“I was a politician and not a human being.”— Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan, Payton Hobart, Ben Platt, imdb.com
“Don’t blame me, I voted for Kodos.”— David X. Cohen, Ken Keeler, Dan Greaney, Homer Simpson, Dan Castellaneta, imdb.com
“The President under our system, like the king in a monarchy, never dies.”— Martin Van Buren, amazon.com
“As to the presidency, the two happiest days of my life were those of my entrance upon the office and my surrender of it.”— Martin Van Buren, amazon.com
“By my count, Trump has violated at least 6 of the 10 commandments so as soon as you ask for him to seek forgiveness we can talk about other folks.”— Kathy Griffin, twitter.com
“You know, my whole life and career has been championing the rights of women, gay folk and disenfranchised folk. This administration is a fucking nightmare for us.”— Kathy Griffin, theguardian.com
“China is not a superpower, nor will she ever seek to be one... If one day China should change her color and turn into a superpower, if she too should play the tyrant in the world, and everywhere subject others to her bullying, aggression and exploitation, the people of the world should identify her…”— Deng Xiaoping, amazon.com
“If we had known we were going to win control of the Senate, we'd have run better candidates”— Bob Dole, edition.cnn.com
“I once called Carter a chicken fried McGovern and I take that back because I've come to respect McGovern.”— Bob Dole, amazon.com
“I, Robert J. Dole -- (laughter and applause) -- do solemnly swear -- sorry, wrong speech”— Bob Dole, clintonwhitehouse6.archives.gov
“A politician, a liar and a crooked man enter in a bar.. He sits down and drinks coffee.”— Alfred1400, reddit.com
“It is a strong argument for democracy that governments regulated by principles of accountability, respect for public opinion and the supremacy of just laws are more likely than an all-powerful ruler or ruling class, uninhibited by the need to honour the will of the people, to observe the traditional…”— Aung San Suu Kyi, amazon.com
“The good ruler sublimates his needs as an individual to the service of the nation.”— Aung San Suu Kyi, amazon.com
“Socialists must be in favor of an aristocratic form of government. We must have the best men for the job . . . In the dictator you must have a man who has not only the power to govern but the force of character to impose himself as dictator whether you like him or not.”— George Bernard Shaw, en.wikiquote.org
“Every politician should have been born an orphan and remain a bachelor.”— Lady Bird Johnson, thoughtco.com
“As against the "invisible hand" of Adam Smith, there has to be a visible hand of politicians whose objective is to have the kind of society that is caring and humane.”— Pierre Trudeau, en.wikiquote.org