#politician

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

— Adlai E. Stevenson

#every #mouth #open #politician #question

I get amazed, I can't look at it but about 10 seconds, at these politicians dancing around this, dancing around this, I'm trying to find a correct name for it, this utter absolute, asinine, idiotic stupidity of men marrying men. ↗

— Jimmy Swaggart

#absolute #amazed #around #asinine #correct

I have a more direct avenue to expression as an artist than I ever would as a politician. ↗

— Serj Tankian

#avenue #direct #ever #expression #i

The endorsement of respected conservative Republican officeholders and politicians is particularly important at this time as to destroy Reagan's credibility as a loyal Republican. ↗

— Robert Teeter

#credibility #destroy #endorsement #important #loyal

I am a sportsman and not a politician. I am a sportsman and will always remain one. I am not going to enter politics giving up cricket, which is my life. I will continue to play cricket. ↗

— Sachin Tendulkar

#am #continue #cricket #enter #giving

I think you will find scientists that think like you in Germany and Britain, and you will find politicians that think like Weinberger. I think the most bellicose ruling group in the Western world at the moment is the British. ↗

— E. P. Thompson

#british #find #germany #group #i

There is one rule for politicians all over the world: Don't say in Power what you say in opposition; if you do, you only have to carry out what the other fellows have found impossible. ↗

— John Galsworthy

#fellows #found #impossible #only #opposition

We should be wary of politicians who profess to follow history while only noticing those signposts of history that point in the direction which they themselves already favour. ↗

— Douglas Hurd

#direction #favour #follow #history #noticing

Instead of plotting the demise of the traditional family, as some politicians and religious leaders would have you believe, gay people mow their lawns and watch 'American Idol' and video their children's concerts and have the same hopes and dreams that their straight counterparts do. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#american idol #believe #children #concerts #counterparts

Here is an old tradition badly in need of return: You have to earn your way into politics. You should go have a life, build a string of accomplishments, then enter public service.... ↗

— Peggy Noonan

#life