Quotes About Politics

Politicians really worry about being politically correct.

The majority of people think their children's lives will not be as good as theirs. Nearly half of all Americans are no longer proud of their country. Politicians have become a despised breed.

I've gotten to believe it's more fun to play politicians than actually be them.

Bishops and judges are some of the best politicians in the world. They know how to manipulate the political process.

I admire politicians. It is a really tough assignment, and I would fall at the first fence.

Politicians shouldn't spend most of their time in office trying to get reelected.

Modern politicians like Cameron dream of exerting paternal influence without being seen as paternalistic, of fostering moral behaviour without being considered moralistic.

Politicians are fond of criticizing others.

A lot of politicians say they want to get people out to vote; sometimes you can't totally believe they really want that.

Politicians are trying to attract people to issues.

When journalists and politicians speak of a dwindling middle class that's under economic assault and a poor community that's getting bigger, they're talking about Ferguson. Independent of the racial demographics and dynamics of Ferguson, Missouri, there's a 'Ferguson' near you.

There's so many politicians who have given politics a pretty poor name... their actions have been demonstrated to be part of their over-enthusiasm to get reelected.

These new young politicians have given us the confidence to start dreaming again to believe there is a better politics, and a better future for Italy in general.

One's politics are part of one even when one is writing. But if I want to say anything about the state of civil society, I will write an essay. The responsibilities you feel as a novelist are literary ones, I think, not civic ones. And I think politicians are interesting to write about.

I'm not better than other politicians, but I'm different because I got into the game much later in life, after I had raised a family, after I had written a book, after I had been a successful lawyer. It's different when you get into this business after you've led a full life. I don't want to be a big man. I know who I am.

You can't blame anyone for being cynical about politicians.

Politicians diminish themselves by sounding robotic.

I'm in agreement with David Miliband when he says our generation of Labour politicians are not willing to hand over the direction of the country without a serious electoral fight.

If you're looking for someone to go to Washington, to go along to get along, to get - to agree with the career politicians in both parties who get in bed with the lobbyists and special interests, then I ain't your guy.

Professional politicians will say anything, and they're always careful to leave themselves room to turn around and do the other.

I do think the public want to see politicians acting in a different way. What's brought young people into our campaign is that they were written off by political parties but they had never written off politics, and what we have is a huge number of young people, very enthusiastic and brimming with ideas. Those ideas have got to be heard.

Conservatives define themselves in terms of what they oppose.

Politics is applesauce.

A politician will do anything to keep his job - even become a patriot.