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Ambrose BierceIn legislative bodies, it is customary to mention all members as honorable; as, "the honorable gentleman is a scurvy cur."
Andy WarholI am a deeply superficial person.
Cleveland Amory
(1917 - 1998)
I can't take a well-tanned person seriously.
David Lloyd GeorgeA politician is a person with whose politics you don't agree; if you agree with him he is a statesman.
Doug LarsonInstead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks.
George F. WillSocialism, born and raised in France, is unpersuasive even to the promiscuously persuadable French.
Gore Vidal
(1925 - )
Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is some evidence that they can't read them either.
Gwilym Lloyd GeorgePoliticians are like monkeys. The higher they climb up the tree, the more revolting are the parts they expose.
H. L. MenckenA good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar.
Henry Cate VIIThe problem with political jokes is they get elected.
Henry David ThoreauI went to the store the other day to buy a bolt for our front door, for as I told the storekeeper, the Governor was coming here. Aye, said he, and the Legislature too. Then I will take two bolts, said I.
Henry MillerOne has to be a lowbrow, a bit of a murderer, to be a politician, ready and willing to see people sacrificed, slaughtered, for the sake of an idea, whether a good one or a bad one.
Herb CaenCockroaches and socialites are the only things that can stay up all night and eat anything.
Jay LenoThe reason there are two senators for each state is so that one can be the designated driver.
Jay LenoTom Delay announced he will not run for re-election. However he will continue to serve the people of his state, by making license plates.
John Alejandro King a.k.a. The Covert ComicUnderhead reconnaissance is the greater INT by far.
Judge JudyWhen you mess around with jail-bait, you accept the consequences.
Lily Tomlin
(1939 - )
Ninety-eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hard-working, honest Americans. It's the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then--we elected them.
Maureen MurphyThe reason there are so few female politicians is that it is too much trouble to put makeup on two faces.
Nikita KhrushchevPoliticians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.
Oscar LevantI once said cynically of a politician, "He'll double-cross that bridge when he comes to it."
Quentin CrispNever keep up with the Joneses. Drag them down to your level.
Robin WilliamsPoliticians are a lot like diapers: they should be changed frequently, and for the same reason.
Simon CameronAn honest politician is one who, when he is bought, will stay bought.
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