Quotes About Politics

It may be true that you can't fool all the people all the time, but you can fool enough of them to rule a large country.

I don't mind what Congress does, as long as they don't do it in the streets and frighten the horses.

The weather is like the government, always in the wrong.

The taxpayers are sending congressmen on expensive trips abroad. It might be worth it except they keep coming back!

Bush gave an interview and he said people will vote for him because 'They've seen me weep, theyve seen me laugh, and theyve seen me hug.' These are the same qualifications for a Tickle Me Elmo.

People tell me that Senator Edwards got picked for his good looks, his sex appeal, and his great hair. I say to them, 'How do you think I got the job?

Half a truth is better than no politics.

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.

Politics is supposed to be the second-oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.

In politics, an absurdity is not a handicap.

Everything is changing. People are taking the comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke.

The political machine triumphs because it is a united minority acting against a divided majority.

I'm not a member of any organized political party, I'm a Democrat!

The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly', meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks', meaning 'blood sucking parasites'.

We would all like to vote for the best man but he is never a candidate.

The mistake a lot of politicians make is in forgetting they've been appointed and thinking they've been anointed.

Run for office? No. I've slept with too many women, I've done too many drugs, and I've been to too many parties.

You can lead a man to Congress, but you can't make him think.

A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar.

Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.

Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary.

Today, the L.A. Times accused Arnold Schwarzenegger of groping six women. I'm telling you, this guy is presidential material.

One of my movies was called True Lies. It's what the Democrats should have called their convention.

Tony Blair is like an actor who doesn't really believe in his script himself but has the incredible skill to make everyone else believe in it.