People go into politics because they want the affirmation, and they want the applause. Andrew Cuomo on politics
If I weren't doing the politics, I wouldn't be doing my job. Andrew Cuomo on politics
Very few people go into politics to be reviled. Andrew Cuomo on politics
Once you start saying, 'Let's talk political, my own politics, my own aspirations,' it can become not just distracting in that it takes time, but it can become confusing and frustrating, and is this now a political agenda or a governmental agenda. Andrew Cuomo on politics
I didn't run for student council president. I don't see myself in any way in elected office. I love policy. I'm not particularly fond of politics. Condoleezza Rice on politics
Public life is regarded as the crown of a career, and to young men it is the worthiest ambition. Politics is still the greatest and the most honorable adventure. Pat Riley on politics
Mixing humor and politics is something that works. Bryan Cranston on politics
Whatever your supposed politics are - left, right - if you put it in a human connection, most people will rise to the occasion and feel the human pain in a way that they might not if it was presented in a more conceptual way. George Saunders on politics
There's a tradition in British intellectual life of mocking any non-political force that gets involved in politics, especially within the sphere of the arts and the theatre. Harold Pinter on politics
It's a good question, because a movie isn't good or bad based on its politics. It's usually good or bad for other reasons, though you might agree or disagree with its politics. Roger Ebert on politics
Well, you know what, I'm 60 years old, and I've been interested in politics since I was on my daddy's knee. During the 1948 election, we were praying for Truman. I know a lot about politics. Roger Ebert on politics
Let's just do what is right for the American people. And those of us who are involved in politics and government know that our responsibility is to the American people, that we have a responsibility to find our common ground, to seek it and to find it. Nancy Pelosi on politics
If I cry, it's about the personal loss of a friend or something like that. But when it comes to politics - no, I don't cry. Nancy Pelosi on politics
It's about time we make the well-being of our young people more important than ideology and politics. As a country, we benefit from investing in their future by investing in teen pregnancy prevention. Jane Fonda on politics
When I started 'CNN,' I made the decision to stay out of endorsing candidates, and let the doers make up their own minds about politics, that it wasn't going to come from me. Ted Turner on politics
I don't know if anybody wants to mix their politics with their entertainment. Fiona Apple on politics
Yes, politics IS war without bloodshed and war is an extension of those politics. H. Rap Brown on politics
The ability of the 1 percent to buy politicians and regulators is nothing new in American politics - just as inequality has been a permanent part of our economic system. This is true of virtually all political and economic systems. Eric Alterman on politics
I'm highly political. I spend an awful lot of time in the U.S. trying to influence decision-makers. But I don't feel in tune with British politics. Jane Goodall on politics
The problem of the Middle East is poverty more than politics. Shimon Peres on politics