Quotes about Politics
If we would learn what the human race really is at bottom, we need only observe it in election times.
— Mark Twain
There is a tragic flaw in our precious constitution, and I don't know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut cases want to be president.
— Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
At present, our country needs women's idealism and determination, perhaps more in politics than anywhere else.
— Shirley Chisholm
Extremes to the right and to the left of any political dispute are always wrong.
— Dwight D. Eisenhower
The Fate of good men who refuse to become involved in politics is to be ruled by evil men.
— Edmund Burke
Man is by nature a political animal.
— Aristotle
I hate politics, hate deals, and deal-making, hate meeting with attorneys and agents.
— Kathie Lee Gifford
I hate politics. It's slimy. Any job where people pander for votes I don't like. The country has gotten so partisan that if you're not on my side, you're the enemy.
— Mark Cuban
I don't know a lot about politics, but I can recognise a good party man when I see one.
— Mae West
Politics is a jungle-torn between doing the right thing and staying in office.
— John F. Kennedy
A better politics is one where we appeal to each other's basic decency instead of our basest fears.
— Barack Obama
The politics around trade has always been tough, particularly in the Democratic party, because people have memories of outsourcing and job loss.
— Barack Obama