I think that people are tired. They’re tired of the same old kind of politics. People want a new tone to politics.
Michelle ObamaMy wife told me if there is any rumors about me, it better be about politics and not about my social life.
Lou HoltzWar is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means.
Carl von ClausewitzDemocracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.
AristotleWhat Washington needs is adult supervision.
Barack ObamaAmerica is just downright mean.
Michelle ObamaI loved being Secretary of State, that’s probably evident to everyone who watched me.
Madeleine AlbrightBefore I went to jail, I was active in politics as a member of South Africa’s leading organization – and I was generally busy from 7 A.M. until midnight. I never had time to sit and think.
Nelson MandelaThere will be no whitewash in the White House.
Richard M. NixonIsrael is a pretty crazy state.
Noam ChomskyAs capitalism falters, the rich move their money out of the country, violence increases, and politicians promising prosperity are elected.
Robert KiyosakiA good Catholic meddles in politics, offering the best of himself, so that those who govern can govern. But what is the best that we can offer to those who govern? Prayer!
Pope FrancisThe mob is the mother of tyrants.
DiogenesAnd I think it’s that time. And I think if you just step aside and Mr. Romney can kind of take over. You can maybe still use a plane. Though maybe a smaller one. Not that big gas guzzler you are going around to colleges and talking about student loans and stuff like that.
Clint EastwoodWhen our governments want to sell us a course of action, they do it by making sure it’s the only thing on the agenda, the only thing everyone’s talking about. And they pre-load the ensuing discussion with highly selected images, devious and prejudicial language, dubious linkages, weak or false ‚intelligence‘ and selected ‚leaks.‘
Brian EnoA faction willing to take the risks of making war on the ossified status quo in the Middle East can be described as many things, but not as conservative.
Christopher HitchensI don’t think I would run for president.
DJ KhaledThe means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home.
James MadisonCapitalism has worked very well. Anyone who wants to move to North Korea is welcome.
Bill GatesHow do you tell a communist? Well, it’s someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It’s someone who understands Marx and Lenin.
Ronald ReaganI always tell people that religious institutions and political institutions should be separate. So while I’m telling people this, I myself continue with them combined. Hypocrisy!
Dalai LamaEven to observe neutrality you must have a strong government.
Alexander HamiltonIf men were angels, no government would be necessary.
James MadisonI always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left.
Margaret ThatcherBy most accounts, Aristide is the most popular figure in Haiti.
Noam ChomskyI think an overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity toward President Barack Obama is based on the fact that he is a black man, that he’s African American.
Jimmy CarterHillary doesn’t play. She has more experience and exposure to the presidency than any candidate in our lifetime – yes, more than Barack, more than Bill. So she is absolutely ready to be Commander-in-Chief on day one. And, yes, she happens to be a woman.
Michelle ObamaI can say with confidence there has never been a man or a woman – not me, not Bill, nobody – more qualified than Hillary Clinton to serve as president of the United States of America.
Barack ObamaA candidate is not going to suddenly change once they get into office. Just the opposite, in fact. Because the minute that individual takes that oath, they are under the hottest, harshest light there is. And there is no way to hide who they really are.
Michelle ObamaFinishing second in the Olympics gets you silver. Finishing second in politics gets you oblivion.
Richard M. NixonAnyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.
Douglas AdamsPolitics is such a torment that I advise everyone I love not to mix with it.
Thomas JeffersonI know that campaigns can seem small, and even silly. Trivial things become big distractions. Serious issues become sound bites. And the truth gets buried under an avalanche of money and advertising. If you’re sick of hearing me approve this message, believe me – so am I.
Barack ObamaThe political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and the means can never be considered in isolation from their purposes.
Carl von ClausewitzOur country was founded by geniuses, but it’s being run by idiots.
John KennedyI’m glad I’m not Brezhnev. Being the Russian leader in the Kremlin. You never know if someone’s tape recording what you say.
Richard M. NixonOf all the enemies of public liberty, war is perhaps the most to be dreaded, because it comprises and develops the germ of every other.
James MadisonPolitical necessities sometime turn out to be political mistakes.
George Bernard Shaw‚Bombing Afghanistan back into the Stone Age‘ was quite a favourite headline for some wobbly liberals. The slogan does all the work. But an instant’s thought shows that Afghanistan is being, if anything, bombed out of the Stone Age.
Christopher HitchensFor Forms of Government let fools contest; whatever is best administered is best.
Alexander PopeI’m going to stay active as long as I can politically, and with the Carter Center primarily, and if I’m able mentally and physically, will continue to be quite active.
Jimmy CarterThe best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away.
Ronald ReaganAssassination is the extreme form of censorship.
George Bernard ShawAn election is a moral horror, as bad as a battle except for the blood; a mud bath for every soul concerned in it.
George Bernard ShawThere is no more independence in politics than there is in jail.
Will RogersBut do I think that our actions in anyway violate the War Powers Resolution, the answer is no.
Barack ObamaThe day-to-day making of policy is arguing all the time. You’re trying to get the right approach and the right answer, and there are moments that aren’t very pleasant. But in the end, you look at the overall product.
Madeleine AlbrightThe most practical kind of politics is the politics of decency.
Theodore RooseveltRemember, no one decides who they’re going to vote for based on the vice president. I mean that literally.
Joe BidenI love being able to be political without any political affiliation.
Lady GagaBallots are the rightful and peaceful successors to bullets.
Abraham LincolnI would not vote for the mayor. It’s not just because he didn’t invite me to dinner, but because on my way into town from the airport there were such enormous potholes.
Fidel CastroThe spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish it to be always kept alive.
Thomas JeffersonThe FBI should not be a political body.
John KennedyThere were the questions of what kind of First Lady I would be, what issues would I focus on. Those were the questions that were being pounded on me through the campaign. A lot of times, I wondered what in the world Barack was even getting us into.
Michelle ObamaIn politics… never retreat, never retract… never admit a mistake.
Napoleon BonaparteWe Conservatives hate unemployment.
Margaret ThatcherPolitics are a very unsatisfactory game.
Henry AdamsIf you ever injected truth into politics you have no politics.
Will RogersWhy has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of man will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice without constraint.
Alexander Hamilton