One of the reasons people hate politics is that truth is rarely a politician's objective. Election and power are. Use this quote
I've always said that in politics, your enemies can't hurt you, but your friends will kill you. Use this quote
I'm no expert on American politics. Use this quote
You never know what'll happen in politics. Use this quote
I see it all the time in politics. If a candidate gets caught in a lie, he quickly tries to change the subject by throwing more mud at his opponent. The mud keeps flying until some of the slanderous material sticks. Use this quote
Clinton and Obama practice this politics known quaintly as the Richard Speck strategy: if you cannot take on everyone in the room at once, take them out of the room one at a time. Use this quote
There's no conscious plan here; my whole life in politics as a state legislator and in Congress has been about strengthening the middle class. Use this quote
Rush Limbaugh, we expect nonsense from him. But the Vatican, that's another story. When the Vatican is so threatened that it launches attacks on nuns, well, you know what they say in politics, a hit dog hollers. Use this quote
Half a truth is better than no politics. Use this quote
Music is what I must do, business is what I need to do and politics is what I have to do. Use this quote
Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half of the time. Use this quote
As I prepare for this next phase in my life, I ask that people continue to offer the prayers that have protected me thus far. I also pray that I will always see those who are not seen and easy to forget in the hustle and bustle of Washington politics. Use this quote
Politics is the art of the possible. Use this quote
There is in fact no such thing as art for art's sake, art that stands above classes, art that is detached from or independent of politics. Proletarian literature and art are part of the whole proletarian revolutionary cause. Use this quote
Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. Use this quote
I have a fantasy where Ted Turner is elected President but refuses because he doesn't want to give up power. Use this quote
The writing is all done, so it's all about verbalizing everything from point A to point B, and certainly there's a bit of politics involved, so it's a different thing. Use this quote
Politics, as a practice, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds. Use this quote
A dose of humility goes a long way in life and in politics. Use this quote
It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first. Use this quote
