Politics Quotes

Politics is the enemy of the imagination.

In modern societies, some members of ethnic minority groups do not want to feel compelled to heed the voices of their communities when participating as citizens.

There is nothing revolutionary whatsoever about the control of women's bodies by men. The woman's body is the terrain on which patriarchy is erected.

Competition works best in sports, but humans get addicted to stuff.

No one is fighting for my freedom unless they are doing it on my soil.

It is important to recognize and politics positive thinking is often the slaves' virtue - something that people do to con themselves about the burden and change being placed upon them.

We know we are all tarnished, so we doubt everyone else too. It is sad situation, where we need a leader but cannot really trust anyone.

History is really a study of the future, not the past.

Next to courage, willpower is the most important thing in politics.

In politics, as in business, leadership is crucial.

As in nature, politics abhors a vacuum. Without a strong voice for more moderate leadership, the Tea Party is filling that vacuum.

Nobody in a leadership level in American politics is trying to inspire the American people. Everybody needs to be goosed. The vast majority of people are not self-starters.

I despise charity. It gives crumbs to a few and silences the others.

Fiction should always steer clear of political considerations.

I'm obsessed with politics, and I talk about it any chance I can get. I have strong opinions about how the world should be run.

Politics is not about power.

They're called 'facts', and my role is to amplify those, not cheerlead. And I don't care at all what you think of my motives.

The natural law is an instrument for progress, not a weapon of revolution.

Politics is so difficult, it's generally only people who aren't quite up to the task who feel convinced they are.

The fear of blacks has become the dirty little secret of our political culture.

Silence is what causes most of humanity's problems

Anarchists have taken over (the GOP).

Vampire politics make the very complicated dance of manners that is werewolf protocol look like the Hokey Pokey.

To inspire others, you must first inspire yourself. Only true passion can awake passion in others

Conservatives believe in equality of opportunity. Liberals believe in equality of outcome.

These days politics, religion, media seem to get all mixed up. Television became the new religion a long time back and the media has taken over.

Banks are the temples of America. This is a holy war. Our economy is our religion.

It's very difficult to talk about religion in Iran because religion has gotten so mixed up with politics.

Outrage is easy, cheap, and oversold. The nation needs less anger and more thoughtful reflection, less shouting and more listening, less dissembling and more honesty.

Wealth aggregates and becomes political power. Simple as that. ‘Corporation’ is just the most recent name for it.

Politics is a matter of leading other people. Admittedly not where they want to go, but where they ought to go.

Gov. Christie says 'New Jersey First.' State-based Isolationism!

The American people are fed up...with political posturing.' True, but also an example of political posturing.

The Afghan government is as corrupt as a prostitute with a law degree.

The eternal sea of politics is best left to politicians.

It's my view that human dignity - an attribute which for years has been taken by the Left in British politics - resides in fact in Tory values of independence, individuality and self determination.

Having a hearing is educational. Having a hearing with television cameras is useful. Having a hearing with two rows of television cameras is Heaven.

Asked who attacked America on 9/11, [Sarah Palin] suggested several times that it was Saddam Hussein.

Nobody is sure of his life, property and health when the parliament deliberates.

If the Communists win Europe and a large part of the world, it will not be because they know how to stir up discontent or how to infect people with hatred, but because they know how to preach hope.

Thank God she doesn't have to be confirmed by the Senate.(on the birth of his granddaughter)

In politics, reality and appearance are of equal importance. You cannot attend to one and neglect the other. A man must determine both what he is, and what others believe him to be.

Politics is the name we give to the orchestration of power in any society.

Politics was his passion, but he wasn't suited for the rough-and-tumble of the game. He felt things too deeply. There was no wall between his head and his heart.

You cannot mix sports with politics.

There's plenty of room for humor in politics, God knows, but it's a serious business.

Politics is pointless if it does nothing to enhance the beauty of our lives.

All intellectual tendencies are corrupted when they consort with power.

I don't hate Republicans as individuals. But I hate what the Republicans are doing to this country. I really do.

Mixing humor and politics is something that works.