Politician Quotes

I am an educationist. I'm an economist. I am a politician. I am also now a good storyteller, you know?

Politicians are not born; they are excreted.

Nigeria is not a nation. It is a mere geographical expression. There are no 'Nigerians' in the same sense as there are 'English,' 'Welsh,' or 'French.' The word 'Nigerian' is merely a distinctive appellation to distinguish those who live within the boundaries of Nigeria and those who do not.

We are not politicians. We made our revolution to get the politicians out.

If you cannot convince a Fascist, acquaint his head with the pavement.

Men must be aggressive for what is right if government is to be saved from men who are aggressive for what is wrong.

I am not a politician... I only suffer the consequences.

All the media and the politicians ever talk about is things that separate us, things that make us different from one another

I shall be a good politician. Even if it kills me. Or if it kills anyone else, for that matter.

Cheap cigars come in handy; they stifle the odor of cheap politicians.

Some politician some years ago said that bad officials are elected by good voters who do not vote.

It's not enough for an official to be good. There has to be a system that forces them to be good.

It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged.

It is not defeat that destroys you,it is being demoralized by defeat that destroy you.

Politicians are like bad horsemen who are so preoccupied with staying in the saddle that they can't bother about where they're going.

I remain just one thing, and one thing only - and that is a clown. It places me on a far higher plane than any politician.

You politicians remain professional because the voters remain amateur.

I don't believe we shall ever again have any form of society in which men will be free. One should not hope for it. One should not hope for anything. Hope is invented by politicians to keep the electorate happy.

In business, people are held accountable. In Washington, nobody is held accountable. In business, people are judged on results. In Washington, people are measured by their ability to get reelected.

As many languages you know, as many times you are a human being

Political questions are far too serious to be left to the politicians.

The wisdom of hindsight, so useful to historians and indeed to authors of memoirs, is sadly denied to practicing politicians.

Whenever you hear a politician carry on about what a mess the schools are, be aware that you are looking at the culprit.

The only legitimate right to govern is an express grant of power from the governed.

When politicians presume to do God's work, they do not become divine but diabolical.