what is politics? (joke)

funny political quotes i read today:

My choice early in life was either to be a piano-player in a whorehouse or a politician. And to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference.
-- Harry S. Truman (circa 1962)


Politicians are wonderful people as long as they stay away from things they don't understand, such as working for a living.
-- P. J. ORourke


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


[On his running for California Governor
It's the most important decision I've had to make since 1978 when I decided to get a bikini wax.
-- Arnold Schwarzenegger


One of my movies was called "True Lies." It's what the Democrats should have called their convention.
-- Arnold Schwarzenegger


A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country.
-- Texas Guinan


The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly', meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks', meaning 'blood sucking parasites'.
-- Larry Hardiman