#politics

What is politics but persuading the public to vote for this and support that and endure these for the promise of those? ↗

— Gilbert Highet

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When I entered politics, I took the only downward turn you could take from journalism. ↗

— Jim Hightower

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No. I probably do better not being in politics. They have too much control over you when you are in politics. ↗

— Evander Holyfield

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Politics is about winning. If you don't win, you don't get to put your principles into practice. Therefore, find a way to win, or sit the battle out. ↗

— David Horowitz

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Anyone who thinks that the vice-president can take a position independent of the president of his administration simply has no knowledge of politics or government. You are his choice in a political marriage, and he expects your absolute loyalty. ↗

— Hubert H. Humphrey

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I learnt more about politics during one South Dakota dust storm than in seven years at the university. ↗

— Hubert H. Humphrey

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We believe that to err is human. To blame it on someone else is politics. ↗

— Hubert H. Humphrey

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Politics is when you say you are going to do one thing while intending to do another. Then you do neither what you said nor what you intended. ↗

— Saddam Hussein

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If everybody in this town connected with politics had to leave town because of chasing women and drinking, you would have no government. ↗

— Barry Goldwater

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I don't want to be a politician. I don't like politics. It's petty; it fights dirty. ↗

— John Mellencamp

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