Politics Quotes
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I hate all bungling as I do sin, but particularly bungling in politics, which leads to the misery and ruin of many thousands and millions of people.
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I think this is what we must not lose sight of, present a confident, positive and optimistic platform for our country's future in which this Party appeals to the centre ground of British politics.
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Since the business of politics is the conciliation of differing interests, justice must not merely be done, but to be seen to be done.
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I do not sing politics. I merely sing the truth.
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Politics is too often regarded as a poor relation, inherently dependent and subsidiary; it is rarely praised as something with a life and character of its own.
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All our lives we fought against exalting the individual, against the elevation of the single person, and long ago we were over and done with the business of a hero, and here it comes up again: the glorification of one personality. This is not good at all.
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I never, ever get involved in politics. With politics you are not allowed to be honest. I don't have time to deal with that. I would rather work with kids.
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Continuing to believe the same thing, even in the face of new evidence to the contrary, is the definition of insanity - except in politics where it's called leadership.
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The welfare state is not really about the welfare of the masses. It is about the egos of the elites.
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There's always a lot happening. I mean, that's the thing about politics: it's just one damn thing after another!
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What is the first part of politics? Education. The second? Education. And the third? Education.
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Most Americans have never seen the ignorance, degradation, hunger, sickness, and futility in which many other Americans live...They won't become involved in economic or political change until something brings the seriousness of the situation home to them.
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In politics, name recognition matters a lot.
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Man is a predatory animal, and this aspect of his nature is nowhere better suited by environment than in the world of politics.
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Gridlock is great. My motto is, 'Don't just do something. Stand there.'
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Politics has slain its thousands, but religion has slain its tens of thousands.
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If I do talk politics it's very surface, it's not in-depth.
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People are increasingly becoming disappointed and disillusioned with politics and business, and especially with the market economy. They are meeting the physical needs of human beings, maybe. They are providing food. But not good and healthy food.
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How does the richest country in the history of the world fail to pay its bills?
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Teaching is a good preparation for politics because you have to reply to questions when you don't know the answer.
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Political organizations are formed to keep the powerful in power.
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Politics and music don't necessarily go hand in hand. They just do for me.
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Like Indiana Jones, I don't like snakes - though that might lead some to ask why I'm in politics.
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I don't have any special passion for politics, it being a never-ending merry-go-round of bosses big and small, all generally mediocre. I actually find it boring.
