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- Nov 07, 2020
Politician Quotes
On honesty and skepticism in public life.
This set of politician quotes starts from a plain admission that some spin is simply part of the job, then moves to voices distancing themselves from inherited privilege. For related reflection, see Know quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being a host or a guest or a pundit, you really want to say something that’s interesting and potentially provocative, that’s going to stick with people. The last thing you want to say when you’re a politician is something provocative.
- Every
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not a politician; I don't have a well-organised PR machine to craft my every word.
- Recovering
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a recovering politician.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not interested in showing a politician falling over; it's about the issue and making people think differently about that.
- He
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- Nov 07, 2020
A politician is the devil's quilted anvil; He fashions all sins on him, and the blows are never heard.
- Half
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- Nov 07, 2020
First and foremost, when I think of him - I'm prejudiced; I worked for the guy for six and a half years - when I think of him, I think of him first and foremost as an idea politician.
- Politics
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't want to be a politician. I don't like politics. It's petty; it fights dirty.
- Nov 07, 2020
I was not a politician.
- Make
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't usually make political comments, because I am a businessman, not a politician.
- Must
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- Nov 07, 2020
The function of the politician, therefore, is one of continuous watchfulness and activity, and he must have intimate knowledge of details if he would work out grand results.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020