Hamilton Jordan Quotes

Many senators have developed a canny sense of what will play best for the audience.

Clinton was the most formidable politician I have ever encountered.

I read all these stories that I don't know anything about politics. But I must know something. I've had some good victories in Congress, and I've survived this town for four years.

I've been described as a grizzled political veteran.

It is not true that Trump is nobody's fool. He is the GOP's.

I hear from people all the time and it infuriates me that 'President Obama's a brilliant politician.' No he absolutely is not.

Of course we all know Biden is the intellect of the Democratic Party. Kind of a grin with a body behind it.

There's no smarter politician out there than Bill Clinton.

And I remember looking at Gray Davis and, you know, Gray is the consummate political operative.

First and foremost, when I think of him - I'm prejudiced; I worked for the guy for six and a half years - when I think of him, I think of him first and foremost as an idea politician.

My ignorance of politics couldn't be matched by anybody in politics.

He has the best political mind of all the generals I have.

You don’t become a statesman unless you are first a good politician.

I believe that [Bill] Clinton is the best tactical politician, certainly in my lifetime.

In politics you can't afford to be too knowledgeable about things like that.

... knew more about world politics than all the cabinet ministers in office.

… the most sophisticated politician in the country … familiar with every subterranean channel of politics … the most cunning in the devious ways of politics … the most artful politician in the tricks of the craft

A political genius is a man ... who has accidentally been on the winning side in the last campaign and is about to be on the losing side.

Politics is ultimately not that complicated a profession; it's where the mediocre distinguish themselves.

I believe that there are certain things that could be taken care of that you don't need a strong political background in.

In politics people build whole reputations off of getting one thing right.

Experience counts in government even more than in business.

I think the Clintons are brilliant. I've never met a person as intelligent as Bill, and I think Hillary is right up there with him. They're too smart for Washington.

I always tell people this: to be a savvy politician or a good head of state and to be charitable are not mutually exclusive things.

My view of Sarah Palin is she is the most dynamic figure maybe in politics, even more in some ways than President Obama, who is a little more scripted than she is. He is great with the teleprompter.