#politician

First and foremost, when I think of him - I'm prejudiced; I worked for the guy for six and a half years - when I think of him, I think of him first and foremost as an idea politician. ↗

— John Podesta

#foremost #guy #half #him #i

Barack Obama is one of the greatest politicians in American history. ↗

— John Podhoretz

#american history #barack #barack obama #greatest #history

The antagonism between the poet and the politician has generally been evident in all cultures. ↗

— Salvatore Quasimodo

#been #between #cultures #evident #generally

Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke. ↗

— Will Rogers

#comedians #everything #joke #people #politicians

Above all else stands the burning question of bipartisanship. Whatever else the politicians might say they're about, our news analysts know that this is the true object of the nation's desire, the topic to which those slippery presidential spokesmen need always to be dragged back. ↗

— Thomas Frank

#above #always #back #bipartisanship #burning

We've got to clear some of the room out of the prisons so we can put the bad guys in there, like the pedophiles and the politicians. ↗

— Kinky Friedman

#bad guys #clear #got #guys #like

And I think musicians can better run this state than politicians. And, hell, beauticians can better run the state than politicians. ↗

— Kinky Friedman

#hell #i #i think #musicians #politicians

You can't trust politicians. It doesn't matter who makes a political speech. It's all lies - and it applies to any rock star who wants to make a political speech as well. ↗

— Bob Geldof

#applies #lies #make #makes #matter

As a politician, you have to deal with someone wanting you to fail every day. I think I prefer being in a situation where generally people are rooting for me, and if they aren't rooting for me, they aren't out there to see my downfall. I respect the people who have the stomach for it. ↗

— John Legend

#day #deal #downfall #every #every day

When I think of the person that I thought was Bill Clinton, I think he had genuine remorse. When I think of the person that I now see is 100 percent politician, I think he's sorry he got caught. ↗

— Monica Lewinsky

#bill clinton #caught #clinton #genuine #got