Home / Topics / Politician Quotes

Politician Quotes

Browse 3805 quotes about Politician.

Politician Quotes

“President Reagan is a rhetorical roundheels, as befits a politician seeking empathy with his audience.”

President Audience Politician Empathy Seeking Rhetorical President Reagan

Author:William Safire

“Some people naturally have a sense of empathy and an understanding of how to bring their followers to do things. They become great politicians.”

People Understanding Politician Empathy Followers

Author:Colin Powell

“We have a broken system, and we need politicians who are going to fix it. We need someone who's going to govern on behalf of everyone in this country, including immigrants. The fact of the matter is, the candidates need the Latino vote to win. If we feel we're not being represented and if we feel like the candidate is insulting us, ignoring us, and is not leading with fairness and empathy, I think that's going to be reflected in turnout.”

Thinking Country Winning Broken Politician Empathy Vote Fairness Latino Insulting

Author:Diane Guerrero

“When people want to inspire you to turn against some group of people, they'll often use empathy. When Obama wanted to bomb Syria, he drew our attention to the victims of chemical warfare. And in both of the Iraq wars, politicians said, "Look at the horrific things that are happening." I'm not a pacifist. I think the suffering of innocent people can be a catalyst for moral action. But empathy puts too much weight on the scale in favor of war. Empathy can really lead to violence.”

People Thinking War Action Suffering Attention Moral Violence Inspire Politician Empathy Victim Innocent Syria Iraq War Horrific Pacifist

Author:Paul Bloom

“Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.”

Book:Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century

Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century