Unknown to most Canadians, as Pope John Paul II was dying, he sent a message to
the present Canadian Prime Minister (Paul Martin), and the past Prime Minister
(Jean Chretien), to come to his home in the Vatican.
When they arrived, they were ushered up to his bedroom. As they entered the
room, the clergyman held out his hands and motioned for them to sit on each side
of the bed. The Pope grasped their hands, sighed contentedly, smiled and stared
at the ceiling. For a time, no one said anything. Both Martin and Chretien were
touched and flattered that the old Pope would ask them to be with him during his
final moment.
They were also puzzled though because the Pope had never given any indication
that he particularly liked either one of them. Finally, Chretien asked, “Odder,
what for did you hask de two of huss to come ’ere?”
The old Pope mustered up some strength, then said weakly, “Jesus died between two
thieves, and that’s how I want to go as well.”
There is no gambling like politics. - Benjamin Disraeli
I am not a politician, but a soldier. - Idi Amin
In politics an absurdity is not a handicap. - Napoleon Bonaparte
Intelligence has nothing to do with politics. - Londo Molari
A politician... one that would circumvent God. - William Shakespeare
A government of law is a government of lawyers. - Saying
There would be no Christmas if there was no Easter. - Gordon B. Hinckley
Politics is the art of controlling your environment. - Hunter S. Thompson
If men were angels, no government would be necessary. - James Madison
There can be no wise politics without thought beforehand. - Annie Besant
Politics doesn't make strange bedfellows - marriage does. - Groucho Marx
Politics is for the present, but an equation is for eternity. - Albert Einstein
Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under. - H L Mencken
A government is the only known vessel that leaks from the top. - James Reston
History is a tool used by politicians to justify their intentions. - Ted Koppei
In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant. - Charles de Gaulle
An honest politician is one who, when he is bought, will stay bought. - Simon Cameron
A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country. - Tex Guinan
Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed. - Mao Zedong
Politics is the chloroform of the Irish people, or, rather the hashish. - Oliver St. John Gogarty
I have great respect for the Pope. I like the Pope. I actually like him. - Donald Trump
Politics is a profession where the paths of glory lead but to the gravy. - Billy Boy Franklin
Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don't vote. - William E. Simon
University politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small. - Henry Kissinger
In politics, madame, you need two things: friends, but above all an enemy. - Brian Mulroney
The short memories of American voters is what keeps our politicians in office. - Will Rogers
American Politics: A form of socialism for the rich, including the politicians. - Gregory Nunn
A filmmaker we almost lost to politics... my friend and colleague, Warren Beatty. - Jack Nicholson
A good politician, under democracy, is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar. - H L Mencken
Either the government will be given to us or we shall seize it by marching on Rome. - Benito Mussolini
Everyone wants to eat at the government's table, but nobody wants to do the dishes. - Werner Finck
Of all the tasks of government, the most basic is to protect its citizens from violence. - John Foster Dulles
Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. - P.J. O'Rourke
In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man; if you want anything done, ask a woman. - Margaret Thatcher
My brother Bob doesn't want to be in government - he promised Dad he'd go straight. - John F Kennedy
There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you. - Will Rogers
Christ appeared alive on several occasions after the cataclysmic events of that first Easter. - Josh McDowell
I think it's an absolute disaster that Australia, the government, allowed kangaroo culling. - Steve Irwin
Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are no rivers. - Nikita Khruschev
So, if we lie to the government, it's a felony.
But if they lie to us, it's politics. - Bill Murray
A little government and a little luck are necessary in life, but only a fool trusts either of them. - P.J. O'Rourke
Good thing we've still got politics in Texas - finest form of free entertainment ever invented. - Molly Ivins
Get thee glass eyes;
And, like a scurvy politician, seem
To see the things thou dost not. - William Shakespeare
I must study politics and war that my sons may have the liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. - John Adams
A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have. - Thomas Jefferson
Why pay money to have your family tree traced; go into politics and your opponents will do it for you. - Unknown
Reporter: "How many people work at the Vatican?"
Pope John XXIII: "About half." - Pope John XXIII
I don't look for much to come out of government ownership as long as we have Democrats and Republicans. - Kin Hubbard
Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else. - Frederic Bastiat
Politics: Poli, a Latin word meaning "many"; and tics, meaning "bloodsucking creatures." - Robin Williams
If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner. - H L Mencken
Demagogue: A politician who can rock the boat and persuade everyone else that they're in a terrible storm - Daffynitions joe-ks.com
One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. - Plato
Taxpayer - someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination. - Ronald Reagan
It is inexcusable for scientists to torture animals; let them make their experiments on journalists and politicians. - Henrik Ibsen
One of the reasons people hate politics is that truth is rarely a politician's objective. Election and power are. - Cal Thomas
Calculating how much carbon is absorbed by which forests and farms is a tricky task, especially when politicians do it. - Donella Meadows
Physicians and politicians resemble one another in this respect, that some defend the constitution and others destroy it. - Unknown
One lesson you better learn if you want to be in politics is that you never go out on a golf course and beat the President. - Lyndon B. Johnson
Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy. - Groucho Marx
When it comes to politics, I sit down on a sofa and grab some popcorn - or sometimes I crouch down in order not to get shot. - Sergey Galitsky
It was revealed in a government survey published today that the Prime Minister is doing the work of two men, Laurel and Hardy. - Ronnie Corbett
The nine most terrifying words in the English language are,
"I'm from the government and I'm here to help." - Ronald Reagan
Our future cannot depend on the government alone. The ultimate solutions lie in the attitudes and the actions of the American people. - Joe Biden
Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich, by promising to protect each from the other. - Oscar Ameringer
When one may pay out over two million dollars to presidential and Congressional campaigns, the U.S. government is virtually up for sale. - John W. Gardner
A politician should have three hats. One for throwing into the ring, one for talking through, and one for pulling rabbits out of if elected. - Carl Sandburg
NEED now means wanting someone else's money. GREED means wanting to keep your own. COMPASSION is when a politician arranges the transfer. - Joseph Sobran
If you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year with it in your pockets, and all that don't get wet you can keep. - Will Rogers
Passover and Easter are the only Jewish and Christian holidays that move in sync, like the ice skating pairs we saw during the winter Olympics. - Marvin Olasky
I am not a politician, but a soldier. - Idi Amin
In politics an absurdity is not a handicap. - Napoleon Bonaparte
Intelligence has nothing to do with politics. - Londo Molari
A politician... one that would circumvent God. - William Shakespeare
A government of law is a government of lawyers. - Saying
There would be no Christmas if there was no Easter. - Gordon B. Hinckley
Politics is the art of controlling your environment. - Hunter S. Thompson
If men were angels, no government would be necessary. - James Madison
There can be no wise politics without thought beforehand. - Annie Besant
Politics doesn't make strange bedfellows - marriage does. - Groucho Marx
Politics is for the present, but an equation is for eternity. - Albert Einstein
Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under. - H L Mencken
A government is the only known vessel that leaks from the top. - James Reston
History is a tool used by politicians to justify their intentions. - Ted Koppei
In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant. - Charles de Gaulle
An honest politician is one who, when he is bought, will stay bought. - Simon Cameron
A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country. - Tex Guinan
Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed. - Mao Zedong
Politics is the chloroform of the Irish people, or, rather the hashish. - Oliver St. John Gogarty
I have great respect for the Pope. I like the Pope. I actually like him. - Donald Trump
Politics is a profession where the paths of glory lead but to the gravy. - Billy Boy Franklin
Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don't vote. - William E. Simon
University politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small. - Henry Kissinger
In politics, madame, you need two things: friends, but above all an enemy. - Brian Mulroney
The short memories of American voters is what keeps our politicians in office. - Will Rogers
American Politics: A form of socialism for the rich, including the politicians. - Gregory Nunn
A filmmaker we almost lost to politics... my friend and colleague, Warren Beatty. - Jack Nicholson
A good politician, under democracy, is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar. - H L Mencken
Either the government will be given to us or we shall seize it by marching on Rome. - Benito Mussolini
Everyone wants to eat at the government's table, but nobody wants to do the dishes. - Werner Finck
Of all the tasks of government, the most basic is to protect its citizens from violence. - John Foster Dulles
Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. - P.J. O'Rourke
In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man; if you want anything done, ask a woman. - Margaret Thatcher
My brother Bob doesn't want to be in government - he promised Dad he'd go straight. - John F Kennedy
There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you. - Will Rogers
Christ appeared alive on several occasions after the cataclysmic events of that first Easter. - Josh McDowell
I think it's an absolute disaster that Australia, the government, allowed kangaroo culling. - Steve Irwin
Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are no rivers. - Nikita Khruschev
So, if we lie to the government, it's a felony.
But if they lie to us, it's politics. - Bill Murray
A little government and a little luck are necessary in life, but only a fool trusts either of them. - P.J. O'Rourke
Good thing we've still got politics in Texas - finest form of free entertainment ever invented. - Molly Ivins
Get thee glass eyes;
And, like a scurvy politician, seem
To see the things thou dost not. - William Shakespeare
I must study politics and war that my sons may have the liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. - John Adams
A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have. - Thomas Jefferson
Why pay money to have your family tree traced; go into politics and your opponents will do it for you. - Unknown
Reporter: "How many people work at the Vatican?"
Pope John XXIII: "About half." - Pope John XXIII
I don't look for much to come out of government ownership as long as we have Democrats and Republicans. - Kin Hubbard
Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else. - Frederic Bastiat
Politics: Poli, a Latin word meaning "many"; and tics, meaning "bloodsucking creatures." - Robin Williams
If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner. - H L Mencken
Demagogue: A politician who can rock the boat and persuade everyone else that they're in a terrible storm - Daffynitions joe-ks.com
One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. - Plato
Taxpayer - someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination. - Ronald Reagan
It is inexcusable for scientists to torture animals; let them make their experiments on journalists and politicians. - Henrik Ibsen
One of the reasons people hate politics is that truth is rarely a politician's objective. Election and power are. - Cal Thomas
Calculating how much carbon is absorbed by which forests and farms is a tricky task, especially when politicians do it. - Donella Meadows
Physicians and politicians resemble one another in this respect, that some defend the constitution and others destroy it. - Unknown
One lesson you better learn if you want to be in politics is that you never go out on a golf course and beat the President. - Lyndon B. Johnson
Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy. - Groucho Marx
When it comes to politics, I sit down on a sofa and grab some popcorn - or sometimes I crouch down in order not to get shot. - Sergey Galitsky
It was revealed in a government survey published today that the Prime Minister is doing the work of two men, Laurel and Hardy. - Ronnie Corbett
The nine most terrifying words in the English language are,
"I'm from the government and I'm here to help." - Ronald Reagan
Our future cannot depend on the government alone. The ultimate solutions lie in the attitudes and the actions of the American people. - Joe Biden
Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich, by promising to protect each from the other. - Oscar Ameringer
When one may pay out over two million dollars to presidential and Congressional campaigns, the U.S. government is virtually up for sale. - John W. Gardner
A politician should have three hats. One for throwing into the ring, one for talking through, and one for pulling rabbits out of if elected. - Carl Sandburg
NEED now means wanting someone else's money. GREED means wanting to keep your own. COMPASSION is when a politician arranges the transfer. - Joseph Sobran
If you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year with it in your pockets, and all that don't get wet you can keep. - Will Rogers
Passover and Easter are the only Jewish and Christian holidays that move in sync, like the ice skating pairs we saw during the winter Olympics. - Marvin Olasky
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