Politics Quotes

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

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"Politics shapes our collective future."
Don Knotts
"Politics affects art, but art also affects politics - comedy is where those worlds collide."
Kenan Thompson
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"Politics reveals what we truly value as a society."
Tim Conway
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"Politics is the art of making people believe you're solving their problems."
Paul Lynde
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"Politics often rewards those least fit to govern."
Paul Lynde
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"Politics is the art of compromise, whether we like it or not."
Don Knotts
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"Politics is the ultimate comedy show where everyone thinks they're the star."
Flip Wilson
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"Politics reveals character faster than any other arena."
Flip Wilson
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"Politics should serve the people, not rule them."
Fanny Brice
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"Politics is show business for ugly people."
Gilbert Gottfried
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"Politics is how we hurt each other legally."
Gilbert Gottfried
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"Diplomacy is the art of saying 'nice doggie' until you can find a rock."
Will Rogers
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"This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer."
Will Rogers
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"I belong to no organized party. I am a Democrat."
Will Rogers
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"If you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year with it in your pockets, to see if you can swim."
Will Rogers
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"On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only nation in the world that has to keep a government four years, no matter what it does."
Will Rogers
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"The difference between death and taxes is death doesn't get worse every time Congress meets."
Will Rogers
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"A holding company is a thing where you hand an accomplice the goods while the police search you."
Will Rogers
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"I never expected a politician to admit he was wrong."
Will Rogers
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"I tell you folks, all politics is apple sauce."
Will Rogers
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"I notice nothing gets by the movie censors. That's why the movies are such a big help to us in Congress."
Will Rogers
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"America is a great country. Where else can you start out sleeping under a bridge and end up in Congress?"
Will Rogers
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"I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat."
Will Rogers
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"The only thing we learn from new elections is we learned nothing from the old ones."
Will Rogers
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"We could have a national debate on whether to have a national debate."
Will Rogers
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"I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts."
Will Rogers
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"When Congress makes a joke it's a law, and when they make a law it's a joke."
Will Rogers
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"Politics divides but conversation can bridge the gap"
Flip Wilson
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"Politics is important but relationships are everything"
Flip Wilson
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"Politics is a joke I didn't write but have to perform anyway."
Gilbert Gottfried