Quotes About Politics

Cleopatra was on a political mission to save her country and her power, but what we remember about her are these two famed seductions, which are a matter of politics, not a matter of love.

We all went up to Washington on a mission to change things. What I found is that the Founding Fathers set it up where it's a little more difficult to do. We've got the Senate and the president to deal with.

We are in the midst of an exciting canvass... I am working very hard in politics as well as in other matters. We are determined that Mississippi shall be settled on a basis of justice and political and legal equality.

If it's good for Mississippi, I'll vote for it. If it comes from the Democratic side, fine. If it's good for us, I'll vote for it. But the converse is also true.

The fact is, I was elected governor of the state of Missouri to bring more jobs to the state of Missouri.

America is a mistake, a giant mistake.

We make a great mistake in supposing all people are capable of self-government.

Too many critics mistake the deliberations of the Congress for its decisions.

The mistake that was made was, of course, leaving Saddam in charge of affairs over there.

The American people have decided that it was a mistake to choose to go to war in Iraq.

Make no mistake, a 'yes' vote on the Democrats' health care bill is a vote for taxpayer-funded abortions.

When Obama heralds another 'teachable moment,' it means he has already made an egregious rookie mistake.

When I first started talking about running for office, a lot of people said to me, 'Don't let the consultants change you,' and I'd always assured them that I wouldn't allow it to happen. But like it or not, I had to change. Not because of a consultant, but because I started to understand the cost of a stupid mistake.

Those who think in Britain they can push the Brexit button and not have a bill to pay are seriously mistaken.

The mistakes made by Congress wouldn't be so bad if the next Congress didn't keep trying to correct them.

Some of the most impressive judicial nominees are grossly mistreated.

My dream part would be to play Mitt Romney's sarcastic black maid. We could call it 'Mammy & Me.'

I think Mitt Romney is a good man.

Mitt Romney subscribes to the cynical logic that says the American dream belongs to some of us but not all of us.

Mitt Romney is the guy who said corporations are people. No, Governor Romney, corporations are not people.

I was governor of Kansas when Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts.

At the end of the day, Mitt Romney and Ann Romney are two fine people.

In the end, that's what it comes down to with Mitt Romney. He's running as the non-Barack Obama.

Mitt Romney, you can criticize him for a lot of things, and that's fair, but he knows how the economy works.