954 private quotes tagged politics

“There are a lot of grotesqueries in politics, not the least of which is the fund-raising side.” — Jack Kemp

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“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

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“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

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“It's very personal in its politics, very bitter and very negative.” — John Bolton

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“In politics a capable ruler must be guided by circumstances, conjectures and conjunctions.” — Catherine the Great

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“I have got instincts that, I think, are very much in tune with people's very keen sense to see something different. I did not dream of being in politics since I was knee-high to a grasshopper. I was not involved in student politics, or not in that partisan way.” — Nick Clegg

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“I try not to tune in to politics until it's two or three months before the election. Till then, it's like watching preseason football.” — Trey Parker

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“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

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“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

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“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

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“The idea that religion and politics don't mix was invented by the Devil to keep Christians from running their own country.” — Jerry Falwell

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“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

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“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

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“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

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“In politics, there are no friends.” — Marian Wright Edelman

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“My job is to look at what politics is doing, not be a politician myself.” — Antonio Tabucchi

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“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

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“You will find in politics that you are much exposed to the attribution of false motive. Never complain and never explain.” — Stanley Baldwin

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“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

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“My passion for ideas is not matched with a passion for partisan or electoral politics.” — Jack Kemp

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“I hate injustice, and I can't help but speak against it. But I don't want to get involved in politics.” — Serj Tankian

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“In the world of energy politics, the sudden vanishing of the word 'coal' is a remarkable and unprecedented event.” — Jeff Goodell

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“I've never worked in politics, never been a member of an official committee or a political party.” — Naguib Mahfouz

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“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

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“Whoever decides to dedicate their life to politics knows that earning money isn't the top priority.” — Angela Merkel

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