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" 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. "

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" Engineering training deals with the exact sciences. That sort of exactness makes for truth and conscience. It might be good for the world if more men had that sort of mental start in life even if they did not pursue the profession. "

" Authentic apology is a tricky thing to pull off in politics, which is why it so seldom occurs. Plausible deniability must be preserved. True contrition has to be displayed. Traitors to the cause must be immediately be jettisoned. Most of all, the goal is to stop the bleeding. "

" Forget politics and what their platforms were and everything, because you can take whoever you want to take, but the guy that I liked was Nixon... He was a smart man. "

" Idealism is the despot of thought, just as politics is the despot of will. "

" Every politician should have been born an orphan and remain a bachelor. "

" The best and brightest don't go into politics. The best and brightest are at Goldman Sachs. "

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" I don't know anything about politics. I wouldn't put too much into my prediction on politics. "

" Rude people will now & then ask me why I think I know so much about Politics. I tell them it's because I'm Smart... But that is a lie: The real reason is because I'm an incurable Gambling addict. "

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" There's a problem with political polling in that you have so much pressure to do what your client wants you to do and say what your client wants you to say. I've never felt that pressure. I am independent of the political parties. "

" One thing I have learned in my time in politics is that if one of the parties is shameless, the other party cannot afford to be spineless. "

" Where there is politics or economics, there is no morality. "

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" I can't let important policy decisions hinge on the fact that an election is coming up every 90 days. "

" Capitalism and power politics have made our generation creatively sluggish, and our vital art is mired in a broad bourgeois philistinism. "

" At the end of the day, stories connect us, not politics. And there's so many stories out there waiting to be told. It's just a matter of who's out there listening. "

" Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof; it is temporary expedient, often wise in party politics, almost sure to be unwise in statesmanship. "

" Politics is the art of the next best. "

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" Honestly, I'm interested in politics; I'm interested in giving back in some form, performing some sort of civic duty. But I'm not exploring a run for governor or senator or anything along those lines. I'm focused on running Disney. "

" In government you carry each hope; each disillusion. And in politics it's always about the next challenge. "

" Scientists are being portrayed by much of the power structure in politics and business as having a vested interest - that they're just out to get more grant money by exaggerating the threats. "

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" At least there's a political input, but when you put on the robe, at that point the politics is over. "

" Politics is in a crisis because it's separated from our deep humanity. "

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" Politics is the womb in which war develops. "

" You can't write about history without writing about politics at some point. History is about movements of people. 'What is criminality and what is government' is a theme that runs through every history. "

" You develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something about it. From out there on the moon, international politics looks so petty. "

" I think there is one higher office than president and I would call that patriot. "

" Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity. "

" Nobody likes, you know, the ugly parts of politics. "

" In politics, you've got to have a fallback in our line of work because your career can be over in an instant. Not that I would make much money playing a harmonica. "

" I've always championed women in politics. We just get stuck in; politics isn't a game. The decisions we make affect people's lives, and that is something we must all keep to the forefront of our minds. "