“There are numerous bugbears in the profession of a politician. First, ordinary life suffers. Second, there are many temptations to ruin you and those around you. And I suppose third, and this is rarely discussed, people at the top generally have no friends.” PeopleFirstsPoliticalSufferingPoliticsFriendsPoliticianOrdinaryThirdsProfessionTemptationRuinsOrdinary LifeNo Friends Author:Boris Yeltsin
“You can build a throne with bayonets, but it's difficult to sit on it.” InspirationalLongMotivationalFunnyPoliticsLeadershipBusinessPowerPoliticianSittingMetaphorThronesGoverningBayonets Author:Boris Yeltsin
“A politician must have some scruples, a certain decency; he cannot smear himself in the mud for the sake of a high ideal.” CertainPoliticianIdealsSakeMudDecencyScruples Book:The View from the Kremlin Source: The View from the Kremlin
