Quotes on Politician

I am neither a sociologist nor a politician. All I can do is imagine for myself what the future will be like.

A gaffe is when a politician tells the truth.

A politician is the devil's quilted anvil; He fashions all sins on him, and the blows are never heard.

Dangerous consequences will follow when politicians and rulers forget moral principles. Whether we believe in God or karma, ethics is the foundation of every religion.

The first requisite of a sound monetary system is that it put the least possible power over the quantity or quality of money in the hands of the politicians.

The only legitimate right to govern is an express grant of power from the governed.

A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over.

The giant industries that are polluting our planet as well as violating human rights worldwide are the ones nearest and dearest to the hearts of American politicians.

Politics should share one purpose with religion: the steady emancipation of the individual through the education of his passions.

In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake.

A time will come when a politician who has willfully made war and promoted international dissension will be as sure of the dock and much surer of the noose than a private homicide. It is not reasonable that those who gamble with men's lives should not stake their own.

I've seen many politicians paralyzed in the legs as myself, but I've seen more of them who were paralyzed in the head.

A politician is a man who understands government, and it takes a politician to run a government. A statesman is a politician who's been dead 10 or 15 years.

In politics shared hatreds are almost always the basis of friendships.

When we have a Deputy Prime Minister who tells people not to drive cars but has two Jags himself, and where the Minister who tells people not to have two homes turns out to have nine himself - no wonder the public believe politicians are hypocrites.

I think the journey for a politician goes from wanting to please all the people all the time, to a political leader that realises in the end his responsibility is to decide. And when he decides, he divides.

A politician is a statesman who approaches every question with an open mouth.

An important art of politicians is to find new names for institutions which under old names have become odious to the public.

If you interviewed 1,000 politicians and asked about whether the media's "too soft" or "too hard," about 999 would say "too hard."

Most politicians are not authentic.

I have never voted. Like most people I am utterly disenchanted by politics. Like most people I regard politicians as frauds and liars and the current political system as nothing more than a bureaucratic means for furthering the augmentation and advantages of economic elites.