Politics Quotes - Page 3

The longer they talk about identity politics, I got 'em. I want them to talk about racism every day. If the Left is focused on race and identity, and we go with economic nationalism, we can crush the Democrats.

I'm not really involved with politics... I'm livin... -Eva Green

I'm not really involved with politics... I'm living in my cocoon with my classical music around.

I have been thinking that I would make a proposition to my Republican friends... that if they will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop telling the truth about them.

Conflict and callous politics drive famine.

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The speaker suggests that political conflicts and a lack of empathy contribute to the occurrence of famine.

Politics is perhaps the only profession for which ... -Robert Louis Stevenson

Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary.

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The quote humorously highlights the perception that individuals can enter politics without much prior training or qualifications, unlike other professions that typically require preparation.

I have come to the conclusion that politics are to... -Charles de Gaulle

I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.

I did not resign from politics because of Bofors. I resigned because I do not know how to play petty politics. I did not know back then and I don't know now either.

Anybody who doesn't know that politics is crime ha... -James Ellroy

Anybody who doesn't know that politics is crime has got a few screws loose.

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The quote employs hyperbolic language to suggest that politics, in the speaker's perspective, involves corrupt or unethical practices resembling criminal behavior.

When you read about the real history of where feminism comes from, it came from a very political point of view. I don't believe in bringing any politics to an idea like feminism. I love the idea that women should be celebrated, but I also believe men should be, too. We need both - yin and yang.

Only government can take perfectly good paper, cover it with perfectly good ink and make the combination worthless.

I love hard political debate and I love beating somebody on a political point but what I'm more frustrated by is the politics where you play the man not the politics.

Before I went to jail, I was active in politics as a member of South Africa's leading organization - and I was generally busy from 7 A.M. until midnight. I never had time to sit and think.

We used to play marbles for keeps. If you lost, you lost. It is the same way with politics, but not everybody knows this.

Party honesty is party expediency.

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This quote cynically implies that within political parties, honesty and integrity may be sacrificed for strategic orpolitical expediency, suggesting that party interests and gaining advantages often take precedence over absolute honesty.

Always, with any sort of politics, which is why we haven't got any, you get extremists, and once you get extremists, you get people doing great things and terrible things... for every following of some sort, you get followers who distort things.

I once said to my father, when I was a boy, 'Dad we need a third political party.' He said to me, 'I'll settle for a second.'

Only very intelligent people don't wish they were in politics, and I'm dumb enough to want to be in there.

$Politics is politics; art is art. If you play a po... -Youssou N\'Dour$

Politics is politics; art is art. If you play a political role, you have to stop being an artist.

There's a problem with political polling in that you have so much pressure to do what your client wants you to do and say what your client wants you to say. I've never felt that pressure. I am independent of the political parties.

Politicians are actors, too, don't you think? Usually, if you like people and you're outgoing, not a shy little thing, you can do pretty well in politics.

For a lot of people, most of their exposure to politics and politicians involves events on the campaign trail, interviews on cable news, or seeing a viral tweet here or there. But day to day, there's so much more than anyone sees.

Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear.

Hell hath no fury like a bureaucrat scorned.

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This quote plays on the well-known phrase "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned," humorously suggesting that bureaucrats can be particularly vengeful or vindictive when offended or undermined.

To me, politics is a pile of tricks.

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The quote conveys the speaker's negative perception of politics, describing it as a collection of deceptive tactics or manipulative strategies, indicating skepticism.

I grew up under the politics of my size and my skin. I grew up under the politics of the sound of my voice and a lack of agency, or a feeling of a lack of agency, and not always being able to find myself in images that were in the media.

When I was a youngster, I and people like us, who are educated and progressive-minded, did not take interest in politics. But then I realised that half of the parliament is being run by politicians with criminal records.

A lot of people like a lot of money. They shouldn'... -Jose Mujica

A lot of people like a lot of money. They shouldn't go into politics.

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The quote suggests that individuals who have a strong desire for wealth or material gain may not be suitable for pursuing a career in politics, implying that financial motivations can potentially compromise ethical or altruistic principles.

The only security men can have for their political liberty, consists in keeping their money in their own pockets.

I have a fantasy where Ted Turner is elected President but refuses because he doesn't want to give up power.

Politics are the same old thing. We elect people, we put them in office, and guess what they do? They sell us out. They sell us down the river, and we pay for it.

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