Favorite Quotations ~ Politics ~ Ideas to motivate, educate, and inspire (original) (raw)
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"Paralysis of leadership is due in part to the unseen grip of the special interests." ~ John W. Gardner, Speech, 4/3/75
Politics is the entertainment branch of industry. ~ Frank Zappa
My hobby (politics) has become my life. I have the greatest life imaginable. I think I have a greater life than anyone in the universe, in fact. ~ Ann Coulter, Booknotes: On American Character
If everybody in this town connected with politics had to leave town because of chasing women and drinking, you would have no government. ~ Barry Goldwater
Don't be deluded into believing that the titular heads of the networks control what appears on their networks. They all have better taste. ~ Edward R. Murrow
The challenge now is to practice politics as the art of making what appears to by impossible, possible. ~ Hillary Clinton
Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first. ~ Ronald Reagan
If you begin by saying, 'Thou shalt not lie,' there is no longer any possibility of political action. ~ John-Paul Sartre
Even a purely moral act that has no hope of any immediate and visible political effect can gradually and indirectly, over time, gain in political significance. ~ Vaclav Havel
There ought to be one day just one when there is open season on senators. ~ Will Rogers
Democrats believe people are basically good but must be saved from themselves by the government. Republicans believe people are basically bad but they'll be okay if they're left alone. ~ Andy Rooney
First rule of politics: you can't win unless you're on the ballot. Second rule: If you run, you may lose. And, if you tie, you do not win. ~ Donald Rumsfeld
American politics needs a referee. ~ Bill Adair, Colbert Report, 4/14/10
Never believe a groom during the engagement period, and never believe a candidate during the campaigning period. ~ Galal Amer