Artists use lies to tell the truth, while politicians use them to cover the truth up.
Art, TruthV for Vendetta, by Evey HammondYou know, you're gonna have to get much better at lying if you want to be president.
LiesLucifer Morningstar in Lucifer, Season 1 Episode 1Don't forget, she's a politician, and they're not to be trusted.
Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, about PadméEverything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke.
ComediansWill RogersLeia: "I don't want to be a senator!"
Bail: "It is why you'll probably be one of the best."
The duty of a leader is to serve their people, not for the people to serve them.
LeadersElon Musk, February 2022Politics is a game and a profession. It doesn't really serve the people the politicians are supposed to serve.
PoliticsKit HaringtonWhen politics is no longer a mission but a profession, politicians become more self-serving than public servants.
PoliticsEmmanuel MacronNations have come under the control of haters and fools.
Carroll O'ConnorDo we elect a man because of what he stands for, because of where he stands on the issues, because how he makes the nation feel?
Elections & VotingPeter JenningsIf presidents can't do it to their wives, they do it to their country.
Mel BrooksI believe that a politician needs to be with people.
Rahul GandhiIf you watch the news, you see politicians use human vulnerabilities to get in and earn people's trust.
Morena BaccarinI would rather be beaten, and be a man, than to be elected and be a little puppy dog.
Davy CrockettThe president is like a lone tree in an empty field. He leans whichever way the wind is blowing.
Francis Underwood in House of Cards, Season 2 Episode 2A smart man once said to me that speculation is a poor form of politics. Why don't you stick to what you know?
FactsFrancis Underwood in House of Cards, Season 1 Episode 12It's been my experience that Senators are only focused on pleasing those who fund their campaigns and they are more than willing to forget the niceties of democracy to get those funds.
Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones