148 quotes found
“I'm not a member of any organized party I'm a Democrat.”
“A disposition to preserve and an ability to improve taken together would be my standard of a statesman.”
“Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on office a rottenness begins in his conduct.”
“Whin a man gets to be my age he ducks political meetin's an' reads th' papers an' weighs th' ividence an' th' argymints - pro-argymints an' con-argymints an' makes up his mind ca'mly an' votes ...”
“He knows nothing he thinks he knows everything - that clearly points to a political career.”
“A councillor ought not to sleep the whole night through - a man to whom the populace is entrusted and who has many responsibilities.”
“One of the luxuries of a politican's life is that you see yourself as others see you.”
“If I believe in something I will fight for it with all I have. But I do not demand all or nothing. I would rather get something than nothing. Professional liberals want the fiery debate. They glor...”
“A Liberal is a man too broadminded to take his own side in a quarrel.”
“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 po...”
“A new Member requires the experience of his first session in the House to teach him how to hang up his overcoat and take his seat in a manner befitting a gentlemen.”
“A politician divides mankind into two classes: tools and enemies.”
“An honest politician is one who when he is bought will stay bought.”
“The art of statesmanship is to foresee the inevitable and to expedite its occurrence.”
“Since a politician never believes what he says he is surprised when others believe him.”
“Power is a drug on which the politicians are hooked. They buy it from the voters using the voters' own money.”
“On the night of New Year’s Day, I thought of a wonderful New Year’s resolution for the men who run the world: get to know the people who only live in it.”
“Don't think I know you," Harold said, grinning, as they shook. He had a firm grip. Larry's hand was pumped up and down exactly three times and let go. It reminded Larry of the time he had shaken ha...”
“Our leaders know we’re turning into a giant ghetto and they are taking every last hubcap they can get their hands on before the rest of us wake up and realize what’s happened.”
“The Bowery station on the J line is what happens to a neighborhood once politicians realize the people who live there don’t vote.”
