Subject: Government (Page 14)

Democrats Are Sexy. Who Ever Heard of Good Piece of Elephant.

I'm not an ambulance chaser; I'm usually there before the ambulance.

(1907 – 1996) American attorney

Politicians who complain about the media are like ships’ captains who complain about the sea.

(1912 – 1998) British politician

No plan survives first contact intact.

A diplomat these days is nothing, but a head waiter who is allowed to sit down occasionally.

(1921 – 2004) English actor & author

Queen: A woman by whom the realm is ruled when there is a king, and through whom it is ruled when there is not.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

It's not the bullet with your name on it; it's the shrapnel addressed to ‘occupant’ you've got to worry about.

Lawyer: Men whom we hire to protect us from lawyers.

Dictatorship: A system of government where everything that isn’t forbidden is obligatory.

I think anybody who doesn't think I'm smart enough to handle the job is underestimating.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I busted a mirror and got seven years bad luck, but my lawyer thinks he can get me five.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Smart bombs have bad days too.

Honest Politician: One who, when he is bought, will stay bought.

You do the policy, I'll do the politics.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician

The House of Lords must be the only institution in the world which is kept efficient by the persistent absenteeism of most of its members.

(1870 – 1963) British politician & diplomat

The large print giveth, and the small print taketh away.

(1949 – ) American singer-songwriter, composer & actor

Reagan won because he ran against Jimmy Carter; if he ran unopposed he would have lost.

(1927 – ) Canadian-born American comedian & actor

Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm; there's nothing to do but to stand there and take it.

(1908 – 1973) 36th U.S. president

Lawyers make excellent patients; they have excellent health care and they never get better.

(1959 – ) American actor

When you go into court you are putting yourself in the hands of 12 people that weren’t smart enough to get out of jury duty.

In most places in the country, voting is looked upon as a right and a duty, but in Chicago it’s a sport.

(1932 – 2017) comedian, social activist, critic & writer