Unknown to most Canadians, as Pope John Paul II was dying, he sent a message to
the present Canadian Prime Minister (Paul Martin), and the past Prime Minister
(Jean Chretien), to come to his home in the Vatican.
When they arrived, they were ushered up to his bedroom. As they entered the
room, the clergyman held out his hands and motioned for them to sit on each side
of the bed. The Pope grasped their hands, sighed contentedly, smiled and stared
at the ceiling. For a time, no one said anything. Both Martin and Chretien were
touched and flattered that the old Pope would ask them to be with him during his
final moment.
They were also puzzled though because the Pope had never given any indication
that he particularly liked either one of them. Finally, Chretien asked, “Odder,
what for did you hask de two of huss to come ’ere?”
The old Pope mustered up some strength, then said weakly, “Jesus died between two
thieves, and that’s how I want to go as well.”
There is no gambling like politics. - Benjamin Disraeli
Politics is the art of the possible. - Otto von Bismarck
In politics the middle way is none at all. - John Adams
Everybody knows politics is a contact sport. - Barrack Obama
The Pope, I hope, can only be scared by God. - Donald Trump
Every country has the government it deserves. - Joseph de Maistre
A government of law is a government of lawyers. - Saying
Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business. - Winston Churchill
Politics is the art of controlling your environment. - Hunter S. Thompson
The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun. - R Buckminster Fuller
Most bad government results from too much government. - Thomas Jefferson
Nothing is so admirable in politics as a short memory. - John Kenneth Galbraith
Easter is very important to me, it's a second chance. - Reba McEntire
The military don't start wars. Politicians start wars. - William Westmoreland
Poetry is about the grief. Politics is about the grievance. - Robert Frost
Those have a short Lent who owe money to be paid at Easter. - Benjamin Franklin
We live in a world in which politics has replaced philosophy. - Martin L. Gross
A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves. - Bertrand de Jouvenel
A government is the only known vessel that leaks from the top. - James Reston
Easter is meant to be a symbol of hope, renewal, and new life. - Janine di Giovanni
An honest man in politics shines more than he would elsewhere. - Mark Twain
It's a terrible shame that politics has become show business. - Sydney Pollack
The sad duty of politics is to establish justice in a sinful world. - Reinhold Niebuhr
I wish the government would put a tax on pianos for the incompetent. - Edith Sitwell
A politician is a man who approaches every problem with an open mouth. - Adlai Stevenson
Every politician should have been born an orphan and remain a bachelor. - Lady Bird Johnson
In politics, madame, you need two things: friends, but above all an enemy. - Brian Mulroney
Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for. - Will Rogers
Politics is the art of choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable. - John Kenneth Galbraith
The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop. - P.J. O'Rourke
The short memories of American voters is what keeps our politicians in office. - Will Rogers
A filmmaker we almost lost to politics... my friend and colleague, Warren Beatty. - Jack Nicholson
My mom used to say that Greek Easter was later because then you get stuff cheaper. - Amy Sedaris
Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business. - Tom Robbins
Politicians who complain about the media are like sailors who complain about the sea. - Enoch Powell
Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. - P.J. O'Rourke
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it. - Mark Twain
There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you. - Will Rogers
I think it's an absolute disaster that Australia, the government, allowed kangaroo culling. - Steve Irwin
So, if we lie to the government, it's a felony.
But if they lie to us, it's politics. - Bill Murray
Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joe-k. - Will Rogers
A little government and a little luck are necessary in life, but only a fool trusts either of them. - P.J. O'Rourke
Get thee glass eyes;
And, like a scurvy politician, seem
To see the things thou dost not. - William Shakespeare
I must study politics and war that my sons may have the liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. - John Adams
Why pay money to have your family tree traced; go into politics and your opponents will do it for you. - Unknown
When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves. - George Pataki
Politics: Poli, a Latin word meaning "many"; and tics, meaning "bloodsucking creatures." - Robin Williams
Politics is not the art of the possible. It consists in choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable. - John Kenneth Galbraith
If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner. - H L Mencken
Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you. - Pericles (430 B.C.)
Only government can take perfectly good paper, cover it with perfectly good ink and make the combination worthless. - Milton Friedman
Taxpayer - someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination. - Ronald Reagan
In politics it is necessary either to betray one's country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate. - Charles de Gaulle
One of the reasons people hate politics is that truth is rarely a politician's objective. Election and power are. - Cal Thomas
The business of government is to keep the government out of business - that is, unless business needs government aid. - Will Rogers
What is politics but persuading the public to vote for this and support that and endure these for the promise of those? - Gilbert Highet
Calculating how much carbon is absorbed by which forests and farms is a tricky task, especially when politicians do it. - Donella Meadows
If the government was as afraid of disturbing the consumer as it is of disturbing business, this would be some democracy. - Kin Hubbard
When it comes to politics, I sit down on a sofa and grab some popcorn - or sometimes I crouch down in order not to get shot. - Sergey Galitsky
Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage. - Ambrose Bierce
The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is to live under the government of worse men. - Plato
Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book. - Ronald Reagan
The nine most terrifying words in the English language are,
"I'm from the government and I'm here to help." - Ronald Reagan
Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first. - Ronald Reagan
When one may pay out over two million dollars to presidential and Congressional campaigns, the U.S. government is virtually up for sale. - John W. Gardner
A politician should have three hats. One for throwing into the ring, one for talking through, and one for pulling rabbits out of if elected. - Carl Sandburg
If you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year with it in your pockets, and all that don't get wet you can keep. - Will Rogers
Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the Government take care of him, better take a closer look at the American Indian. - Henry Ford
Our ancestors believed in magic, prayers, trickery, browbeating and bullying. I think it would be fair to sum that up as 'Irish politics'. - Flann O'Brien
Regarded simply as a politician, and compared with the other leading political figures of our time, how clean a smell he has managed to leave behind. - Mahatma Gandhi
Politics is the art of the possible. - Otto von Bismarck
In politics the middle way is none at all. - John Adams
Everybody knows politics is a contact sport. - Barrack Obama
The Pope, I hope, can only be scared by God. - Donald Trump
Every country has the government it deserves. - Joseph de Maistre
A government of law is a government of lawyers. - Saying
Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business. - Winston Churchill
Politics is the art of controlling your environment. - Hunter S. Thompson
The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun. - R Buckminster Fuller
Most bad government results from too much government. - Thomas Jefferson
Nothing is so admirable in politics as a short memory. - John Kenneth Galbraith
Easter is very important to me, it's a second chance. - Reba McEntire
The military don't start wars. Politicians start wars. - William Westmoreland
Poetry is about the grief. Politics is about the grievance. - Robert Frost
Those have a short Lent who owe money to be paid at Easter. - Benjamin Franklin
We live in a world in which politics has replaced philosophy. - Martin L. Gross
A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves. - Bertrand de Jouvenel
A government is the only known vessel that leaks from the top. - James Reston
Easter is meant to be a symbol of hope, renewal, and new life. - Janine di Giovanni
An honest man in politics shines more than he would elsewhere. - Mark Twain
It's a terrible shame that politics has become show business. - Sydney Pollack
The sad duty of politics is to establish justice in a sinful world. - Reinhold Niebuhr
I wish the government would put a tax on pianos for the incompetent. - Edith Sitwell
A politician is a man who approaches every problem with an open mouth. - Adlai Stevenson
Every politician should have been born an orphan and remain a bachelor. - Lady Bird Johnson
In politics, madame, you need two things: friends, but above all an enemy. - Brian Mulroney
Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for. - Will Rogers
Politics is the art of choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable. - John Kenneth Galbraith
The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop. - P.J. O'Rourke
The short memories of American voters is what keeps our politicians in office. - Will Rogers
A filmmaker we almost lost to politics... my friend and colleague, Warren Beatty. - Jack Nicholson
My mom used to say that Greek Easter was later because then you get stuff cheaper. - Amy Sedaris
Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business. - Tom Robbins
Politicians who complain about the media are like sailors who complain about the sea. - Enoch Powell
Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. - P.J. O'Rourke
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it. - Mark Twain
There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you. - Will Rogers
I think it's an absolute disaster that Australia, the government, allowed kangaroo culling. - Steve Irwin
So, if we lie to the government, it's a felony.
But if they lie to us, it's politics. - Bill Murray
Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joe-k. - Will Rogers
A little government and a little luck are necessary in life, but only a fool trusts either of them. - P.J. O'Rourke
Get thee glass eyes;
And, like a scurvy politician, seem
To see the things thou dost not. - William Shakespeare
I must study politics and war that my sons may have the liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. - John Adams
Why pay money to have your family tree traced; go into politics and your opponents will do it for you. - Unknown
When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves. - George Pataki
Politics: Poli, a Latin word meaning "many"; and tics, meaning "bloodsucking creatures." - Robin Williams
Politics is not the art of the possible. It consists in choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable. - John Kenneth Galbraith
If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner. - H L Mencken
Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you. - Pericles (430 B.C.)
Only government can take perfectly good paper, cover it with perfectly good ink and make the combination worthless. - Milton Friedman
Taxpayer - someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination. - Ronald Reagan
In politics it is necessary either to betray one's country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate. - Charles de Gaulle
One of the reasons people hate politics is that truth is rarely a politician's objective. Election and power are. - Cal Thomas
The business of government is to keep the government out of business - that is, unless business needs government aid. - Will Rogers
What is politics but persuading the public to vote for this and support that and endure these for the promise of those? - Gilbert Highet
Calculating how much carbon is absorbed by which forests and farms is a tricky task, especially when politicians do it. - Donella Meadows
If the government was as afraid of disturbing the consumer as it is of disturbing business, this would be some democracy. - Kin Hubbard
When it comes to politics, I sit down on a sofa and grab some popcorn - or sometimes I crouch down in order not to get shot. - Sergey Galitsky
Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage. - Ambrose Bierce
The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is to live under the government of worse men. - Plato
Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book. - Ronald Reagan
The nine most terrifying words in the English language are,
"I'm from the government and I'm here to help." - Ronald Reagan
Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first. - Ronald Reagan
When one may pay out over two million dollars to presidential and Congressional campaigns, the U.S. government is virtually up for sale. - John W. Gardner
A politician should have three hats. One for throwing into the ring, one for talking through, and one for pulling rabbits out of if elected. - Carl Sandburg
If you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year with it in your pockets, and all that don't get wet you can keep. - Will Rogers
Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the Government take care of him, better take a closer look at the American Indian. - Henry Ford
Our ancestors believed in magic, prayers, trickery, browbeating and bullying. I think it would be fair to sum that up as 'Irish politics'. - Flann O'Brien
Regarded simply as a politician, and compared with the other leading political figures of our time, how clean a smell he has managed to leave behind. - Mahatma Gandhi
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