Anthony Trollope Quotes

Politics are now nothing more than means of rising in the world. With this sole view do men engage in politics, and their whole conduct proceeds upon it.

Politics is nothing but opportunism.

In politics, they play games. In Hollywood, they play games. I think that, overall, everybody is trying to do whatever it takes to get ahead.

Politics are now nothing more than the means of rising in the world.

Politics means competition, especially in senior positions. If you don't know that, you're not especially suited to politics.

Activity in politics also produces eager competition and sharp rivalry.

[Politics is a] war of all against all … a quest for power after power that ceaseth only in death.

Washington [DC] is a zero sum place.

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

Pence is not a man to look a gift horse in the mouth. He's got his eye on 2020.

You think Trump cares if you leave? He wants power, not prosperity.

Social climbing and power climbing -- the two are often synonymous -- are what make Washington run. ... If there are more than two people together, if there are three, one of them is climbing.

Never underestimate the ego of a politician.

There are two ways of getting into the Cabinet - you can crawl in or kick your way in.

Everybody knows politics is a contact sport.

Politics is a contact sport - a question of accepting an elbow or two.

Politics is about who wins and loses. The rest is of marginal interest.

I am the Prince of Wales; and think not, Percy, To share with me in glory any more: Two stars keep not their motion in one sphere.

But see how oft ambition's aims are cross'd, and chiefs contend 'til all the prize is lost!

It was fascinating what a total interest he [John F. Kennedy] had in his tradecraft of being a politician. I didn't realize before that he was working on his memoirs all along, how he ran for Congress, that sort of thing.

Careerism in Washington "goes to the heart of what's wrong in America right now."

Politics is made up largely of irrelevancies.

Politics is a dirty business, but if you do not do politics, politics will be done to you.

Everybody likes to get as much power as circumstances allow, and nobody will vote for a self-denying ordinance.