"Politicians who complain about the press/media are like sailors complaining about the sea" is a modern political proverb meaning that press criticism of politicians comes with the job…
The movie Chinatown (1974), written by Robert Towne and directed by Roman Polanski, contained the following memorable line, spoken by the actor-director John Huston: "'Course I'm…
"Politicians: Scrape shit from boots before entering" is a jocular sign that has been printed on many images. "Another sign says: 'Politicians: Please scrape shit from boots…
"Politics ain't beanbag" is the famous statement of Mr. Dooley, an Irish-American character of writer Finley Peter Dunne (1867-1936). In an 1895 newspaper column, the full quote was:…
"Politics and crime, they're the same thing" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The line was said in Italian by the character Don Tommasino (played by Vittorio Duse)…
"Politics and crime, they're the same thing" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The line was said in Italian by the character Don Tommasino (played by Vittorio Duse)…
"Politics makes strange bedfellows" is an old saying. "Politics makes strange bedfellows and marriage estranged ones" was cited in print in 1903. "Marriage makes stranger…
"Politics has got so expensive that it takes lots of money even to get beat with nowadays," joked humorist Will Rogers (1879-1835) in a newspaper column on June 29, 1931. The joke has has…
"Politics is a contact sport" means that politics is rough business, like the sport of boxing. Japanese politics was called a "contact sport" in June 1960. "Politics is a…
"Politics is downstream from/of (the) culture" means that the culture comes first and then the laws, not the other way around. Laws against slavery, for example, must be preceded by…
A popular Texas phrase that's not originally from Texas is: "Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think…
"Politics is (like) show business" is a phrase that dates to at least 1954, when it appeared in the headline of political reporter Drew Pearson's syndicated column. When former actor…
"Politics is simply theatre for the slave class" (shown on an image) was posted on iFunny on November 9, 2021. This image was also posted on Twitter by conspiracybot on June 23, 2022.…
British writer Ernest Benn (1875-1954) has been quoted from 1930: "Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the…
"Politics is the art of making your selfish desires seem like the national interest" is a saying that has been printed on many images. American economist, author, and social commentator…
"Politics is the art of postponing decisions until they are no longer relevant" is usually credited to French Radical politician Henri Queuille (1884-1970). "His (Henri Queuille --…
Entry in progress -- B.P. [The Quote Investigator provided assistance for this entry -- B.P.] Wikipedia: Matthew QuayMatthew Stanley Quay (September 30, 1833 – May 28, 1904) was an immensely…
"Politics is the art by which politicians obtain campaign contributions from the rich and votes from the poor on the pretext of protecting each from the other," wrote Oscar Ameringer…
"Entrepreneurship is the use of self-interest in the service of others. Politics is the use of others in the service of self-interest" has been printed on several images. The quotation is…
Prostitution is often called the "world's oldest profession." Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) said in 1975: "I have also learned that politics, which is often called the second oldest…