political organizations are formed to keep the powerful in power. Their first rule is “don’t rock the boat.” If someone makes trouble and you…

— Shirley Chisholm