“No politician should ever let himself be photographed in a bathing suit.”
Adolf Hitler (1889–1945) Führer and Reich Chancellor of Germany, Leader of the Nazi Party
“No politician should ever let himself be photographed in a bathing suit.”
Adolf Hitler (1889–1945) Führer and Reich Chancellor of Germany, Leader of the Nazi Party
“I can't stand politicians who wear God on their sleeves.”
Tony Blair (1953) former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Sunday Telegraph, 7 April 1996.
1990s
“Politicians should wear sponsor jackets like Nascar drivers, then we know who owns them.”
Robin Williams (1951–2014) American actor and stand-up comedian
Mel Brooks (1926) American director, writer, actor, and producer
The 2,000 Year Old Man (and sequels)
“He's an honest politician--he stays bought.”
Robert A. Heinlein book Stranger in a Strange Land
Source: Stranger in a Strange Land
“Even the toughest politicians sometimes wonder whether political life is worth the personal cost.”
Tony Abbott (1957) Australian politician
Source: Leader of the Opposition (2009-2015), Battlelines book, (2013), p. 4.
Martin Niemöller (1892–1984) German anti-Nazi theologian and Lutheran pastor
As quoted in Martin Niemöller, 1892-1984 (1984) by James Bentley, p. 223
Harry Truman (1884–1972) American politician, 33rd president of the United States (in office from 1945 to 1953)
As quoted in The New York World Telegram & Sun (12 April 1958) <br class="br">Source: Impromptu remarks http://books.google.com/books?id=2Tu3bScwKKAC&q=%22I'm+proud+that+I'm+a+politician+A+politician+is+a+man+who+understands+government+and+it+takes+a+politician+to+run+a+government+A+statesman+is+a+politician+who's+been+dead+10+or+15+years%22&pg=PT289#v=onepage before the Reciprocity Club, Washington, D.C. (11 April 1958)
Slash (musician) (1965) British-American musician and songwriter
Interview with Rock Guitar Player Magazine, 2003.