Politics Quotes

Power, governance, and the messy business of organizing human societies.

14518 quotes

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"Politics determines who gets to tell the truth."
Gillian Anderson
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"I don't have time for politics—I have work to do."
Hank Schrader
D
"Politics reveals human nature."
David Duchovny
D
"Politics is human nature exposed."
David Duchovny
W
"Politics is war by other means—never forget that."
Walter Skinner
W
"Politics is compromise with oneself."
Walter Skinner
S
"Politics is the art of knowing who to call when you need something."
Saul Goodman
S
"Politics is just law in a different suit."
Saul Goodman
G
"Politics is compromise between ideals and reality."
Gillian Anderson
G
"The world needs more questioning and less certainty."
Gillian Anderson
C
"Politics is the art of making lies sound like truth."
Cigarette Smoking Man
C
"The only revolution that succeeds is the one no one sees coming."
Cigarette Smoking Man
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"Politics often obscures rather than reveals the truth."
Fox Mulder
F
"Politics rarely has room for truth."
Fox Mulder
B
"Politics is just another game to control people."
Biff Tannen
D
"Politics is just organized deception on a grand scale."
David Duchovny
D
"Politics reveals what we truly value when forced to choose."
David Duchovny
W
"Politics is the art of compromise, but some things should never be compromised."
Walter Skinner
W
"The bureaucracy I serve often serves to obscure rather than illuminate."
Walter Skinner
D
"Politics shapes history as much as history shapes politics."
Dr. Emmett Brown
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"Politics is the art of controlled chaos."
Fox Mulder
G
"Politics is the art of compromise with your own conscience."
Gillian Anderson
G
"Politics is the tragedy of good intentions."
Gillian Anderson
D
"Politics often obscures truth in the name of power."
Dana Scully
D
"Politics is the art of managing competing interests."
Dana Scully
C
"The greatest conspiracy is the one people willingly join."
Cigarette Smoking Man
C
"Politics is the game of thrones played by ordinary men."
Cigarette Smoking Man
C
"Nations fall not from great wars but from tiny compromises."
Cigarette Smoking Man
C
"Corporations are merely the new form of government."
Cigarette Smoking Man
D
"Politics is the corruption of ideals by practical necessity."
David Duchovny