I don't feel, finally, that my politics are entirely determined by the fact that I'm a gay man. Tony Kushner on politics
Artists know that diligence counts as much, if not more, as inspiration in art, as in politics, patience counts as much as revolution. Tony Kushner on politics
No matter where I go - London, Beirut, Jerusalem, Washington, Beijing, or Bangalore - I'm always looking to rediscover that land of ten thousand lakes where politics actually worked to make people's lives better, not pull them apart. Thomas Friedman on politics
People who build family businesses are not classically trained. They have to deal with an enormous amount of politics. You think corporate politics are tough? Go work for your dad or your mom. Gary Vaynerchuk on politics
Human nature doesn't include all human beings. There are human beings who are indifferent to politics, religion, virtually anything. Conor Cruise O'Brien on politics
To balance China, the democracies will need new friends - and India with its fast-growing economy, youthful population, and democratic politics seems the obvious candidate. David Frum on politics
Like art and politics, gangsterism is a very important avenue of assimilation into society. E. L. Doctorow on politics
I'm an independent. I'm a centrist. A new generation is arriving that has grown up with a multiplicity of choice in every aspect of their lives, and yet politics is the last place that they are told that they should be satisfied with a choice between brand A and brand B. It doesn't fit the way they think. It doesn't fit the way they live. John Avlon on politics
The idea that religion and politics don't mix was invented by the Devil to keep Christians from running their own country. Jerry Falwell on politics
People, not just reporters, are more interested in politics than in government, so the actual issues wouldn't be something that interested them. Calvin Trillin on politics
No one wants to hear my perspective on politics, but I think honestly as you get older, you get more interested in it. Danica Patrick on politics
Would that the simple maxim, that honesty is the best policy, might be laid to heart that a sense of the true aim of life might elevate the tone of politics and trade till public and private honor become identical. Margaret Fuller on politics
My passion for ideas is not matched with a passion for partisan or electoral politics. Jack Kemp on politics
Pro football gave me a good sense of perspective to enter politics: I'd already been booed, cheered, cut, sold, traded and hung in effigy. Jack Kemp on politics
There are a lot of grotesqueries in politics, not the least of which is the fund-raising side. Jack Kemp on politics
Clinton and Obama practice this politics known quaintly as the Richard Speck strategy: if you cannot take on everyone in the room at once, take them out of the room one at a time. Grover Norquist on politics
Although as a sailor I despised politics - for I loved my sailor's life and still love it today - conditions forced me to take up a definite attitude towards political problems. Fritz Sauckel on politics
Please don't ask me any questions about the politics of 30 years ago. Helen Reddy on politics
In politics a capable ruler must be guided by circumstances, conjectures and conjunctions. Catherine the Great on politics