Quotes About Politics

Im looking for leaders who are going to go to Washington for a season, not career politicians. People who understand that the strength of America comes from the private sector, not Washington, D.C.

While Donald Trump is showing some strength in places like Iowa, it's just not enough to get him close to getting the electoral votes that he needs to win.

There seldom is enmity between seasoned old politicians, who know as much as men can of human weakness and human strength.

I generally think debates within a party should not be treated as a scandal. They should be treated as a sign of strength, to be honest.

I'm not sure if [Hillary Clinton] means it or not. But she says no boots on the ground. She has taken a tremendous - I mean, that's really giving strength to the enemy.

Whole part of the world is a mess under [Barack] Obama, with all the strength that you're talking about and all of the power of NATO.

I'm a Reagan conservative. Reagan did negotiate with the Soviets. But you have to negotiate from a position of strength.

I think running for president causes more stress.

Saying we should keep the two-party system simply because it is working is like saying the Titanic voyage was a success because a few people survived on life-rafts.

Politics will eventually be replaced by imagery. The politician will be only too happy to abdicate in favor of his image, because the image will be so much more powerful than he could ever be.

That's the definition of 'success' for the modern Democrat Party. As many people dependent on government as possible is the objective.

Many individuals are doing what they can. But real success can only come if there is a change in our societies and in our economics and in our politics.

Success can be built on a strong relationship between a lobbyist and a single, powerful lawmaker.

Success in politics demands that you must take your people into confidence about your views and state them very clearly, very politely, very calmly, but nevertheless, state them openly.

One of the most important skills for political success is the ability to make confident assertions of absurdities or lies.

I hope Mr. Obama has success.

I was really too honest a man to be a politician and live.

The saddest life is that of a political aspirant under democracy. His failure is ignominious and his success is disgraceful.

King Louis Philippe once said to me that he attributed the great success of the British nation in political life to their talking politics after dinner.

Political success is the ability, when the inevitable occurs, to get credit for it.

I'm not running for office. I don't have to be politically correct. I don't have to be a nice person. Like I watch some of these weak-kneed politicians, it's disgusting. I don't have to be that way.

Society can exist only on the basis that there is some amount of polished lying and that no one says exactly what he thinks.

We're at a point in history where everyone needs to pay attention to politics. Too much is at stake for us to be apathetic.

I'm a big believer that as much as possible, and there's obviously political limitations, freedom of migration is a good thing.