Shirley MacLaine Quotes

People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election.

You don't need to fool all of the people all of the time. You only need to fool the majority of the people once every four years or so.

To address crowds and make promises does not require very much brains

Promise everything to anyone, unless clear obligation prevents it. Only live up to those promises which are of advantage to you.

Never trust a man when he's in love, drunk, or running for office.

All this happens without him knowing - they actually install cameras in his apartment and hire this girl to get him to fall in love with her so that she can be in the apartment and present him products without him knowing.

Love is a game in which one always cheats.

I mean if you have ever found a politician who says, 'No, no, I would do everything exactly as I did,' then you can tell when he is lying because his lips are moving.

A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.

When I was 23, I moved to Australia to be with this 43-year-old con artist I fell in love with.

I must've got whacked on the head. He presented a totally false person for me to fall in love with.

The permanent campaign is inherently deceptive.

All politicians should have 3 hats - one to throw into the ring, one to talk through, and one to pull rabbits out of if elected.

Oh, I love to lie. That's one of my favorite things in the world, coming up to somebody, especially press people, and telling them some enormous lie that couldn't possibly be true.

Romance, like the rabbit at the dog track, is the elusive, fake, and never attained reward which, for the benefit and amusement of our masters, keeps us running and thinking in safe circles.

Promising is not giving, but serves to content fools.

The politician must always tell people what they want to hear.

Voters never grow weary of illusory promises.

I've heard one of the candidates' wives says she loves every minute of the race, and all I can say is, either she's lying or she's wacko.

All men prefer a false promise to a flat refusal.

Do after election as before election you said you would.

Yesterday's promise, like tomorrow's never comes.

I am not a politician. A politician is someone who does things to get elected. He's a guy who says things to please the public, that he thinks the public wants to hear, and his story changes with every passing day. I want to be elected, but I am not going to say a damn thing for your benefit, or that person's benefit out there on the street, or anybody's

By exploiting envy and fear, politicians can portray themselves as the saviors and protectors of the public — doing and saying whatever is necessary to gain the support needed to remain in power.

You should not make specific pledges either to the Senate or to the People. Stick to vague generalities.