Quotes on Politician

The courts of kings are full of people, but empty of friends.

Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

We have all, at one time or another, been performers, and many of us still are - politicians, playboys, cardinals and kings.

The Prime Minister has an absolute genius for putting flamboyant labels on empty luggage.

As soon as politicians start climbing up the ladder, they suddenly become kings. I don't know how it works, but what I do know is that republics came to the world to make sure that no one is more than anyone else. The pomp of office is like something left over from a feudal past: "You need a palace, red carpet, a lot of people behind you saying, 'Yes, sir.' I think all of that is awful."

Since the 1930s the technique of buying votes with the voters' own money has been expanded to an extent undreamed of by earlier politicians.

India is not, as people keep calling it, an underdeveloped country, but rather, in the context of its history and cultural heritage, a highly developed one in an advanced state of decay.

We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.

You're not free if you can't start a small business because you fear losing your health care, and you're certainly not free if a male boss or politician prevents you from making decisions about your own reproductive health.

A party of order or stability, and a party of progress or reform, are both necessary elements of a healthy state of political life.

Unlike presidential administrations, problems rarely have terminal dates.

If we took away barriers to women's leadership, we would solve the climate change problem a lot faster

The ability to change one's views without losing one's seat is the mark of a great politician.

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

A drop of ink may make a million think.

Life in general has never been even close to fair, so the pretense that the government can make it fair is a valuable and inexhaustible asset to politicians who want to expand government.

Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.

The abjection of our political situation is the only true challenge today. Only facing up to this situation in all its desperation can help us get out of it.

The most important thing for me is that I've used my talents as a writer to enable the Ogoni people to confront their tormentors. I was not able to do it as a politician or a businessman. My writing did it. And it sure makes me feel good! I'm mentally prepared for the worst, but hopeful for the best. I think I have the moral victory.

Few businessmen are capable of being in politics, they don't understand the democratic process, they have neither the tolerance or the depth it takes. Democracy isn't a business.