King Louis Philippe once said to me that he attributed the great success of the British nation in political life to their talking politics after dinner. Benjamin Disraeli
The practice of politics in the East may be defined by one word: dissimulation. Benjamin Disraeli
To rely upon conviction, devotion, and other excellent spiritual qualities that is not to be taken seriously in politics. Vladimir Lenin
I think one of the great problems we have in the Republican Party is that we don't encourage you to be nasty. We encourage you to be neat, obedient, loyal and faithful and all those Boy Scout words, which would be great around a campfire but are lousy in politics. Newt Gingrich
Ideology, politics and journalism, which luxuriate in failure, are impotent in the face of hope and joy. P. J. O'Rourke
Fiscal conservatism is just an easy way to express something that is a bit more difficult, which is that the size and scope of government, and really the size and scope of politics in our lives, has grown uncomfortable, unwieldy, intrusive and inefficient. P. J. O'Rourke
The world of American politics is more contentious than it has ever been in my lifetime. Chuck Palahniuk
To those who have exhausted politics, nothing remains but abstract thought. Honore de Balzac
A politics that is not sensitive to the concerns and circumstances of people's lives, a politics that does not speak to and include people, is an intellectually arrogant politics that deserves to fail. Paul Wellstone
When times are tough and people are frustrated and angry and hurting and uncertain, the politics of constant conflict may be good, but what is good politics does not necessarily work in the real world. What works in the real world is cooperation. William J. Clinton
War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a purpose that our people understand and support. Colin Powell
You begin saving the world by saving one man at a time all else is grandiose romanticism or politics. Charles Bukowski
When we are sick, we want an uncommon doctor when we have a construction job to do, we want an uncommon engineer, and when we are at war, we want an uncommon general. It is only when we get into politics that we are satisfied with the common man. Herbert Hoover
Forget sex or politics or religion, loneliness is the subject that clears out a room. Doug Coupland