Quotes About Politics

My morals went when the president got oral.

My mother's studies stopped with the third year of primary school, my father with the first. They taught me a deep sense of duty. But nobody was involved in politics in my family.

Anyone who does not understand the utter cynicism of politics does not understand politics.

I never saw the man yet that came out of politics as clean as he went into 'em.

All the contact I have had with politics has left me feeling as though I had been drinking out of spitoons.

It is hostile to a democratic system to involve the judiciary in the politics of the people.

The way politics divides the world is into friend and enemy

Even if a poet writes about sitting in a glass house drinking tea, it reflects politics.

Young people need to re-engage with politics. The life of democracy depends on it. We've left it to the stuff shirts, and obviously they haven't been minding the store.

You can't have a discussion about politics without mentioning Ronald Reagan.

The presidents I served under don't have anything to do with my politics.

The news of any politician's death should be listed under Public Improvements.

Rome had senators too, and that is why it declined.

It is more important for Labour to raise the reputation of politics than for the Tories, who are only in politics for the money.

I describe in 'Chimpanzee Politics' how the alpha male needs broad support to reach the top spot. He needs some close allies and he needs many group members to be on his side.

Corruption of politics has nothing to do with the morals, or the laxity of morals, of various political personalities. Its cause is altogether a material one.

It's a big deal for me to say I'm over politics.

In the United States, politics is a profession, whereas in Europe it is a right and a duty .

There's not a single chef I know of that does not think about the politics of the food they're serving.

Why is it that Christian activists are regularly pilloried for basing social standards on biblical texts while liberals are actually praised for mixing religion and politics?

I don't think that Hollywood will have much to do with changing politics. Hollywood usually reflects things.

Chris Christie's rise in politics in New Jersey, in many ways, was built on his takedown of Charles Kushner. He got national headlines for that prosecution.

There aren't many idealists in politics.

Faith is important to me. It's important to millions of Australians. It helps to shape who I am. It helps to shape my values. But it must never, never dictate my politics.