Killing and politics aren’t always the same thing.
If he can’t ride two horses at once, he shouldn’t be working at the circus.[to Nate, about Gil]
Guarantee is a word that amateurs use in politics.
Every political system is flawed. And every bureaucracy is corrupt.
What is politics but chess on a grand scale?
There are jobs that feed the ego, and there are jobs that make a difference. Politics does both. It’s vanity without the bitter aftertaste.
That’s not lying, that’s politics. You promise everything, and then you just embellish when you can’t follow through.
Sometimes, in order to best serve the republic, you must work around its government.[to Wren]
Politics isn’t about policies, a candidate is elected on a story.
Politics doesn’t run on reason, it runs on emotion. People vote their instincts and backfill arguments to fit them.
Not to be crude about it, but politics is what comes out the a**hole.[to Shiv]
It’s easy to forget one’s ideals when there’s a pile of money or political spoils on the table, because we each have things we want, and there never seems to be enough to pay for them.
