Politician Quotes - Page 26

• And I think musicians can better run this state than politicians. And, hell, beauticians can better run the state than politicians.

  Kinky Friedman

  Running, Thinking, Musician

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

  Noel Gallagher

  Iraq, Legacy, Brilliant

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• All my games were political games; I was, like Joan of Arc, perpetually being burned at the stake.

  Indira Gandhi

  Games, Cynical, Political

  Indira Gandhi (1985). “Selected Thoughts of Indira Gandhi: A Book of Quotes”, p.172, Mittal Publications

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• Politicians will not put forth programs aimed at the problems of poor blacks while their turnout remains so low.

  Henry Louis Gates

  Problem, Poor, Program

  Henry Louis Gates Jr. (2012). “The Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Reader”, p.546, Basic Books

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• People don't realize what a brilliant politician Lincoln was. Looking back, we want to ascribe a level of providence to his every decision but he was a cunning and calculating politician; from the cultivation of his image as a hayseed from Illinois, to his ability to keep this country together under dire circumstances.

  Henry Louis Gates

  Country, Illinois, People

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• The most meaningless term in the English language is "I take full responsibility." When a politician utters those words it means absolutely nothing.

  Bernard Goldberg

  Mean, Responsibility, Language

  "Goldberg: The media is slobbering over Hillary Clinton". "The O'Reilly Factor" with Bill O'Reilly, www.foxnews.com. January 25, 2013.

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• The political arena leaves one no alternative, one must either be a dunce or a rogue.

  Emma Goldman

  Political, Alternatives, Politics

  Emma Goldman (2015). “Anarchism: Top Crime Collections”, p.36, 谷月社

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• Politics is the reflex of the business and industrial world.

  Emma Goldman

  World, Politics, Reflexes

  Emma Goldman, Candace Falk (2008). “Emma Goldman”, p.180, University of Illinois Press

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• My father was a politician, and a very important politician, and one of the leaders of the Iraqi Democratic Party, who believed in progress.

  Zaha Hadid

  Father, Party, Leader

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• 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.

  William Hague

  Believe, Home, Hypocrite

  "Hague's 'foreign land' speech". William Hague's speech to the Spring forum in Harrogate, www.theguardian.com. March 4, 2001.

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• Well, if you're looking for me to lead a normal representative life, well good luck finding a foreign secretary who'd be like that - totally dependant on the political system and has never earned any money. Then you'll get the politicians you deserve.

  William Hague

  Good Luck, Political, Normal

  "Decca Aitkenhead meets William Hague". Interview with Decca Aitkenhead, www.theguardian.com. March 22, 2009.

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• When a politician bends the truth or a CEO breaks a promise, trust takes a beating.

  Gary Hamel

  Promise, Break, Ceo

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• If you're a politician, you might want to learn the Buddhist way of negotiation. Restoring communication and bringing back reconciliation is clear and concrete in Buddhism.

  Nhat Hanh

  Buddhist, Communication, Buddhism

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• I come here not as a polished politician but as a woman who has had her fair share of life's knocks.

  Pauline Hanson

  Share, Polished, Fairs

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• 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.

  Woody Harrelson

  Heart, Rights, Giants

  "I'm an American tired of American lies" by Woody Harrelson, www.theguardian.com. October 17, 2002.

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

  William Henry Harrison

  President, Legitimate Power, Grants

  David A. Durfee, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, United States. President (1841-1845 : Tyler) (1970). “William Henry Harrison, 1773-1841: John Tyler, 1790-1862; chronology, documents, bibliographical aids”, Oceana Pubns

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• It is hard for any one to be an honest politician who is not born and bred a Dissenter.

  William Hazlitt

  Honest, Born, Dissent

  William Hazlitt (1819). “Political essays, with sketches of public characters ...”, p.282

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• Smoking calms me down. It's enjoyable. I don't want politicians deciding what is exciting in my life.

  David Hockney

  Marijuana, Smoking, Want

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• Most successful American politicians look well-fed on endorsements, campaign contributions and chicken dinners.

  Simon Hoggart

  Successful, Looks, Dinner

  "Young, skinny and a little anxious: The other side of the adored Barack Obama" by Simon Hoggart, www.theguardian.com. April 3, 2008.

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• A politician never forgets the precarious nature of elective life. We have never established a practice of tenure in public office.

  Hubert H. Humphrey

  Nature, Practice, Office

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• Never answer a question from a farmer.

  Hubert H. Humphrey

  Answers, Politics, Farmers

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• I think that politics could be a positive thing. My beef is that people focus on the personal aspect of a politician too much. They should focus on the results.

  LL Cool J

  Positive, Thinking, People

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• At least the politicians are accountable to the voters.

  Jesse Jackson

  Voters

  "Rev. Jesse Jackson: The Davis/Moseley Braun meeting-and on the media covering the mayor’s race". Interview With Carol Felsenthal, www.chicagomag.com. December 30, 2010.

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• We have to judge politicians by their cumulative score. In one innings they make a great catch, in another they drop the ball. In one they score a home run, in another they strike out. But it is their cumulative batting average that we are interested in.

  Jesse Jackson

  Running, Home, Average

  "Jesse Jackson: Power, politics and the preacher man". Interview with Gary Younge, www.theguardian.com. April 17, 1999.

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• I don't think I'm made of the right stuff to be a politician. I think I'm made to be a loose cannon.

  Penn Jillette

  Thinking, Stuff, Made

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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