Famous Quotes: Politics

Oh, that lovely title, ex-president.
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I'm not an old, experienced hand at politics. But I am now seasoned enough to have learned that the hardest thing about any political campaign is how to win without proving that you are unworthy of winning.
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It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence.
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I believe in the separation of church and state, but I do not believe in the separation of politics from religion.
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Politics and power is a realm of relative influence.
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Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half.
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He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander.
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My mother, Lillie Specter, was an angel and totally uninterested in politics.
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The lesson of the last year is this: foreign policy can't be managed through the politics of personality, and our President would do well to take note of an observation John F. Kennedy made once he was in office - that all of the world's problems aren't his predecessor's fault.
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If I weren't doing the politics, I wouldn't be doing my job.
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The politics of partisanship and the resulting inaction and excuses have paralyzed decision-making, primarily at the federal level, and the big issues of the day are not being addressed, leaving our future in jeopardy.
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To those who have exhausted politics, nothing remains but abstract thought.
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I never got into politics for it to be a career. It doesn't take a lot of strength to hang on. It takes a lot of strength to let go.
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The trouble with Nixon is that he's a serious politics junkie. He's totally hooked and like any other junkie, he's a bummer to have around, especially as President.
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There arose a belief in style - and in banality. Banality encompassed politics, too, because it was a common belief that politics were not worthy of art.
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Yeah, I don't deal with current events or pop culture, and I avoid politics like the plague.
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Politics is gut; commercials are gut.
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Every person has only so much attention to give, and politics and government takes up only a fraction of what it did 25 years ago.
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The politics of judges is getting to be red hot.
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You know, I started my career in politics in 1967. I'm not new to this. I did not just fall off the Christmas tree. I understand the world is complex. I know that there are people out there who want to hurt other people.
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