In pre-movie days, the business of peddling lies about life was spotty and unorganized. It was carried on by the cheaper magazines, dime novels, the hinterland preachers and whooping politicians. – Ben Hecht
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome. – Benjamin Whichcote
Political journalists, socially inept or no, are not nerds. Most of them can’t do math, a fact that campaigns and politicians regularly exploit. – Alex Pareene
Politicians are good listeners. Because if they’re not, they aren’t politicians for very long. – Andrew Cuomo
Some newspapers have a hands-off policy on favored politicians. But it’s generally very small newspapers or local TV stations. – Bob Woodward
I’m interested in full disclosure for people who give money to politicians. But I’m not a politician. I’m an advocate. – Campbell Brown
All politicians should have 3 hats – one to throw into the ring, one to talk through, and one to pull rabbits out of if elected. – Carl Sandburg
It does no harm just once in a while to acknowledge that the whole country isn’t in flames, that there are people in the country besides politicians, entertainers, and criminals. – Charles Kuralt
A lot of politicians, not surprisingly, hire consultants to help them with their nonverbals, presence, generally how they come across. – Amy Cuddy
If you interviewed 1,000 politicians and asked about whether the media’s too soft or too hard, about 999 would say too hard. – Bob Woodward
It has been the great fault of our politicians that they have all wanted to do something. – Anthony Trollope
The markets want to force us to do certain things. That we won’t do. Politicians have to make sure that we’re unassailable, that we can make policy for the people. – Angela Merkel
Politicians and bureaucrats must learn to stay away from the day-by-day functioning of business. – Adi Godrej
I’m Dan Gelber. As a federal prosecutor, I helped put away corporate criminals, corrupt politicians and violent gangs. – Dan Gelber
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. – Dean Koontz
Politicians like to confuse congressional spending with earmarks. There is a difference. – Marsha Blackburn
Democratic politicians, liberal activists and liberal news outlets routinely deploy incendiary rhetoric and wicked accusations to marginalize Republicans. – Gary Bauer
Ted Cruz is the Schroedinger’s cat of politicians. He is both eligible and not eligible to be president. – Mark Frauenfelder
