Subject: Government » Politicians (Page 7)

A politician is a man who approaches every question with an open mouth.

(1770 – 1827) British statesman, politician & prime minister

A politician will do anything to keep his job—even become a patriot.

(1863 – 1951) American newspaper magnate & politician

Brains, you know, are suspect in the Republican Party.

(1889 – 1974) American intellectual, writer, reporter & political commentator

The politician is an acrobat; he keeps his balance by doing the opposite of what he says.

(1862 – 1923) French writer & politician

The wind doesn't bother me… I'm in the U.S. Senate.

(1923 – ) U.S. senator (Kansas) & presidential candidate

The Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then gets elected and proves it.

(1947 – ) author, humorist & satirist

A man running for office puts me in mind of a dog that’s lost – he smells everybody he meets, and wags himself all over.

(1818 – 1885) humorist

A promising young man should go into politics so that he can go on promising for the rest of his life.

(1930 – ) American author and billiard player, teacher & commentator

If the law-makers make a compromise, the place where it will be felt most is the taxpayer’s pocket.

Every politician should have been born an orphan and remain a bachelor.

(1912 – 2007) U.S. first lady, wife of Lyndon Johnson

Statesman: A politician away from home.

I can remember way back when a liberal was one who was generous with his own money.

(1879 – 1935) humorist & social commentator