Politics Quotes

I was surprised by the response of young people because there is a perception that those younger than the 1988 generation are not interested in politics.

I understand the process of politics and the game of television.

Writing is the continuation of politics by other means.

Politics is repetition. It is not change. Change is something beyond what we call politics. Change is the essence politics is supposed to be the means to bring into being.

If you are going to sin, sin against God, not the bureaucracy. God will forgive you but the bureaucracy won't.

In politics, as in poetry, it is sometimes true that it is darkest before dawn.

For a person who promised hope and civility in politics, Mr. Obama has shown a borderline obsessiveness in blaming Mr. Bush.

As a politician who cherishes religious conviction in his personal sphere, but regards politics as a domain belonging outside religion, I believe that this view is seriously flawed.

There are three critical ingredients to democratic renewal and progressive change in America: good public policy, grassroots organizing and electoral politics.

We would all like to vote for the best man but he is never a candidate.

There is this concept of politics as a dirty game.

One of the things being in politics has taught me is that men are not a reasoned or reasonable sex.

I'd just as soon not get into a discussion about Jane and her politics. I'd just as soon stick to what we're here for, the picture.

I want to stay away from politics, or else I'll probably end up putting my size fifteen foot into my mouth.

If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there'd be a shortage of sand.

My mother's studies stopped with the third year of primary school, my father with the first. They taught me a deep sense of duty. But nobody was involved in politics in my family.

Politics I supposed to be the second-oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.

Politics is a place of humble hopes and strangely modest requirements, where all are good who are not criminal and all are wise who are not ridiculously otherwise.

I cry, sometimes, because I'm not 20 years younger, and I'm not healthy. But if I were, I would even sacrifice my writing to enter politics.

It isn't fate but fecklessness that has shoved Sarah Palin to the sidelines of national politics. The real tragedy is that she's taken a lot of other serious Republican women with her.

I've done business with people I've met in politics, who I went to law school with, who I grew up with. Who do you do business with? People you meet in life.

Frankly, I don't mind not being President. I just mind that someone else is.

Unfortunately, money in politics is an insidious thing - and a loophole in our campaign finance system was taken advantage of with money going to existing or new 527 groups with the sole purpose of influencing the election.

I'm not driven to get back into politics. It's not on my top five things to do before I die, but saying that, I may be in politics in the next year or the next ten years. I've been on the front line for 12 years, four in state government, eight on the national level.

So you can say whatever you want and quote me however you want about politics and make the next payday, and that's fine because I'm making that deal with you, but just mention the movie along the way, OK?

I mean if politics was my main motivation I would be doing politics. But I'm a filmmaker.

When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators.

Politics are beautiful. They enable a community to live collectively with one another. It's not about stabbing each other in the back; it's about enabling people to reach their dreams and pursue happiness.

You do the policy, I'll do the politics.

That, sir, depends on whether I embrace your mistress or your politics.