How Politics is Played:

It's Not Who You Know; It's Who You Get to Know

They never take the time to think about what really goes on in those one-on-one sessions. They see it as rape instead of seduction; they miss the elaborate preparation that goes on before the act is finally done.

—Lyndon B. Johnson

"All Politics Is Local"

Members are going to come in to see you with some matter that you will think is the craziest thing you ever heard.  Just remember, it is very important to that member.  Otherwise he would never have come in with it.

—Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill, Jr.

It's Better to Receive Than to Give

If you want to make a friend, let someone do you a favor.

—Benjamin Franklin

"Dance with the One That Brung Ya"

I'm a dyed-in-the-wool party man.  I don't know just what party I am in right now, but I am for the party.

—Huey "Kingfish" Long

Keep Your Enemies in Front of You

Better to have 'em inside the tent pissin' out than outside pissin' in.

—Lyndon B. Johnson

Don't Get Mad; Don't Get Even; Get Ahead

I always throw my golf club in the direction I'm going.

—Ronald Reagan

Leave No Shot Unanswered

If you don't have something good to say about someone, come sit next to me.

—Alice Roosevelt Longworth

"Only Talk When It Improves the Silence"

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

—Charles deGaulle

Always Concede on Principle

If fascism comes to America, it'll be called antifascism.

—Huey Long

Hang a Lantern on Your Problem

Jimmy Carter.  Jimmy Carter?  How can that be?  I don't even know Jimmy Carter, and as far as I know, none of my friends know him, either.

—W. Averell Harriman

Spin!

You're going to have lunch with the President.  The menu is humble pie.  You're going to eat every last motherfucking spoonful of it.  You're going to be the most contrite sonofabitch this world has ever seen.

—James A. Baker III

"The Press Is the Enemy"

I've been right and I've been paranoid, and it's better being paranoid.

—William Safire

The Reputation of Power

The reputation of power is power

—Thomas Hobbes

Positioning

I have just though of something that is not part of my speech, and I am worried whether I should do it.

—Ronald Reagan

 

Now, if you are a political science student or a person that just absolutely loves politics and have zero idea what book these headings and quotes came from, you should be ashamed of yourself.

I'll give you a hint:  The man that wrote the book is one of the greatest political analysts and political minds in the world.  He has a show that comes on MSNBC at 5 pm.  If that doesn't help and you are one of the above mentioned people, open the window and jump.