Quotes About Politics

You don't have to wait till your party's in power to have an impact on life at home and around the world.

Democracy is alive, and like any other living thing it either flourishes and grows or withers and dies. There is no in-between. It is freedom and life or dictatorship and death.

Life is a little different from what you would read in the mainstream media inside the White House.

Nixon regarded himself as having been cheated by life. He never got my vote.

It would be unthinkable in Canadian public life today for the public inauguration of our supreme political figures to be accompanied by prayer.

Once upon a time we did not focus on a president's private life.

The double pleasure of pulling down an opponent, and of raising oneself, is the charm of a politician's life.

What troubles me is not that movie stars run for office, but that they find it easy to get elected. It should be difficult. It should be difficult for millionaires, too.

Social and political life is a Society for the Diffusion of Mendacity .

Siddhartha's priority was to get down to the root of the problem. Buddhism is not culturally bound. Its benefits are not limited to any particular society and have no place in government and politics. Siddhartha

A politician is an arse upon which everybody has sat except a man

A politician is an ass upon which everyone has sat except a man.

Like art and politics, gangsterism is a very important avenue of assimilation into society.

I'm not saying he wants to be the guy who only likes white people,' Gat went on. 'He knows he's not supposed to be that guy. He's a Democrat, he voted for Obama—but that doesn't mean he's comfortable having people of color in his beautiful family

I'm not saying he wants to be the guy who only likes white people," Gat went on. "He knows he's not supposed to be that guy. He's a Democrat, he voted for Obama-but that doesn't mean he's comfortable having people of color in his beautiful family." Gat shook his head. "He's fake with us. He doesn't like the idea of Carrie with us. He doesn't call Ed Ed. He calls him sir. And he makes sure I know I'm an outsider, every chance he gets.

the system which is in control in Argentina and most of the world is nothing less that the best democracy which money can buy, allied with drug trafficking and organized crime. The sad conclusion, then, is that the worst which this "democracy" has in store for us is corrupt government; the best it has to offer is government by millionaires.

Ever since that day, success in politics has meant that people who aspired to public office had to give the illusion of democracy while delivering the reality of oligarchic rule.

When Winston Churchill's father died, he was 60,000 pounds in debt to Natty Rothschild. By forgiving Randolph's debt, Natty Rothschild made his son Winston a pawn of Jewish interests, a fact which led indirectly to World War

Political ideology can corrupt the mind, and science.

For what [Aristotle] had done was to gather together all the knowledge of his time. He wrote about the natural sciences – the stars, animals and plants; about history and people living together in a state – what we call politics; about the right way to reason – logic; and the right way to behave – ethics.

He took no interest in politics, which ruin the character and career, yet nothing can be achieved without them.

Her idea of business— "Henry, why do people who have enough money try to get more money?" Her idea of politics— "I am sure that if the mothers of various nations could meet, there would be no more wars

We may still contrive to raise three cheers for democracy, although at present she only deserves two.

The complexion of his mind turned from human to political. He thought no longer, "Can I get on with people?" but "Are they stronger than I?" breathing the prevalent miasma.