Politics Quotes
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A lot of politics in art is just institutional critique, which, in my opinion, is not all that political.
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I think Barack Obama has brought a new level of ethical standards to Washington. Has he changed some basic hard-knuckle politics? No. You need hard-knuckle politics to succeed.
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I always figured it was best if I write my songs, take them to my publisher and just lay back. There used to be so many things going on - getting to the artist, getting to the publishers - you know, politics. I just didn't want to get mixed up in all of that.
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Attack politics costs us dearly in terms of insight into the candidates. In a presidential campaign, the focus is so tight that the politicians are afraid to say anything that hasn't been scripted.
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You don't go into politics unless you want to win.
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Those of us who don't have a party affiliation ought to be able to register under the heading "Confused.
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We're seeing a reaction - and people taking to the streets with pots and pans - in areas where the independence movement isn't supposed to exist. People have to choose between one model and another. Everyone in Catalonia has realised that not taking part means ratifying the politics of repression of the Spanish government.
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We're seeing quite a lot of people who really would like a return to class-based politics.
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Politics should share one purpose with religion: the steady emancipation of the individual through the education of his passions.
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People don't care anymore because they don't believe in us; they don't trust us. And that's why we should change politics, not just accept the cynical frame that, 'Well, that's just politics.'
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I know enough about European politics to know you've got a lot of crazy people who make their way onto the ballot.
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A journalist covering politics, most of us are aware of the necessity to try to be sure we're unbiased in our reporting. That's one of the fundamentals of good journalism.
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The decision as to why a show makes it has to do with politics and money.
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Television is democracy at its ugliest.
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In both law and politics, I think the essential battle is the meta-battle of framing the narrative.
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Satire is fascinating stuff. It's deadly serious, and when politics begin to break down, there is a drift towards satire, because it's the only thing that makes any sense.
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I started as an engineer. I migrated to philosophy and international politics. And I did my studies about African – Africa democracy and democratization in Africa, taking Kenya as a model. And then, while I was doing so in 1996 in South Africa, Al Jazeera was established. So they requested me to be an analyst on African affairs.
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Politics are usually the executive expression of human immaturity.
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Politics and ethics belong to different worlds.
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I think the ideology of the Congress is closest to mine. Congress is a party where I should be. I have joined politics to bring change in society. The Congress gave me a chance with the Aadhaar project. It's a party that will allow me to bring change.
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I have always believed the iron rule of politics was that women don't vote for men who yell.
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When I first ran, being a woman in politics was seen as both a negative and also a positive. You could attract more women voters, but on the other hand, a lot of men wouldn't vote for you.
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In politics stupidity is not a handicap.
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Television doesn't like politics very well, if you can infer that from the way they cover it.
