Politics Quotes

The West Wing seems to be feeding the myth about how presidential politics are.

As a black woman, my politics and political affiliation are bound up with and flow from participation in my people's struggle for liberation, and with the fight of oppressed people all over the world against American imperialism.

When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning to believe it.

The revenues of Cuban state-run companies are used exclusively for the benefit of the people, to whom they belong.

The revolution is a dictatorship of the exploited against the exploiters.

In politics, guts is all.

I think Ralph Nader is the biggest liar in American politics when he said it didn't matter who was president.

I detest politics, to be honest with you. It's a cesspool. And I don't think I would fare well in that cesspool because I don't believe in political correctness and I certainly don't believe in dishonesty.

About 25 years ago, I started out as a reporter covering politics. And that sort of just evolved into organized crime, because organized crime and politics were the same thing in Boston.

But the - look, I think that this - the United States of America is still the most powerful economy in the world. It is an incredible engine for creativity and innovation. And it has the most - smartest, most effective workforce in the world. So we have a lot going for us, in spite of the fractiousn

Now interpersonal politics... that's what it's all about.

Sometimes in politics one must duel with skunks, but no one should be fool enough to allow skunks to choose the weapons.

Flipping the dial through available radio stations there will blare out to any listener an array of broadcasts, 24/7, propagating Religious Right politics, along with what they deem to be 'old-time gospel preaching.' This is especially true of what comes over the airwaves in Bible Belt southern stat

And humility in politics means accepting that one party doesn't have all the answers; recognising that working in partnership is progress not treachery.

My first meeting as a senator, my first day, they were already talking about the next election. Part of that's the permanent campaign, part of that's a word I've been using more frequently, 'tribal.' Our politics has become tribal: It's us versus them.

I'm pleased to offer analysis of public policy and politics to the millions of Americans who get their news from Fox.

Beyond politics, the West is suffering from what can be called a crisis of brokenness - broken institutions, broken families and broken souls.

My suspension was a long-planned move... and was done to protect would-be convicts in Romanian politics.

Vote for the man who promises least; he'll be the least disappointing.

The beef industry has contributed to more American deaths than all the wars of this century, all natural disasters, and all automobile accidents combined.

In Israel, generally speaking, politics is much more familiar than any other place. We all know each other.

It's much easier to wear a Chairman Mao button and shake your fists in the air and all that, then to actually read the Communist manifesto and things like that and actually become involved in politics.

If you see something is going wrong within politics and the world today, then some Hip Hop artist is gonna come along and get straight with it. If they think that there's a lot of racism going on then there's another Hip Hop artist who's gonna come out and speak their mind.

The thing about politics is to plan 10 years ahead, and assume every year is your last.

In my grandfather's lab, scientists did independent research, and peers reviewed and commented on its merits. Politics, he taught me, had no place in the scientific process.

You will find in politics that you are much exposed to the attribution of false motive. Never complain and never explain.

So long as we have enough people in this country willing to fight for their rights, we'll be called a democracy.

Idealism is the despot of thought, just as politics is the despot of will.

Reporters thrive on the world's misfortune. For this reason they often take an indecent pleasure in events that dismay the rest of humanity.

I have always been interested in politics. I was in the student union before, very active.