Monday, October 20, 2008

Politics

Quotes That Make You Think

A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen.- Winston Churchill

Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke.- Will Rogers

Politics, it seems to me, for years, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong.- Richard Armour

Why are politics and a pond similar? Because the scum always floats to the top in both!- Linda McDonald

Politicians are like diapers. They both need changing regularly and for the same reason.- Anonymous

What is conservatism? Is it not the adherence to the old and tried against the new and untried?- Abraham Lincoln

Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.- Plato

Priests are no more necessary to religion than politicians to patriotism.- John Haynes

Men say I am a saint losing himself in politics. The fact is that I am a politician trying my hardest to become a saint.- Mahatma Gandhi

Get thee glass eyes, And, like a scurvy politician, seem To see the things thou dost not.- William Shakespeare

On both sides of a war, how many mothers must face the death of their sons because a politician will not face the death of one misguided opinion?- Laura Teresa Marquez

Political language. . . is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.- George Orwell

Politics: Poli a Latin word meaning many; and "tics" meaning bloodsucking creatures.- Robin Williams

One last one: Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. ~Abraham Lincoln~

6 comments:

Reader Wil said...

" On both sides of a war, how many mothers must face the death of their sons because a politician will not face the death of one misguided opinion?- Laura Teresa Marquez"
Amen to that.

Mississippi Songbird said...

I like the one from Abe Lincoln..lol

I will be glad when this election is over. I have been called racist because I don't endorse a certain candidate. I've never been racist, I just don't agree with their politics.. Whatever.. I enjoyed these. bunches of hugs...Thanks for entering my bloggy giveaway ..

Libertine said...

Politics: Poli a Latin word meaning many; and "tics" meaning bloodsucking creatures.- Robin Williams

Well, that just about sums it up for me.

Winifred said...

There's a lot of truth here!

Renie Burghardt said...

I agree with the one that says politicians are like diapers, but these are all good quotes!

Hope you're doing well.

Wanda said...

A lot of truth... I must agree with Mississippi Songbird.. I too will be glad when this election is over... It seems like an eternity.