Politicians By Will Rogers Quotes & Sayings

Debasing your currency sometimes works in the short term, it has never worked in the long term and does not even usually work in the medium term. Lots of politicians like to do it because it is an easy way. — Jim Rogers

It looks like the financial giants of the world have bungled as much as the diplomats and politicians. This would be a great time in the world for some man to come along that knew something. — Will Rogers

Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke. — Will Rogers

They wouldn't be politicians if they knew what they were doing. — Jim Rogers

Mostly we tell the story of our lives, or mostly we're taught to tell it, as a quest to avoid suffering, though if your goal is a search for meaning, honor, experience, the same events may be victories or necessary steps. Then the personal matters; it's home; but you can travel in and out of it, rather than being marooned there. The leprosy specialist Paul Brand wrote, "Pain, along with its cousin touch, is distributed universally on the body, providing a sort of boundary of self," but empathy, solidarity, allegiance
the nerves that run out into the world
expand the self beyond its physical bounds. — Rebecca Solnit

Alexander Hamilton originated the put and take system in our national treasury: the taxpayers put it in, and the politicians take it out — Will Rogers

Unfortunately politicians are not very sound people or they wouldn't be politicians. — Jim Rogers

Beware of all politicians everywhere. They excelled at recess when they were in school but have excelled at little since. — Jim Rogers

Politicians, after all, are not over a year behind public opinion. — Will Rogers

The short memories of the American voters is what keeps our politicians in office. — Will Rogers

You politicians have got to look further ahead; you always got a Putter in your hands, when you ought to have a Driver. — Will Rogers

He only is rich who owns the day. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Politicians are dumb, but they can count to 50% plus one. — Will Rogers

Here is our opportunity and our challenge. If the nuclear powers are prepared to declare a truce, let us seize the moment to strengthen the institutions and procedures which will serve as the means for the pacific settlement of disputes among men. — Haile Selassie

Because whenever a woman kills her child, every other mother - at least, every one who's honest with herself - has a flash of sympathy. Not empathy. They don't want to have done it, cannot imagine doing it. But they know. — Laura Lippman

Politics is the best show in America. I love animals and I love politicians, and I like to watch both of 'em at play, either back home in their native state, or after they've been captured and sent to a zoo, or to Washington. — Will Rogers

Politicians can do more funny things naturally than I can think of to do purposely — Will Rogers

But as the business grows, you get more attention and then you realize that the whole world is trying to get time from you. Which is amazing. But every time you give it to the world, you give it less to what you're doing. — Hamdi Ulukaya

If all politicians fished instead of spoke publicly, we would be at peace with the world. — Will Rogers

America has the best politicians money can buy. — Will Rogers

Politicians are just a bunch of local bandits, sent by their local voters to raid the public treasury. — Will Rogers

Sam and I had lived together for many months at this point, and I thought I'd gotten to know her pretty well. I realized I was wrong after watching her dance. I can't really describe it any better than that I felt like I was taking a peek at someone else's soul. Not much ever makes me feel like that. — Darren McKeeman

I only knew basic western trail riding. Nothing fancy. — Julie Benz

Something still exists as long as there's someone around to remember it. — Jodi Picoult

I make a living off (politicians), so I can't knock 'em. Every time we elect some fellow we think he's terrible and then when we get another one in he's worse. So, I am always in favor of keeping the one we've got and let the other go. — Will Rogers