#politicians

Sometimes you get politicians who dig their feet into the sand and aren't willing to listen to another voice. ↗

— Elizabeth Edwards

#dig #feet #get #into #listen

I believe that access to a university education should be based on the ability to learn, not what people can afford. I think there is no more nauseating a sight than politicians pulling up the ladder of opportunity behind them. ↗

— Charles Kennedy

#access #afford #based #behind #believe

I want to see far more decisions taken far closer to the patients, the passengers and the pupils. Far more power for locally and regionally elected politicians who understand best the needs of their areas. And far more say too for the dedicated staff at all levels in health and education. ↗

— Charles Kennedy

#best #closer #decisions #dedicated #education

Politicians are good at saying how Government must do more, but we must also think carefully about where Government should do less. ↗

— Charles Kennedy

#also #carefully #good #government #how

Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be president, but they don't want them to become politicians in the process. ↗

— John F. Kennedy

#become #grow #grow up #mothers #politicians

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are no rivers. ↗

— Nikita Khrushchev

#build #even #over #politicians #promise

There's this unspoken club where you say to each other: Oh God, if they only knew how ordinary I was, they wouldn't be interested. That includes movie stars and politicians. ↗

— Margot Kidder

#each #god #how #i #includes

Political debate: when charlatans come together to discuss their principles. ↗

— Bauvard

#humor #politicians #funny

Politicians like to tell people what they want to hear - and what they want to hear is what won't happen. ↗

— Paul Samuelson

#hear #like #people #politicians #tell

All politicians should have 3 hats - one to throw into the ring, one to talk through, and one to pull rabbits out of if elected. ↗

— Carl Sandburg

#hats #into #out #politicians #pull