Madeleine Albright Quotes

Only a lunatic would want to be president. These lunatics are created deliberately by those who wish to be presided over.

To be frank, politics is about wanting power, getting it, exercising it, and keeping it.

Politics is power, and communications is power,

All the president is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing, and kicking people to get them to do what they are supposed to do anyway.

Obama's just a puppet - he's a puppet in a chair.

Donald Trump has to be respected.

I'm quoting Margaret Thatcher. I quote her frequently.

Political organizations are formed to keep the powerful in power.

You [Hillary Clinton] are the puppet!

If you're a governor of a big state, people sense your presence a little bit, even your fellow governors.

Folks, I can tell you I've known eight presidents, three of them intimately.

I feel like Obama's an Illuminati puppet.

I think I can regard myself as a political decision-maker.

Well, I have an interest in power. I have an interest in people who find themselves in the position to exercise absolute power.

George Bush doesn't represent any civilization!

Politics is the art of controlling your environment.

I've been dealing with politicians all my life. All my life. And I've always gotten them to do what I need them to do.

Our public figures are often narcissists, utterly self-absorbed in their quest for power.

Obama may be brilliant, but he's not a leader.

A statesman, we are told, should follow public opinion. Doubtless, as a coachman follows his horses; having firm hold on the reins and guiding them.

I don't think I have the demeanor to be a politician. I'm used to making decisions and to a certain extent being in charge.

I'm interested in power.

I don't care who does the electing, so long as I get to do the nominating.

All politicians are to some extent salesmen.

If you lose, you can't lead. If you don't lead, you're irrelevant. Winning is what it's all about in politics.