I Quotes
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“In politics you must always keep running with the pack. The moment that you falter and they sense that you are injured, the rest will turn on you like wolves.”
“In politics, a lie unanswered becomes truth within 24 hours.”
“In politics, an absurdity in public business is going into it.”
“In politics, an organized minority is a political majority.”
“In politics, arts / no issue's dramatic / nor will 'play' till its heart's / simplified to fanatic.”
“In politics, as in business, leadership is crucial.”
“In politics, as in every other sphere of life, there are two important principles for a man of any sense: don't cherish too many illusions, and never stop believing that every little bit helps.”
Source: The Watcher and Other Stories
“In politics, as in fishing, you don't have to be a genius. You just have to be smarter than the fish.”
“In politics, as in poetry, it is sometimes true that it is darkest before dawn.”
“In politics, as in religion, it is equally absurd to aim at making proselytes by fire and sword. Heresies in either can rarely be cured by persecution.”
Source: The Federalist Papers: The Making of the US Constitution
“In politics, as in religion, it so happens, that we have less charity for those who believe the half of our creed, than for those that deny the whole of it; since if Servetus had been a Mohammedan, he would not have been burnt by Calvin.”
“In politics, as in womanizing, failure is decisive. It sheds its retrospective gloom on earlier endeavor which at the time seemed full of promise.”
Source: The Most of Malcolm Muggeridge
“In politics, being ridiculous is more damaging than being extreme.”
“In politics, Bugs Bunny always beats Daffy Duck. Daffy's always going berserk, jumping up and down, yelling. Bugs's got that sly smile, like he always knows what's up, like nothing can ruffle him.”
“In politics, every day is filled with numerous opportunities for serious error. Enjoy it.”
Source: Public Statements of Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, 2001
“In politics, every year in the White House is like dog years, it takes off seven years of your life.”
“In politics, everybody is free to choose his friends and allies.”
“In politics, familiarity doesn't breed contempt. It breeds votes.”
“In politics, guts is all.”
“In politics, if you're explaining, you're loosing.”
“In politics, it seems, retreat is honorable if dictated by military considerations and shameful if even suggested for ethical reasons.”
“In politics, it's very theatrical. There’s a lot of stage craft. The campaign is trying to tell a story that they want people to believe in, and candidates are playing the role, like actors, by a creative personae that people will be attracted to.”
“In politics, it's what isn't said that matters.”
Source: Devices And Desires: The Engineer Trilogy: Book One
“In politics, madame, you need two things: friends, but above all an enemy.”
“In politics, manipulating reality can take presidence over finding reality.”
“In politics, merit is rewarded by the possessor being raised, like a target, to a position to be fired at.”
Source: Intuitions and Summaries of Thought
“In politics, my dear fellow, you know, as well as I do, there are no men, but ideas — no feelings, but interests; in politics we do not kill a man, we only remove an obstacle, that is all.”
Source: Delphi Works of Alexandre Dumas (Illustrated)
“In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.”
“In politics, nothing is contemptible.”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Benjamin Disraeli (Illustrated)
“In politics, nothing moves unless it's pushed.”
“In politics, one can learn some things from cycling, such as how to have character and courage. Sometimes in politics there isn't enough of those things.”
“In politics, one is never finished. Look at me!”
“In politics, people throw around the word 'friend' so much it often has little real meaning. This is not one of those times, when I call Jeb Bush my friend, I mean he is someone I like, care for and respect. He and I have worked closely together for many years, on issues big and small. He is a passionate advocate for what he believes, and I welcome him to the race.”
“In politics, purity is the enemy of victory.”
“In politics, reality and appearance are of equal importance. You cannot attend to one and neglect the other. A man must determine both what he is, and what others believe him to be.”
“In politics, religion and other areas of culture, people disagree on the worth of competing ideas. There is no equivalent to the scientific method that can determine in a robust way which ideas match the real world, and which ones can be ruled out. So conflicting ideologies persist indefinitely.”
“In politics, sometimes you have to lie, or you make a promise that you cannot keep.”
“In politics, strangely enough, the best way to play your cards is to lay them face upwards on the table.”
“In politics, sunny days and rainy days can change very quickly.”
“In politics, the definition of a real man is different from, I would say, outside Washington or outside the establishment. I don't think that's even arguable. But human nature is what it is, and men (straight men) want women. And it's always a challenge. It's never a piece of cake. You're rejected. You know Woody Allen? One funny thing he really said. Somebody said, "Woody, what has success meant?" He said, "It means being rejected by a higher class of woman." Life is filled with rejection. Men - nobody - women, they don't like rejection.”
“In politics, the number of women in the cabinet has fallen and, if current poll trends continue and Labour loses a number of marginal seats, the number of female MPs is likely to drop significantly.”
“In politics, the people I most despise are those who have no values.”
“In politics, the reaction to a controversy is very often more enlightening and important than the details of the allegations themselves.”
“In politics, the tripod is he most unstable of all structures. It's be bad enough without the complication of a feudal trade culture which turns its back on most science.”
“In politics, the truth is strictly optional and that also seems to be true in parts of the media.”
“In politics, there are different categories of friendship. My friendship with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, for example .”
“In politics, there are no friends.”
“In politics, there is no use looking beyond the next fortnight.”
“In politics, there's a fine line between too much conviction and too little.”
“In politics, throwing the taxpayers' money at disasters is supposed to show your compassion. But robbing Peter to pay Paul is not compassion. It is politics.”
Source: Ever Wonder Why?: and Other Controversial Essays