#politicians

Politicians as a class are dangerous, that people who are seeking power over us are not, by definition, our friends. ↗

— James Bovard

#dangerous #definition #friends #our #over

Musicians can run this state better than politicians. We won't get a lot done in the mornings, but we'll work late and be honest. ↗

— Kinky Friedman

#done #get #honest #late #lot

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

Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. ↗

— Henry A. Kissinger

#bad #give #ninety #other #percent

One of the ways to make sure policies are more transparent and to help restore people's confidence in politicians... is to ensure renewal at the highest level of office. ↗

— Pauline Marois

#ensure #help #highest #highest level #level

I think there is a break down of trust generally, between people and politicians. I think that's come about for a whole variety of reasons. ↗

— Theresa May

#between #break #come #down #generally

The commercial broadcasters have tremendous influence in Washington, D.C., for a couple of reasons. First, they're extremely rich and they have lots of money and they have had for a long time, so they can give money to politicians, which gets their attention. ↗

— Robert McChesney

#broadcasters #commercial #couple #extremely #first

I suppose politicians have always wanted to get re-elected, but there's a kind of a feeling now that if you just discredit your opposition, it makes it easier for you to win. I don't think that's necessarily true. ↗

— George McGovern

#discredit #easier #feeling #get #i

Somehow politicians have become convinced that negative campaigning pays off in elections. ↗

— George McGovern

#campaigning #convinced #elections #negative #off

Calculating how much carbon is absorbed by which forests and farms is a tricky task, especially when politicians do it. ↗

— Donella Meadows

#carbon #especially #farms #forests #how