There are some members of the House leadership whose only mission in life is to demonize the president.

Politics is the womb in which war develops.

So people are talking about revolution. What a revolution it would be to have a woman president.

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.

Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.

Not everybody is comfortable with the idea that politics is a guilty addiction. But it is.

The money in politics is a cash cow for the media.

Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.

There’s some jerks. There’s some big egos. There are a few that think they’re one of the Founding Fathers… in both parties.

What Englishman will give his mind to politics as long as he can afford to keep a motor car?

You know I vowed when I became President not to talk about the loneliest toughest job in the world and I didn’t.

For the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country. And not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change. And I have been desperate to see our country moving in that direction.

With Benghazi, I don’t see anyone saying, ‚Hey look, I am overall responsible for this and therefore, I take responsibility for what happened. It’s my fault.‘ I haven’t heard that yet. Meanwhile, the other side of the coin, the Osama bin Laden raid, it seems everyone made that decision, and that’s just unbelievable to me.

It’s easy being a humorist when you’ve got the whole government working for you.

The American people are entitled to see the president and to hear his views directly, and not to see him only through the press.

I am the Democratic Party’s candidate for president who happens also to be a Catholic. I do not speak for my church on public matters – and the church does not speak for me.

I think America has always been polarized.

The President is always abused. If he isn’t, he isn’t doing anything.

I am often asked if, when I was secretary, I had problems with foreign men. That is not who I had problems with, because I arrived in a very large plane that said United States of America. I had more problems with the men in our own government.

The more people who are dependent on government handouts, the more votes the left can depend on for an ever-expanding welfare state.

A bureaucrat is a Democrat who holds some office that a Republican wants.

I do have a political agenda. It’s to have as few regulations as possible.

Half a truth is better than no politics.

Politics is a profession; a serious, complicated and, in its true sense, a noble one.

When Hillary served in the Senate, I saw her work day and night as a member of the Armed Services Committee – working with Republicans and Democrats to keep our military strong and protect our troops and their families.

Ballots are the rightful and peaceful successors to bullets.

About all I can say for the United States Senate is that it opens with a prayer and closes with an investigation.

If you’re looking for the safe choice, you shouldn’t be supporting a black guy named Barack Obama to be the next leader of the free world.

I think it is important for Europe to understand that even though I am president and George Bush is not president, Al Qaeda is still a threat.

I’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.

I hate all politics. I don’t like either political party. One should not belong to them – one should be an individual, standing in the middle. Anyone that belongs to a party stops thinking.

Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise.

Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.

The truth of the matter is that Iran is a cancer.

All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave them as they are. But you do not. If you leave a thing alone you leave it to a torrent of change.

I’ve used the prestige and influence of having been a president of the United States as effectively as possible. And secondly, I’ve still been able to carry out my commitments to peace and human rights and environmental quality and freedom and democracy and so forth.

I had just as much support from Republicans as I did Democrats when I ran for president. But I should have organized the Democratic Party to get me re-elected.

Propaganda is to a democracy what the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state.

Politics has always been ugly to me, and yet I accept that as a fact of life.

There’s no doubt that usually a president’s public image is enhanced by going to war. That never did appeal to me.

Politics is a noble activity. We should revalue it, practise it with vocation and a dedication that requires testimony, martyrdom, that is to die for the common good.

There is probably a perverse pride in my administration… that we were going to do the right thing, even if short-term it was unpopular. And I think anybody who’s occupied this office has to remember that success is determined by an intersection in policy and politics and that you can’t be neglecting of marketing and P.R. and public opinion.

It’s a good thing we don’t get all the government we pay for.

The idea that putting Americans ‚first‘ requires a withdrawal from the world is simply wrongheaded because a retreat would achieve exactly the opposite for our citizens.

The 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.

A lot has happened over the years. And while this nation has been tested by war, and it’s been tested by recession and all manner of challenges – I stand before you again tonight, after almost two terms as your president, to tell you I am more optimistic about the future of America than ever before.

Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.

The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.

We don’t have to guess what Mitt Romney would have done if he were president. Because he told us. He said we should let foreclosures – and I quote – ‚hit the bottom‘ so the market could – I quote – ‚run its course.‘

Only the aspirants for president are fool enough to believe what they read in the newspapers.

I am in politics because of the conflict between good and evil, and I believe that in the end good will triumph.

I have learned, in my life and work as a sportswriter, that big-time Sports and big-time Politics are not so far apart in America. They are both a means to the same end, which is victory… And why not? Victory is good for you, and don’t let anybody tell you different.

I became an actress because my mom wanted me to become an actress. It took me until my mid-30s to realize I actually didn’t. I actually wanted to write and direct and be more involved in politics and humanitarian issues.

Well, when you come down to it, I don’t see that a reporter could do much to a president, do you?

People are finding it harder and harder to relate to foreign policy.

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government.

We need an adult in the White House. When making life-or-death, war-or-peace decisions, a president can’t just pop off or lash out irrationally.

There was a stool there, and some fella kept asking me if I wanted to sit down. When I saw the stool sitting there, it gave me the idea. I’ll just put the stool out there and I’ll talk to Mr. Obama and ask him why he didn’t keep all of the promises he made to everybody.

In order to rally people, governments need enemies… if they do not have a real enemy, they will invent one in order to mobilize us.

I’ll assure you this: I will have nothing to do with politics.

I’m completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death.