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I am one of a rare breed of true politicians who definitely say what they may or may not mean with absolute certainty. — Anthony Eden

Tony Blair is a brilliant politician. Unfortunately, his legacy is entwined with George W. Bush because of Iraq. — Noel Gallagher

All of the promises of politicians, generals, madmen, and crusaders that war can create peace have yet to be borne out. — Barbara Kingsolver

The politician attempts to remedy the evil by increasing the very thing that caused the evil in the first place: legal plunder. — Frederic Bastiat

Suppose we blasted all politicians into space. Would the SETI project find even one of them? — Erik Naggum

People power. It has no limits. In politics, every politician in Ukraine is afraid of that. They know, if people go to the streets, nobody feels safe. — Vitali Klitschko

Politician? Me? Do I look like a big mouth with large pockets? — Florian Armas

My mother was a politician in my formative years. — Antonia Fraser

Nixon is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood and then mount the stump to make a speech for conservation. — Adlai Ewing Stevenson

I don't know if I am a very good politician ... I'm not a good hater. — Nick Xenophon

Any politician is to a certain degree a mentor. They preach something. — Dmitry Medvedev

Under every stone lurks a politician. — Aristophanes

Never give a good politician time to pray. — Stephen King

They wouldn't be politicians if they knew what they were doing. — Jim Rogers

The worst thing a politician can be is dull. At least I'm interesting. — Richard M. Nixon

President Reagan is a rhetorical roundheels, as befits a politician seeking empathy with his audience. — William Safire

I'm not a career politician, so the ways of Washington may be a little obscure to me. — Michael Bennet

When a politician is in opposition he is an expert on the means to some end; and when he is in office he is an expert on the obstacles to it. — G.K. Chesterton

Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner. — Aristophanes

A politician is someone who promises a bridge even when there's no water — Gregory David Roberts

Do we really want another politician in the White House America can't trust? — John McCain

Everything a politician promises at election time has to be paid for either by higher taxation or by borrowing. — Margaret Thatcher

I don't want to help a politician revise the truth. — Terry Gross

Is the Archbishop's blessing any more meaningful than the Politician's handshake? The come, they go, with bigger things than us on their minds. — Edward Abbey

Does one ever read a politician's books? — Gore Vidal

It is as hard and severe a thing to be a true politician as to be truly moral. — Francis Bacon

I don't consider myself a politician or a hero. I'm a messenger. If Cambodia is to survive, she needs many voices. — Dith Pran

The fastest way for a politician to become an elder statesman is to lose an election. — Earl Wilson

If I was a politician right now I would change just about everything. — David Coverdale

I shall be a good politician. Even if it kills me. Or if it kills anyone else, for that matter. — Mark Antony

I should learn the language of a politician - give away as little and keep the rest to yourself. Not lie, I just want to be more guarded. — Farooq Abdullah

I'm such a failed politician that all of my rivals have disappeared, on both sides. — Ehud Barak

Originally, I thought Republican. Now I'm an equal opportunity politician-hater. — Kenneth Fisher

Several things about Reagan are unusual in a public man. He was not a typical politician at all, but a private man in public life. — Lyn Nofziger

When politicians deny anything fiercely, there is a good chance that it will happen. — Semir Zeki

All modern U.S. presidents are perforce politicians, prisoners of their past pronouncements, their party, their constituency, and their colleagues. — Tony Judt

The link between my experience as an entrepreneur and that of a politician is all in one word: freedom. — Silvio Berlusconi

The oldest, wisest politician grows not more human so, but is merely a gray wharf rat at last. — Henry David Thoreau

I think, any politician, you have to hold them to their word. And conservatives run on fiscal conservatism. — Chris Matthews

He was born a politician.
No, Ursula thought, he was born a baby, like everyone else. And this is what he has chosen to become. — Kate Atkinson

British politicians used to be good at misleading people without actually lying. — Tim Harford

Public opinion is the last refuge of a politician without any opinion. — Mark Bonham Carter, Baron Bonham-Carter

At home, you always have to be a politician; when you're abroad, you almost feel yourself a statesman. — Harold Macmillan

I rarely meet a politician that I don't like personally. They are generally well endowed with charm. Therein lies the danger. — P. J. O'Rourke

If you want to curry favor with a politician, give him credit for something someone else did. — James Abourezk

The politicians are no prizes, but the people are even worse, they're so ill-informed. I never understand the pushback when I say people are stupid. — Bill Maher

Who was Hitler?' I said.
Tyrena smiled slightly. 'An Old Earth politician who did some writing. — Dan Simmons

I'm a bloodletter, not a politician," Nyx said. "I just take off heads. — Kameron Hurley

No one politician should be allowed to judge the guilt, to charge an individual, to judge the guilt of an individual and to execute an individual. — Rand Paul

The bland politician's smile of someone who knows that the bodies in the car trunk are, indeed, dead. — Douglas Coupland

It defies all common sense to send that roughneck ward politician back to the White House. — Robert Taft

There is nothing that politicians like better than handing out benefits to be paid for by someone else. — Thomas Sowell

My past is no secret to anyone. I'm a blackguard and a sinner, and everyone knows it. These days, that's almost an asset to being a politician. — Jennifer Ashley

In a society like ours, politics is improvisation. To the artful dodger rather than the true believer goes the prize. — Gore Vidal

I am not a parliamentarian. I am a politician. Some MPs leave and are itching to get back. I don't feel that. This is just a work environment. — David Blunkett

One of the most fascinating aspects of politician-watching is trying to determine to what extent any politician believes what he says. — Gore Vidal

The political is replacing the metaphysical as the characteristic mode of grasping reality. — Harvey Cox

American politician doesWe're going to bring back God and the Bible and drive the gods of secular humanism right out of the public schools of America. — Pat Buchanan

Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks. — Doug Larson

I could never be a career politician, because I believe in telling the truth. — Jesse Ventura

Kill a politician and you're tied to the motive that made you pull the trigger. — J.G. Ballard

A statesman is a politician who places himself at the service of the nation. A politician is a statesman who places the nation at his service. — Georges Pompidou

A politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground. — H.L. Mencken

I'm not a politician and don't want any part of politics. — Calvin Klein

You can become a politician and improve the institutions of power in your country — Sunday Adelaja

I've dealt with politicians my entire life. You never make a bad deal with a politician. They're so easy. — Donald Trump

With politicians, artful evasion is always preferable to the outright lie. — Molly Ivins

The best way to lose weight is to close your mouth - something very difficult for a politician. Or watch your food - just watch it, don't eat it. — Ed Koch

He reveals that he has been a poor politician, a bad judge and a malevolent individual. — Gough Whitlam

I wouldn't have the slightest interest in running for public office. I'd rather make jokes about politicians than become one of them. — Johnny Carson

I suppose it's easy to play a hypocritical politician with a smiling face; it's also quite gratifying to play. — Ian McDiarmid

The politician is the creature of the public sentiment
never goes ahead of it because he depends on it ... — Lucy Stone

Experience to a politician is like experience to a prostitute - not much to recommend them. — Charley Reese

Remember, politicians get votes by promising everything to everyone, always at the expense of some other invisible taxpayers. — Ron Paul

In order to be the master, the politician poses as the servant. — Charles De Gaulle

Even a good politician, someone who is very ambitious, chooses not to see trouble. — Peter Sarsgaard

You think that just because you're in a politician's house, you're seeing the real person? Pretty naive, Ben. — Allen Zadoff

The indignation of politicians is NOT a good measure of the gravity of any situation. — Paul Harvey

Somehow when you see a politician kiss a baby, shake a hand
kiss anything
it is tainted. — Elise Valmorbida

He loved politicians - even Republicans. — Margaret Truman Daniel

You said in your book that at the end of the day, every politician is human. What about during the day? — Stephen Colbert

Looking for an honest politician is like looking for an ethical burglar. — H.L. Mencken

Happiness is a Small Politician' - my mantra then and forever more. — Ralph Steadman

Never underestimate the hypocrisy of politicians. — James Herbert

Some promises are best broken. Trust me on this: I'm a politician. — Alastair Reynolds

I'm not a politician. But neither is Donald Trump. He is a builder, and it's time to rebuild America. — Peter Thiel

All politicians should be required to drink Ayahuasca 10 times before taking office. — Graham Hancock

I'm not a minister, I'm not a philosopher, I'm not a politician, I'm in another category. — Sun Ra

I am not a politician, and I will never be, and I say that with absolute conviction. — David Petraeus

Carry always your earplugs with you in case of emergency, like meeting with a politician! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

There will be a whole new spirit blowing through Texas. There will be a smile on everybody's face and a chill up the spine of every politician. — Kinky Friedman

I don't subscribe to the theory that all politicians are crap. I think the 'cool people' often take that position. — Eddie Izzard

It turns out that there is nothing so 'ex' as an ex-politician, especially a defeated one. Your phone goes dead. — Michael Ignatieff

The Olympic Games belong to the athletes and not to the politicians. — Avery Brundage

We as artists cannot be politicians. We as artists can only be truth-tellers. — Viola Davis

A representative owes not just his industry but his judgement — Edmund Burke

Ignore everything a politician says before the word but. — Frank Mankiewicz

The poet and the politician have this in common: their greatness depends on the courage with which they face the challenges of life. — John F. Kennedy

A politician without money for advertising is out of luck. They are not taken seriously. — Robert Kane Pappas

A politician would do well to remember that he has to live with his conscience longer than he does with his constituents. — Melvin Laird