“This is politics. People in power never have to play by the same rules.”

“I played by the rules of politics as I found them.”

“The only permanent rule in Calvinball is that you can never play it the same way twice! (Calvin)”

“Political organizations are formed to keep the powerful in power. Their first rule is “don’t rock the boat.” If someone makes trouble and you can get him, do it. If you can’t get him, bring him in. Give him some of the action, let him have a taste of power. Power is all anyone wants, and if he has a promise of it as a reward for being good, he’ll be good. Anyone who does not play by those rules is incomprehensible to most politicians.”

“Men and women play the same game but with different rules.”

“Republican and Democrat are simply two different factions of the same ruling party, and their congressional battles are primarily over political spoils, not political ideology”