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Political Quotes

I’ve often said that all poetry is political. This is because real poems deal with a human response to reality and politics is part of reality, history in the making. Even if a poet writes about sitting in a glass house drinking tea, it reflects politics Picture Quote #1

Activism is very seductive, and writing is painful and hard. It’s very scary to have a death threat living over your head. Activism is very sustaining. But I don’t view myself as a political person. I’m just someone who desperately wants to stay alive Picture Quote #1

Nations sometimes flourish by denying the crimes that brought them into being. Only when the original invasion, occupation, extermination or usurpation has been safely thrust into the political unconscious can sovereignty feel secure Picture Quote #1

The roles of art, morality, religion, political faith, science itself are not to repair organic exhaustion nor to provide sound functioning of the organs. All this supraphysical life is built and expanded not because of the demands of the cosmic environment but because of the demands of the social environment Picture Quote #1

The insistence that the commercialisation of the body is a fit subject for political discussion and intervention is well overdue Picture Quote #1

Being able to provoke a different point of view to the standard current ideological or political perspective as played out in conventional newspaper or radio reportage is what a public intellectual does. But it’s not merely about being oppositional, because that’s too negative Picture Quote #1

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There is one solution to all of our problems: Teaching our kids clarity of thought and political representation in democracy. That’s it Picture Quote #1

It would not be a bad idea if bankers were to go and sit occasionally with politicians in their political surgeries, where they might get a sense of the injustice that some of the community feel about the banks Picture Quote #1

For as long as I can remember, I’ve always been interested in issues of social justice, political freedom, and civil rights Picture Quote #1

I will continue to help the political causes I believe in in any way I can Picture Quote #1

I’m not preaching about things you should do, I’m not political or anything. I’m probably not the best role model Picture Quote #1

For those of us who consider ourselves political moderates, life is a dispiriting slog, a sorry mix of rectitude and ineptitude Picture Quote #1

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I continue to write songs that are topically related to social, political and economic issues of our time, but I also recognize that onstage, I have a lot of fun and audiences have a lot of fun, so I’m trying to package the messages in music and sounds that are fun to perform and fun to listen to Picture Quote #1

I felt I had an opportunity to follow in the footsteps of great soul musicians of the past, who made a lot of social and political commentary through their music Picture Quote #1

I don’t believe any person looking for work is fearful of political judgment. Government is a large institution, and if they believe that people are going to get rid of good employees for political reasons, that’s absurd Picture Quote #1

Any time an elected official in the world we’re in today that appears so dysfunctional challenges a core constituency not of their opponent but of their own political base, I think we should pause and give them credit Picture Quote #1

I sat down in 1989 and I made up my mind at that point that I was going to spend the rest of my life assisting women and youth to gain social and political empowerment through business and education. I convinced myself economic empowerment of women was going to be key, especially in a country like this where most women didn’t go to school Picture Quote #1

Americans deserve an attorney general that will be honest with them, they deserve an attorney general who will uphold the basic standards of political independence and accountability Picture Quote #1

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I don’t think it would be a good idea for scientists to have more political power. Scientists as a group are more inclined to try to derive an ought from an is, than the population at large Picture Quote #1

Across the continent, political divisions are deepening. For all of these reasons, the specter of a euro zone collapse has not been dispatched Picture Quote #1

The unification of opposites which characterizes the commercial and political style is one of the many ways in which discourse and communication make themselves immune against the expression of protest and refusal Picture Quote #1

Technological rationality reveals its political character as it becomes the great vehicle of better domination, creating a truely totalitarian universe in which society and nature, mind and body are kept in a state of permanent mobilization for the defense of this universe Picture Quote #1

We cannot be divided either by the languages we speak, by the faiths we profess or by the political views we choose Picture Quote #1

However, I have a low opinion of people with narrow political horizons. Someone who talks about the environment and knows nothing about economics can make as many mistakes as someone who does the opposite Picture Quote #1

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When people used to call me a political writer, it was kind of confusing because I was always much more interested in the social end of things which hinges on the political, but it isn’t really part of it Picture Quote #1

A lot of politics in art is just institutional critique, which, in my opinion, is not all that political Picture Quote #1

If I do something that depresses, it’s not because I’m depressed, but because political life and history is depressing Picture Quote #1

In the political context fair means somebody that will vote for the unions or for the business. It can’t mean that in the judicial context or we’re in real trouble Picture Quote #1

The way to put oneself in a position to take the harder, more honorable political path is to argue for one’s virtues in a vigorous way Picture Quote #1

I’m not a political person. I’m a techie nerd, and I enjoy the techie part. I mean, all my life, I’ve loved great technology Picture Quote #1

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I’ve often said that all poetry is political. This is because real poems deal with a human response to reality and politics is part of reality, history in the making. Even if a poet writes about sitting in a glass house drinking tea, it reflects politics (Political Quotes) Activism is very seductive, and writing is painful and hard. It’s very scary to have a death threat living over your head. Activism is very sustaining. But I don’t view myself as a political person. I’m just someone who desperately wants to stay alive (Political Quotes) Nations sometimes flourish by denying the crimes that brought them into being. Only when the original invasion, occupation, extermination or usurpation has been safely thrust into the political unconscious can sovereignty feel secure (Political Quotes) The roles of art, morality, religion, political faith, science itself are not to repair organic exhaustion nor to provide sound functioning of the organs. All this supraphysical life is built and expanded not because of the demands of the cosmic environment but because of the demands of the social environment (Political Quotes) The insistence that the commercialisation of the body is a fit subject for political discussion and intervention is well overdue (Political Quotes) Being able to provoke a different point of view to the standard current ideological or political perspective as played out in conventional newspaper or radio reportage is what a public intellectual does. But it’s not merely about being oppositional, because that’s too negative (Political Quotes) There is one solution to all of our problems: Teaching our kids clarity of thought and political representation in democracy. That’s it (Political Quotes) It would not be a bad idea if bankers were to go and sit occasionally with politicians in their political surgeries, where they might get a sense of the injustice that some of the community feel about the banks (Political Quotes) For as long as I can remember, I’ve always been interested in issues of social justice, political freedom, and civil rights (Political Quotes) I will continue to help the political causes I believe in in any way I can (Political Quotes) I’m not preaching about things you should do, I’m not political or anything. I’m probably not the best role model (Political Quotes) For those of us who consider ourselves political moderates, life is a dispiriting slog, a sorry mix of rectitude and ineptitude (Political Quotes) I continue to write songs that are topically related to social, political and economic issues of our time, but I also recognize that onstage, I have a lot of fun and audiences have a lot of fun, so I’m trying to package the messages in music and sounds that are fun to perform and fun to listen to (Political Quotes) I felt I had an opportunity to follow in the footsteps of great soul musicians of the past, who made a lot of social and political commentary through their music (Political Quotes) I don’t believe any person looking for work is fearful of political judgment. Government is a large institution, and if they believe that people are going to get rid of good employees for political reasons, that’s absurd (Political Quotes) Any time an elected official in the world we’re in today that appears so dysfunctional challenges a core constituency not of their opponent but of their own political base, I think we should pause and give them credit (Political Quotes) I sat down in 1989 and I made up my mind at that point that I was going to spend the rest of my life assisting women and youth to gain social and political empowerment through business and education. I convinced myself economic empowerment of women was going to be key, especially in a country like this where most women didn’t go to school (Political Quotes) Americans deserve an attorney general that will be honest with them, they deserve an attorney general who will uphold the basic standards of political independence and accountability (Political Quotes) I don’t think it would be a good idea for scientists to have more political power. Scientists as a group are more inclined to try to derive an ought from an is, than the population at large (Political Quotes) Across the continent, political divisions are deepening. For all of these reasons, the specter of a euro zone collapse has not been dispatched (Political Quotes) The unification of opposites which characterizes the commercial and political style is one of the many ways in which discourse and communication make themselves immune against the expression of protest and refusal (Political Quotes) Technological rationality reveals its political character as it becomes the great vehicle of better domination, creating a truely totalitarian universe in which society and nature, mind and body are kept in a state of permanent mobilization for the defense of this universe (Political Quotes) We cannot be divided either by the languages we speak, by the faiths we profess or by the political views we choose (Political Quotes) However, I have a low opinion of people with narrow political horizons. Someone who talks about the environment and knows nothing about economics can make as many mistakes as someone who does the opposite (Political Quotes) When people used to call me a political writer, it was kind of confusing because I was always much more interested in the social end of things which hinges on the political, but it isn’t really part of it (Political Quotes) A lot of politics in art is just institutional critique, which, in my opinion, is not all that political (Political Quotes) If I do something that depresses, it’s not because I’m depressed, but because political life and history is depressing (Political Quotes) In the political context fair means somebody that will vote for the unions or for the business. It can’t mean that in the judicial context or we’re in real trouble (Political Quotes) The way to put oneself in a position to take the harder, more honorable political path is to argue for one’s virtues in a vigorous way (Political Quotes) I’m not a political person. I’m a techie nerd, and I enjoy the techie part. I mean, all my life, I’ve loved great technology (Political Quotes)

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