Quotes About Politics

Well, I think the great tragedy in American politics is what is legal, not what is illegal.

Thanks to TV and for the convenience of TV, you can only be one of two kinds of human beings, either a liberal or a conservative.

In less than a year, the Bush administration will strut out of office, leaving the country in roughly the same condition a toddler leaves a diaper.

A disordered currency is one of the greatest political evils.

If you think Hollywood is depressing and corrupt, politics is really depressing and corrupt -- and fueled even more than Hollywood by money -- if that's possible.

It is important to bear in mind that political campaigns are designed by the same people who sell toothpaste and cars.

I don't like the new president who hunts muslim extremists, I like the old president who is a muslim extremist.

I understand the damage the expenses crisis has done to Parliament, and the paramount importance of restoring trust in our politics.

In politics women type the letters, lick the stamps, distribute the pamphlets and get out the vote. Men get elected.

I see myself as an old man and an unqualified teacher to the nation. I think being a teacher is probably the most important thing you can be in politics.

Today, I think the attitude is that governing is not necessarily good politics, and the result is that it's much more partisan and much more divided.

The only way to Cuba is with the CIA.

Remember that politics, colonialism, imperialism and war also originate in the human brain.

Politics has become unbelievably and unfortunately way too much about how much money is involved rather than what kind of ideas are involved.

Distracting a politician from governing is like distracting a bear from eating your baby.

Politics is about winning. If you don't win, you don't get to put your principles into practice. Therefore, find a way to win, or sit the battle out.

We all joke about Congress but we can't improve on them. Have you noticed that no matter who we elect, he is just as bad as the one he replaces?

Politics' the polite word for antediluvian prejudices, the rags put on by enmity and tribal resentment.

Party is organized opinion.

Statesmanship is harder than politics. Politics is the art of getting along with people, whereas statesmanship is the art of getting along with politicians.

The Senate just sits and waits till they find out what the president wants, so they know how to vote against him.

I think Ralph Nader is the biggest liar in American politics when he said it didn't matter who was president.

In Israel, generally speaking, politics is much more familiar than any other place. We all know each other.

The media is Obama's scandal condom.