148 quotes found
“You do not know you cannot know the difficulty of the life of a politician. It means every minute of the day or night every ounce of your energy. There is no rest no relaxation. Enjoyment? A politi...”
“Since a politician never believes what he says he is surprised when others believe him.”
“A ginooine statesman should be on his guard if he must hev beliefs not to b'lieve 'em too hard.”
“Macdonald's Law: Never write a letter if you can help it and never destroy one.”
“He is a pragmatist. He is not right wing nor left wing nor any wing.”
“Your representative owes you not his industry only but his judgement and he betrays instead of serving you if he sacrifices it to your opinion.”
“I'm not an old experienced hand at politics. But I am now seasoned enough to have learned that the hardest thing about any political campaign is how to win without proving that you are unworthy of ...”
“Never retract never explain never apologize - get the thing done and let them howl.”
