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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
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have never wanted to be a politician, and I never had the desire until recently.
- Leader
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- Nov 07, 2020
A self-evidently confident politician, Cameron still suffers from a curious hollowness. Ten years after he became Conservative leader, many people still question what he actually stands for or believes in.
- Over
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- Nov 07, 2020
If Albert Einstein was right, Cal Ripken should have been a CEO or politician rather than a shortstop, because Ripken led by example over and over... and over again.
- Nov 07, 2020
Did you ever notice that when a politician does get an idea he usually gets it all wrong.
- Decision
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- Nov 07, 2020
No politician can expect to escape criticism for a controversial decision and we have to be robust in justifying what we do.
- Expect
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a politician, I should expect sharp challenge from those who disagree with my decisions.
- Excused
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- Nov 07, 2020
No day passes without a Democratic politician, a left-wing commentator, or, if I may be excused a redundancy, a left-wing academic labeling Republicans and conservatives racist.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Maybe we're kind of predisposed to think that anything a politician does is calculated and therefore suspect.
- Politicians
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've not seen in my lifetime any politician who is a heroic figure. The manipulation that all politicians use on one level or another is so transparent.
- First Thing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Paula Milne was really the first thing that drew me to 'The Politician's Husband.'
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- Nov 07, 2020