London in the '70s was a pretty catastrophic dump, I can tell you. We had every kind of industrial trouble we had severe energy problems we were under constant terrorist attack from Irish terrorist groups who started a bombing campaign in English cities politics were fantastically polarized between left and right. Ian Mcewan on politics
The journey for women, no matter what venue it is - politics, business, film - it's, it's a long journey. Kathryn Bigelow on politics
My politics are of a practical kind - the integrity of the country, the supremacy of the Federal government, an honorable peace, or none at all. Winfield Scott Hancock on politics
I understand the damage the expenses crisis has done to Parliament, and the paramount importance of restoring trust in our politics. George Osborne on politics
Nothing is irreparable in politics. Jean Anouilh on politics
In argument, truth always prevails finally in politics, falsehood always. Walter Savage Landor on politics
I hate politics. I like to write about it, but to get involved in it, to try and make a lot of ignorant people do what you want them to do, waste of time. Go and write a book. It's more important and it'll last longer. Wilbur Smith on politics
There will be no politics, no ifs and buts if we see something and feel that work needs to be done, we will get people here we can rely on and ensure it is done in the same thorough way as our other projects. Ian Botham on politics
I don't take a great deal of interest in party politics. Social politics interests me a great deal more. Robert Carlyle on politics
America wants solutions. America wants a leader. No more tabloid politics. Alveda King on politics
Growing up, politics never trickled down to the areas we come from. But people from Obama's camp, and Obama himself, reached out to me and asked for my help on the campaign. We've sat and had dinner, and we've spoken on the phone. He's a very sharp guy. Very charming. Very cool. Jay-Z on politics
If you want to know about my politics, the only way to do that is to look at my work. Tommy Lee Jones on politics
I have a lot of nice Italian winter clothes that make me look like a sophisticated Lebanese professor, so my friend Robert and I go around pretending to be experts in Arabic politics. It doesn't work in the summer though. I don't have the right clothes. Alexei Sayle on politics
People feel politics isn't about their lives. David Miliband on politics
Good politics starts with empathy, proceeds to analysis, then sets out values and establishes the vision, before getting to the nitty-gritty of policy solutions. David Miliband on politics
Everything about my politics has been about the future. David Miliband on politics
I've committed myself to serve my constituents in South Shields and I have committed myself to British politics. David Miliband on politics
You have to believe that it's through politics that societies can lead social and economic and political change. David Miliband on politics
My advice is very simple: if you can win a small battle, it gives you confidence in the political process to take on bigger battles, and so it is very much a bottom-up grass-roots way of doing politics. David Miliband on politics
Politicians... talk in generalities and lies, and I think they've caused all our grief. They're so awful, they're really funny. I hate thinking this because my dad loved politics. Paul Lynde on politics