Karren Brady Quotes

I'm not friends with politicians. I'm not people's mate.

I’d say that my relationship with the Governor is about as good as that of anybody else in Sacramento.

Washington is a very complicated city. You have to work the personal relationships. They are politicians, they are congressmen, they are senators, but they are human beings. And for them to get to know you on a personal level really, really makes the difference.

I have no connections with any political event.

Politics is a game of friends.

Obama might do well to remember that his fast rise from the Illinois state Senate was due in large part to an uncanny ability to make friends and find mentors.

It's very interesting how Washington works. It's not about speeches. It's about relationships.

I share good relationships with politicians from all parties.

Prime Minister Abe's top-level relation-building is tremendous. I can't do the same.

It's really important if you're in politics to have a loyal friend.

People like to do politics with me, and they like to do business.

In Israel, generally speaking, politics is much more familiar than any other place. We all know each other.

I have good relationships with Hillary Clinton, Joseph Biden and especially Richard Holbrooke - he is my teacher. I learned a lot of great things from him.

Once your name becomes well known, politicians come courting.

I talked to the rest of the nation for about ten minutes about what Lyndon Johnson was doing for the people of the Northeast. In truth, I thought I was laying it on a bit thickly. But when I returned and spoke with the President, he mentioned several points I could have added. I learned that it was simply not possible to lay it on too thickly for him (or most other politicians).

You [the President] invite Congressmen to the White House for dinner. And you know what is does? It puts them in great with their wives, because the wives love to be invited to the White House.

A good politicians knows his friends and a good politician knows his enemies.

You don't make new friends in the White House.

Man, you could make a lot of friends real fast on those supercommittees.

I have good friends who are politicians on both sides.

My father was prime minister, and to take care of his home, to be his hostess, automatically meant to have my hands in politics - to meet people, to know their games, their secrets.

I wanted to be a senator from Illinois. I was obsessed with politics. My dad was friends with a lot of local politicians, so I would hang out with them on Election Day and hand out buttons. Somehow, even though they were opposite, I loved Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton. I thought they were the coolest guys!

You've got two people that are well known in South Dakota, respected. We'll see how it all shakes out.

I'm a member of the Academy, but I don't know who all the other Academy members are. It's not like a politician who knows who is in the Iowa caucus.

A passion for politics stems usually from an insatiable need, either for power, or for friendship and adulation, or a combination of both.