Anyone who seeks to be involved in politics should join hands with America. Muqtada al Sadr on politics
In the world of energy politics, the sudden vanishing of the word 'coal' is a remarkable and unprecedented event. Jeff Goodell on politics
Bloomberg is famously impatient with beltway politics and believes that to get anything done you need to work from the ground up. Jeff Goodell on politics
I'm not really involved with politics... I'm living in my cocoon with my classical music around. Eva Green on politics
On the one hand, the financial projection is on the agenda - we will see if this problem can be resolved or not. I think it is a right idea to stage a special summit, which would deal with the question of priorities of European politics. Angela Merkel on politics
That is why everyone in politics, and we do it, must make sure that they do not depend on one single interest group. A good compromise is one where everybody makes a contribution. Angela Merkel on politics
Thus, the focus on this main political goal must become more visible in EU politics and to achieve this, we need a political impulse. It must be clear what the priorities on the agenda are. Angela Merkel on politics
Whoever decides to dedicate their life to politics knows that earning money isn't the top priority. Angela Merkel on politics
It's such a beautiful sport, with no politics involved, no color, no class. Only as a youngster can you play and as a pro can you win. The game has kept me young, involved and excited and for me to be up here with gems of baseball. Jack Buck on politics
I've never worked in politics, never been a member of an official committee or a political party. Naguib Mahfouz on politics
We're in an illusion about what our role is in world politics and foreign affairs, and our policies are killing and destroying and doing a lot of things that we are not aware of. Talib Kweli on politics
Music is what I must do, business is what I need to do and politics is what I have to do. Bob Geldof on politics
I was really lucky that I came to puberty at a time when music and politics were completely intertwined. Bob Geldof on politics
Of course there are regrets. I shall regret always that I found my own authentic voice in politics. I was too conservative, too conventional. Too safe, too often. Too defensive. Too reactive. Later, too often on the back foot. John Major on politics
The sight of allegedly sophisticated politicians parroting complete tripe trivialises and demeans government and it has to be stopped. It's played a significant part in public disillusionment with politics and has led to the absurd situation where more people vote for 'Strictly Come Dancing' than voted in the general election. John Major on politics
Yeah, exactly, you can talk about politics in music, you can talk about something else, but that's always going to change, and love is never going to change. Enrique Iglesias on politics
I care about politics just like any other citizen. I'm against the war in Iraq, or any type of war. Enrique Iglesias on politics
The only thing I have no control over is the politics that goes on within the record company. It's always been the same, but it's far tougher now, because record companies are run by financial people before, they were run by creative people. Enrique Iglesias on politics
Politics is much too serious to be taken too seriously equally, there are many aspects of it so laughable as to be lamentable. Charles Kennedy on politics
Politics is the enemy of the imagination. Ian Mcewan on politics