Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself.
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.
Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.
The gift of truth excels all other gifts.
Things are more like they are now than they ever were before.
The political and commercial morals of the United States are not merely food for laughter, they are an entire banquet.
One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.
Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks.
If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?
A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.
Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke.
Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be president, but they don't want them to become politicians in the process.
I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself.
One word sums up probably the responsibility of any vice-president, and that one word is 'to be prepared'.
Americans have different ways of saying things. They say 'elevator', we say 'lift'... they say 'President', we say 'stupid psychopathic git.
Ann and I will carry out this equivocal message to the world: Markets must be open.
I also have picked a secretary for Housing and Human Development. Mel Martinez from the state of Florida.
The Senate needs to leave enough money in the proposed budget to not only reduce all marginal rates, but to eliminate the death tax, so that people who build up assets are able to transfer them from one generation to the next, regardless of a person's race.
I've heard the call. I believe God wants me to run for president.
or simply: