Ability Quote by Thomas Sowell

Sincerity and competence is a strong combination. In politics, it is everything.

— Peggy Noonan

A true master of politics is able to calculate, down to the smallest fraction, the advantages to which he may put his very faults.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Every politician, in order to be a politician, has to be adept at the art of one and one thing only, and that is…

— David Draiman

Political success is often dependent on the ability to be heard above the din of controversy and debate and to set a course with…

— Madeleine M. Kunin

The skill of the politician consists in guessing what people can be brought to think advantageous to themselves; the skill of the expert consists…

— Bertrand Russell

Political success is the ability, when the inevitable occurs, to get credit for it.

— Laurence J. Peter

“The skill of the politician consists in guessing what people can be brought to think advantageous to themselves; the skill of the experts consists…

— Bertrand Russell

Campaigns often make standing on principle the highest of virtues - and listening to your opponents a sure sign of weakness. It's the virtual…

— Dee Dee Myers

To succeed inside a political party, one must cultivate an ability to sit still and remain polite while foolish people speak nonsense

— Morton Blackwell

The effective strategies in politics are ones that are so clear and obvious that people can grasp it.

— Karl Rove

Confidence in nonsense is required.

— Burt Rutan

One of the most fascinating aspects of politician-watching is trying to determine to what extent any politician believes what he says.

— Gore Vidal