It is hard to write about politicians, see them at such close range, and still think of any of them as heroes.

Quote by Robert Novakin

Topics: Politicians Quotes, Writing Quotes

The other feature is a gymnasium named after another dead politician who was gifted with...

The other feature is a gymnasium named after another dead politician who was gifted with...

If people want a sense of purpose they should get it from their archbishop. They...

If people want a sense of purpose they should get it from their archbishop. They...

Men say I am a saint losing himself in politics. The fact is that I...

Men say I am a saint losing himself in politics. The fact is that I...

Washington is a place where politicians don't know which way is up and taxes don't...

Washington is a place where politicians don't know which way is up and taxes don't...

I don't believe that the big men, the politicians and the capitalists alone are guilty...

I don't believe that the big men, the politicians and the capitalists alone are guilty...

Politicians are a set of men who have interests aside from the interests of the...

Politicians are a set of men who have interests aside from the interests of the...

Save among politicians it is no longer necessary for any educated American to profess belief...

Save among politicians it is no longer necessary for any educated American to profess belief...

My definition of a redundancy is an air-bag in a politician's car.

My definition of a redundancy is an air-bag in a politician's car.

If we meet an honest and intelligent politician, a dozen, a hundred, we say they...

If we meet an honest and intelligent politician, a dozen, a hundred, we say they...

Under every stone lurks a politician.

Under every stone lurks a politician.

I dislike loud-mouthed patriots who think they like our country more than I do. Some...

I dislike loud-mouthed patriots who think they like our country more than I do. Some...

I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be...

I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be...

For a politician to complain about the press is like a ship's captain complaining about...

For a politician to complain about the press is like a ship's captain complaining about...

A politician is an animal who can sit on a fence and yet keep both...

A politician is an animal who can sit on a fence and yet keep both...

Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.

Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.

Ninety percent of all politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.

Ninety percent of all politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.

It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions...

It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions...

Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to...

Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to...

Metaphorically these essays move as a quiet but observant coast-guard cutter among the rocks and...

Metaphorically these essays move as a quiet but observant coast-guard cutter among the rocks and...

Writing is nothing more than a guided dream.

Writing is nothing more than a guided dream.