There are no friends at cards or world politics.
Finley DunneHistory is past politics, and politics is present history (Methods of Historical Study)
E A FreemanIn politics, being ridiculous is more damaging than being extreme.
Roy HattersleyDoing politics in a democracy costs money for campaigning and getting our message across and that's what we intend to do.
Hazel BlearsIn politics you must always keep running with the pack.
R A ButlerThey took us out to dinner and interrogated us in a friendly way about life in England and what we thought and politics [on an apparent KGB interview he had!]
David CameronThere are no politics in war. Politics is the luxury of the safe-at-home. War is a lottery of survival.
John CoryRadical changes in world politics leave America with a heightened responsibility to be, for the world, an example of a genuinely free, democratic, just and humane society.
Pope John Paul IIPolitics is the art of choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable.
GalbraithReturn to the fundamentals of politics - sell our story door to door.
Richard J DaleyWith the end of the nominating process, American politics leaves logic behind.
Theodore H WhiteI am an Anglo-Catholic in religion, a classicist in literature and a royalist in politics.
T S EliotI wish he did his politics like his bowling. He would be a lot easier to beat. [on Prime Minister John Howard's offbreaks.]
Mark LathamThe challenge now is to practice politics as the art of making what appears to be impossible, possible.
Hilary ClintonThe art of politics consists in knowing precisely when it is necessary to hit an opponent slightly below the belt.
Konrad AdenauerIn politics, as on the sickbed, people toss from side to side, thinking they will be more comfortable.
Johann Wolfgang Von GoetheThe sad duty of politics is to establish justice in a sinful world.
Reinhold NiebuhrThere are times in politics when you must be on the right side and lose.
GalbraithA sporting system is the by-product of society and its political system, and it is just boyhood dreaming to suppose you can ever take politics out of sport.
Peter HainWithout alienation, there can be no politics.
Arthur MillerRobin Cook's contribution to British politics was immense. He was a politician of principle who fought hard for the things he believed in. He will be greatly missed. [on Robin Cook]
Michael HowardA typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues.
Theodore RooseveltI think he needs time to think about the contribution he can make - I think he can make a very big contribution to British politics [on defeated elder brother David]
Ed MilibandPolitics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary.
Robert Louis StevensonI have certainly not got re-elected to retire, and I shall certainly start trying to push my influence in politics as far as I possibly can
Kenneth ClarkeIn politics shared hatreds are almost always the basis of friendships.
TocquevilleIn argument, truth always prevails finally; in politics, falsehood always.
Walter LandorNever believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.
Otto Von BismarckIdealism is the despot of thought, just as politics is the despot of will.
Mikhail A BakuninAmerica is not just a democracy, it represents a certain culture of competitive mobility and personality aspirations, politics is not merely a clash of interests, but a clash of dreams.
David BrooksWe aim in the domain of politics at republicanism; in the domain of economics at socialism; in the domain of what is today called religion, at atheism.
August BebelThe word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly', meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks', meaning 'blood sucking parasites'
Larry HardimanPolitics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed.
Mao Tse-TungAnybody who doesn't know that politics is crime has got a few screws loose. [On the true nature of politics]
James EllroyWe mean by 'politics' the people's business - the most important business there is.
Adlai StevensonYou can't get rich in politics unless you're a crook.
Harry S TrumanI seldom think of politics more than eighteen hours a day.
Lyndon JohnsonI didn't come into politics to change the Labour Party. I came into politics to change the country.
Tony BlairWhatever I do afterwards [after politics], it has to have real purpose to it
Tony BlairHere are a list of Quotes from the delightful Northern Irish Comedian Danny McCrossan
Even the most powerful lie detector invented couldn’t drag a secret out of a woman, however, women rarely have lunch with lie detectors… - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian
See women need to talk because they feel like they have to have adequate levels of communication in order to sustain a healthy and open relationship, whereas men are only driven to speak because of matters beyond their control, like not being able to find clean socks. - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
In Pagan times, uninspired people made sacrifices at the altar, and today, thanks to marraige, many still do. - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
When women are bored they do the usual things, they eat, they go shopping, they neurotically judge the looks of other women, but men, men invade another country! - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
Anything that I’ve ever done that ended up worthwhile, initially scared me to death. Wether it was walking out on stage for that very first time, or asking a girl to include me in her plans for the future, but you know what, You have to risk everything sometimes or you risk even more. It’s not the challenges we face that define us, it’s the actions we take. - Danny McCrossan -Northern irish Comedian.
Everyone had big plans for me when I was younger, it was a cliche “Danny can do anything he wants to do” So I did the only thing I ever thought was worthwhile, bring laughter into the world. How I came to been seen as somewhat of a dissapointment to all those people who had made plans for me, well that still makes me chuckle. - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
You learn alot in your teenage years, for instance I learned that if you’re ever being chased by a police dog, try not to go through a little tunnel, then onto a mini seesaw and then jump through a ring of fire, they’ve trained for that y’see. - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
Asking people in Northern Ireland what they think of politics is like asking the Jews what they think of Hitler. - Danny MCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
There are too many warnings on packaging these days - defrost before eating - Use as directed - I mean, what’s next, you buy a packet of condoms, warning - may contain nuts! - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
I say don’t conform, don’t allow yourself to be pigeon holed, it’s no good for the soul, and the pigeon doesn’t enjoy it either. - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
I remember how nervous I was my very first gig and I remember when I walked out on stage and spoke those words, how the audience laughed and laughed. I swore, there and then, that one day I would have my revenge. - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
The sign said “This door to remain closed at all times” Correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t that defeat the purpose of a door? - Danny McCrossan - Northern Irish Comedian.
Danny McCrossanOne lesson you'd better learn if you want to be in politics is that you never go out on a golf course and beat the president.
Lyndon JohnsonI was actually smiling, talking to one of my colleagues about my new baby... It was nothing to do with politics [on grinning in his car]
Gordon BrownTurn on to politics, or politics will turn on you.
Ralph NaderSo the major obstacle to the development of new supplies is not geology but what happens above ground: international affairs, politics, investment and technology
Daniel YerginTurn on, tune in, and drop out (The Politics of Ecstacy)
Timothy LearyWe mean by 'politics' the people's business - the most important business there is.
Adlai E StevensonHe made an enormous contribution to British politics in opposition and in government [on Robin Cook]
John PrescottI don't think at my age... you can start ruling people out in politics.
Kenneth ClarkeShe worked hard to be as inclusive as possible and encouraged those who were at the edge of society and politics to become involved to change things for the better [on Mo Mowlam]
Peter HainPolitics isn't about left versus right; it's about top versus bottom.
Jim Hightower
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