Trump has no sense of shame.

I know Gov. Christie. We’ve met a couple of times.

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

President Assad, I worked with. I know him reasonably well, met with him a few times, and he’s a liar.

Part of the reason that our politics seems so tough right now and facts and science and argument does not seem to be winning the day all the time is because we’re hardwired not to always think clearly when we’re scared. And the country’s scared.

I think the notion that we have all the democracy that money can buy strays so far from what our democracy is supposed to be.

Yup, the whole birther movement was racist.

A difference of opinion is what makes horse racing and missionaries.

There’s no political point worth my son’s life.

Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.

Politics is just like show business. You have a hell of an opening, coast for a while, and then have a hell of a close.

An election is coming. Universal peace is declared, and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry.

In our time political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible.

Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated.

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.

If you think you can slander a woman into loving you, or a man into voting for you, try it till you are satisfied.

Everybody is a political person, whether you say something or you are silent. A political attitude is not whether you go to parliament; it’s how you deal with your life, with your surroundings.

Nothing could make me forget what the Reagan years had actually been like.

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

Once upon a time my political opponents honored me as possessing the fabulous intellectual and economic power by which I created a worldwide depression all by myself.

Nothing is more obstinate than a fashionable consensus.

What Washington needs is adult supervision.

I once told Nixon that the Presidency is like being a jackass caught in a hail storm. You’ve got to just stand there and take it.

Many things shall change in Cuba, but they shall change because of our efforts and despite the United States. Perhaps that empire shall crumble first.

It is just as important that business keep out of government as that government keep out of business.

There is no gambling like politics.

There are seasons in every country when noise and impudence pass current for worth; and in popular commotions especially, the clamors of interested and factious men are often mistaken for patriotism.

The mark of a true politician is that he is never at a loss for words because he is always half-expecting to be asked to make a speech.

Like religion, politics, and family planning, cereal is not a topic to be brought up in public. It’s too controversial.

We have no right to express an opinion until we know all of the answers.

Politics, as a practise, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds.

On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.

A 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.

I am a Christian and a Democrat, that’s all.

The government of Israel doesn’t like the kinds of things I say, which puts them into the same category as every other government in the world.

Atlas was permitted the opinion that he was at liberty, if he wished, to drop the Earth and creep away; but this opinion was all that he was permitted.

It’s nice to say let’s be bipartisan. But we’re a partisan nation. We were raised as a partisan nation.

A leader in the Democratic Party is a boss, in the Republican Party he is a leader.

I think Canadians are more interested in international events than Americans because it is such a small country, so politics affect it more.

Each party steals so many articles of faith from the other, and the candidates spend so much time making each other’s speeches, that by the time election day is past there is nothing much to do save turn the sitting rascals out and let a new gang in.

I cannot swallow whole the view of Lincoln as the Great Emancipator.

If people continue to feel like Democrats are looking after poor folks and Republicans are looking after rich folks and nobody is looking after me, then we don’t get a lot of stuff done. And the trend lines evidence the fact that folks have gotten squeezed. And obviously, 2007, 2008 really ripped open for people how vulnerable they were.

At the bottom of education, at the bottom of politics, even at the bottom of religion, there must be for our race economic independence.

Ronald Reagan used to alarm other constituencies by speaking freely about the End Times foreshadowed in the Bible.

It’s not just a matter of whether you support Obama or Romney. It’s who they have coming with them. I always keep my powder dry, as they say in the military.

Israel is a pretty crazy state.

There’s a lot of fuss on the Left about election irregularities, like, you know, the voting machines were tampered with, they didn’t count the votes right, and so on. That’s all accurate and of some importance, but of far more importance is the fact that elections just don’t take place, not in any meaningful sense of the term ‚election.‘

Let’s be honest. Canada wasn’t ever cool.

If men were angels, no government would be necessary.

Politics is applesauce.

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

Facts are not interesting to me.

We are not going to be satisfied by politicians saying ‚we support you‘ and then walking away. We won’t be satisfied until they meet our demands and act. That’s why simply taking a selfie or posting support on Twitter isn’t enough. That’s why we have to keep striking.

I reject the cynical view that politics is a dirty business.

Trump is a national disgrace and an international pariah.

I 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.

Putin goes to bed at night knowing he can break all the rules, and the West will follow all the rules.

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country.

‚Love Story‘ is actually about a guy that I almost dated. But when I introduced him to my family and my friends, they all said they didn’t like him. All of them!

Those convinced against their will are of the same opinion still.

Mitt Romney subscribes to the cynical logic that says the American dream belongs to some of us but not all of us.