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
Please don't ask me any questions about the politics of 30 years ago. Helen Reddy
In politics a capable ruler must be guided by circumstances, conjectures and conjunctions. Catherine the Great
It's very personal in its politics, very bitter and very negative. John Bolton
Somehow we can't live outside the politics of race. There's something very deep in all of us, that is taught to us when we are very, very little. Which is the disrespect and fear of the other. Anna Deavere Smith
Talk of citizenship today is often thin and tinny. The word has a faintly old-fashioned feel to it when used in everyday conversation. When evoked in national politics, it's usually accompanied by the shrill whine of a descending culture-war mortar. Eric Liu
Sometimes when I listen to fellow progressives, I wonder if the only lesson we took away from the '04 elections is that politics is a word game. Eric Liu
In almost every country there are elements of opinion which would welcome such a conclusion because they wish to return to the politics of the balance of power, unrestricted and unregulated armaments, international anarchy, and preparation for war. Arthur Henderson
On the contrary, the characteristic element of the present situation is that economic questions have finally and irrevocably invaded the domain of public life and politics. Arthur Henderson
But I think it's quite clear in my work that my orientation isn't political or doesn't come out of modern politics. Jane Campion
You will find in politics that you are much exposed to the attribution of false motive. Never complain and never explain. Stanley Baldwin
And humility in politics means accepting that one party doesn't have all the answers recognising that working in partnership is progress not treachery. Vince Cable
My college, Fitzwilliam, was pretty good but unfashionable and I lived in digs so I was not part of the cloistered 'old college' environment, which frankly was a bit intimidating. But I worked hard and settled in by exploring politics and girls. Vince Cable
I hate injustice, and I can't help but speak against it. But I don't want to get involved in politics. Serj Tankian
I get asked a lot about getting into politics. I say, 'Take a look at politics. You tell me what seems appealing about that.' George Clooney
Politics has become unbelievably and unfortunately way too much about how much money is involved rather than what kind of ideas are involved. Mike Huckabee
Arkansas is a state where politics is retail. Mike Huckabee
Well, for me the pro-life issue has been something I've been very passionate about since the '70s, and I have been very involved in the pro-life community since long before politics. Mike Huckabee
Regardless of Bill Clinton's politics or personal life, he grew up in obscurity and was elected to the presidency - twice. Don't take that away from him, because then you take it away from every other kid in America sitting out there in a school bus with a big dream. Mike Huckabee
Local politics, like everything else, are not what they used to be. But the fact is that our political system - like our physical existence - still breaks down along geographical lines. Eric Alterman