Finance is a gun. Politics is knowing when to pull the trigger. Mario Puzo financegunknow Change image and share on social
Most politicians - those people who live, eat and breathe politics - like to sit around and talk about politics and tell political war stories. Reagan didn't do that. His war stories were movie war stories and Hollywood war stories. He loved that. Lyn Nofziger breatheeathollywood share on social
Divorced from ethics, leadership is reduced to management and politics to mere technique. James MacGregor Burns divorceethicleadership Change image and share on social
If you are going to sin, sin against God, not the bureaucracy. God will forgive you but the bureaucracy won't. Hyman Rickover bureaucracyforgivegod Change image and share on social
What Englishman will give his mind to politics as long as he can afford to keep a motor car? George Bernard Shaw affordcarenglishman Change image and share on social
We are in the midst of an exciting canvass... I am working very hard in politics as well as in other matters. We are determined that Mississippi shall be settled on a basis of justice and political and legal equality. Hiram Rhodes Revels basiscanvassdetermine share on social
There are no morals in politics; there is only expedience. A scoundrel may be of use to us just because he is a scoundrel. Vladimir Lenin expediencemoralpolitic Change image and share on social
It is a vain hope to make people happy by politics. Thomas Carlyle happyhopemake Change image and share on social
My dad has a dry, deadpan sense of humor, and my mom has an unexpected, wacky take on things. They really encouraged laughing at ourselves and the weirdness of situations that come up growing up in politics. Kristin Gore daddeadpanencourage share on social
