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A politician is a person with whose politics you don't agree; if you agree with him he's a statesman.

Politics is a herd mentality. Politicians don't really lead. Politicians reflect what they think is consensus opinion.

Politicians around the world are very different, but they all have one thing in common: The first thing they respond to is public opinion.

I don't think consensus-building politics is what I'm meant to be doing.

A politician is an arse upon which everyone has sat except a man.

I strongly believe in political activity that has to do with choices - and not consensus that sometimes covers problems and doesn't resolve them.

Thoughtful people of different political philosophies can disagree, but in a very agreeable manner.

To me, a politician's job is to listen to constituents' problems and try to sort them out.

Any politician in a democracy has to be mindful of public opinion.