P Quotes
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“Politicians and figureheads bank on the amnesia of the ignorant.”
“Politicians and music don't mix. It's like whiskey and wine.”
“Politicians and others are stuck in a horrible world where being emotional in any way counts as being unbalanced, and unable to think clearly. For me, emotions are thought.”
“Politicians and police are not the makers and keepers of law, the people are.”
Source: Solo Standing on Guard: Life Before Law
“Politicians and some of the scientists like to say that there's a consensus now on global warming or the science has been settled, but you have to ask them, what is there a consensus on? Because it really makes a difference. What are you talking about? The only consensus I`m aware of is that it's warmed in the last century. They completely ignore the fact that there's this thing called the Oregon petition that was signed by 19,000 professionals and scientists who don't agree with the idea that we are causing climate change.”
“Politicians are a breed of the human race who believe they know everything”
Source: The Great Pearl of Wisdom
“Politicians are a higher breed of men. They know that this world is ruthless and that they must live accordingly to cope with it”
Source: The Great Pearl of Wisdom
“Politicians are a set of men who have interests aside from the interests of the people and who, to say the most of them, are, taken as a mass, at least one long step removed from honest men”
Source: The Complete Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln (Biographically Annotated Edition)
“Politicians are a strange breed of bird. They sing about their noble intentions and charitable hearts, and they roost with the most contemptible and corrupt of creatures.”
“Politicians are actors, too, don't you think? Usually, if you like people and you're outgoing, not a shy little thing, you can do pretty well in politics.”
“Politicians are addicted to spending and revenue extraction. As with an addict, there's little pause for moral or legal contemplation.”
“Politicians are always interested in people. Not that this is always a virtue. Fleas are interested in dogs.”
Source: Parliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U.S. Government
“Politicians are always saying that they are in support of Iraqi citizens and now they are increasing the price of petrol. We were oppressed for 35 years. We are like a sick patient who is in need of care, and they are increasing prices”
“Politicians are better liars than writers.”
“Politicians are busy changing positions of people who are stealing or people who are corrupt, but are not changing the behavior of stealing or behavior of corruption. It seems like stealing from the poor people to enrich themselves or to be corrupt is their core mandate.”
“Politicians are conservative by nature.”
“Politicians are dumb, but they can count to 50% plus one.”
“Politicians are easy to attack, but frankly, we are all guilty of not meeting the needs of Africa's young people properly.”
“Politicians are enormously smart and rational. They don't have the same interests as businessmen ... But a man rises to the top of the United States. He's clawed his way out of 330 million people. OK. He didn't do that because he was dumb, or lucky, or something like that. He understands power. And he understands how to take it. And he understands how to keep it.”
“Politicians are fond of criticizing others.”
“Politicians are for me more honorless and less valuable than Prostitutes, because they don't only sell their Dignity for printed Paper, but they're also causing Damage, instead of doing someone a Favor.”
“Politicians are forever coming up with 'solutions' to virtually every imaginable imperfection in life. But, if we give them more power and more of our money, we are very unlikely to end up better off on net balance.”
“Politicians are frightened to death of people who actually believe in liberty.”
“Politicians are good at saying how Government must do more, but we must also think carefully about where Government should do less.”
“Politicians are good listeners. Because if they're not, they aren't politicians for very long.”
“Politicians are granted a certain degree of partisan leniency by their electorate, meaning their constituents will accept legislation they do not entirely agree with if, and only if, they are convinced withdrawing support would strengthen the opposition.”
“Politicians are in the process of committing species extinction in honor of their corporate sponsors and the general public are along for the sickening ride.”
“Politicians are interested in the health of the people like predators savor live prey.”
“Politicians are interesting people, most of them are smart and hard-working-I mean, they keep schedules no one else would think of keeping. Some of them live down to the caricature, but most of them are good people and they are charming.”
“Politicians are its creatures, too. They are the easiest of all humans to corrupt.”
Source: Pandora's Star
“Politicians are just a bunch of local bandits, sent by their local voters to raid the public treasury.”
“Politicians are just Daily Mail journalists writ large, aren't they? They're always telling us what's going to happen, and we know they don't know!”
“Politicians are leeches, mostly.”
“Politicians are less problem for us, our greatest challenge as a nation is coming from the pulpit.”
“Politicians are like bad horsemen who are so preoccupied with staying in the saddle that they can't bother about where they're going.”
“Politicians are like God. No one believes in them, they haven't done anything for ages, and they give jobs to their immediate family”
“Politicians are like little cats: They are never serious; they always mess up the things; they are fainthearted and spoilt. And when they look at the mirror, they see a tiger there, till the hammer of reality break that mirror very harshly!”
“Politicians are like ships: noisiest when lost in a fog.”
“Politicians are like the bones of a horse's foreshoulder-not a straight one in it.”
“Politicians are like weather vanes. Our job is to make the wind blow.”
“Politicians are making deals for their benefit. Now we are going to make the deals for the American people.”
“Politicians are masters of sounding like they agree with you.”
“Politicians are nauseating by definition... They can produce nothing, neither a loaf of bread nor a table nor a picture; and this inability to create value, this total inferiority, makes them jealous, vengeful, insolent and a menace to life and limb.”
Source: Gerhard Richter: text : writings, interviews and letters, 1961-2007
“Politicians are no different than the rest of the public.”
“Politicians are not afraid of their mistakes, they are afraid their mistakes will not succeed”
Source: The Great Pearl of Wisdom
“Politicians are not born; they are excreted.”
“Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tunnel.”
“Politicians are politicians. I say this to say that their careers are based on changing their stances, and depending on the environment in which they find themselves. It's just how it is in politics. Their industry is extremely volatile. But, the sad part is that the regular people are 'the product' in such an industry.”
“Politicians are powerful because of people. But people are more powerful than politicians, only if they know how powerful they are, and if they used and exercise their rights, their voice, and cast their vote for the right person, and not for the corrupted politicians!”
“Politicians are probably the most underrated people in our society.”