Politics Quotes

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

14518 quotes

"Politics aside, we're all human first"
John Belushi
C
"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, and diagnosing it incorrectly."
Carl Reiner
B
"I'm a left-wing guy, but I believe what I believe and I don't get angry"
Bill Murray
D
"I think politics matters because it affects how we treat each other."
Dan Aykroyd
D
"Politics is how we negotiate how to live together."
Dan Aykroyd
"Politics without ethics is a path to destruction."
Dick Van Dyke
C
"Politics at its best should bring people together, not tear them apart."
Carl Reiner
"Politics is people, remember the human"
John Belushi
G
"Politics should be about helping people, not helping yourself."
George Lopez
G
"True politics is about service, not power."
George Lopez
D
"Politics should be about service, not ego."
Dan Aykroyd
"You know what's interesting about Washington? It's the kind of place where the truth takes a back seat to perception."
Johnny Carson
"Politics is show business for ugly people."
Mel Brooks
"Politics should be about service, not power."
Dick Van Dyke
C
"Politics at its best serves the people; at its worst, controls them."
Carl Reiner
C
"Politics should elevate the human spirit."
Carl Reiner
"Politics is a joke, and I should know."
Don Rickles
"Politics is show business for ugly people."
Don Rickles
"Politics is the art of controlling your language while appearing to speak freely."
Johnny Carson
"Politics is the business of making compromises between people's dreams and reality."
Johnny Carson
"To understand politics, you must understand human nature and our desire for power."
Mel Brooks
C
"Politics divides us because we forget our common humanity"
Carl Reiner
C
"Politics brings out the best and worst in people—choose to be the best."
Carol Burnett
L
"Corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow."
Lily Tomlin
C
"Politics is the art of compromise between competing truths."
Carl Reiner
"Politics gets easier to understand when you stop taking it so seriously."
Don Rickles
"Democracy is just another word for the majority oppressing the minority."
Johnny Carson
"Politics is show business for ugly people."
Mel Brooks
"Politics should be about service, not about power."
Mel Brooks
C
"Politics works best when guided by compassion and integrity."
Carol Burnett