Politicians Quotes

Indians mock their corrupt politicians relentlessly, but they regard their honest politicians with silent suspicion. The first thing they do when they hear of a supposedly 'clean' politician is to grin. It is a cliche that honest politicians in India tend to have dishonest sons, who collect money from people seeking an audience with Dad.

Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life itself, power and glory, or happiness.

Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be president, but they don't want them to become politicians in the process.

I'm always rather nervous about how you talk about women who are active in politics, whether they want to be talked about as women or as politicians.

I am never going to have anything more to do with politics or politicians. When this war is over I shall confine myself entirely to writing and painting.