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Politics Quotes

I became a councillor back in 1971, so if by this stage in politics I’m making lots of big mistakes, then I shouldn’t be here Picture Quote #1

When it comes to politics today, the devils’ not in the details; the devil’s in the big picture, more often than not just hiding in plain sight Picture Quote #1

The older I get, the less I know. By that I mean the less I am sure of. I view people with strong opinions on the big stuff with distrust. I don’t think we should have certain certainties on faith and politics; I think we should be open-minded Picture Quote #1

If you want to have any success in politics, sing softly and carry a big guitar, Picture Quote #1

The biggest problem in politics is that you help some S.O.B. get what he wants and then he throws you out of the train Picture Quote #1

New York has total depth in every area. Washington has only politics; after that, the second biggest thing is white marble Picture Quote #1

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I was always fascinated by politics, and I did not like the direction the country was going under Bill Clinton Picture Quote #1

It was not my wish to come into politics. I was not a public person; I preferred to spend my birthdays with family and friends. But the 2008 elections were fraudulent, so I decided to finance the opposition to make them stronger Picture Quote #1

I got my first camera when I was 21 - my boyfriend gave it to me for my birthday - but at that point politics was my life, and I viewed the camera as a tool for expressing my political beliefs rather than as an art medium Picture Quote #1

The methodologies of examining hip hop are borrowed from sociology, politics, religion, economics, urban studies, journalism, communications theory, American studies, transatlantic studies, black studies, history, musicology, comparative literature, English, linguistics, and other disciplines Picture Quote #1

I am a writer, a professional journalist with serious credentials in Crime, Craziness, and Politics. I have mingled with dangerous criminals and attended many trials . . . from Hell’s Angels, Black Panthers and Chicano street fighters to Roxanne Pulitzer and even Richard Nixon, back in the good old days before he was run out of the White House for fraud, perjury, graft, and criminal negligence Picture Quote #1

Politics is largely the process of taking credit and putting the blame on others - regardless of what the facts may be Picture Quote #1

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It is so hard for musicians when they step into acting is they’re not coming in as a blank slate, they’re coming in with a real set idea of who they are, where they’re coming from, what their politics are, what their tastes are Picture Quote #1

You have a political and media elite who have an idiom by which they describe politics. It’s highly, highly polarised. It’s right, left, red, blue, up, down, victorious, crushed Picture Quote #1

I think it was Columbia politics, Columbia Records politics that, that, Tom Wilson left [Bob Dylan] after Like A Rolling Stone Picture Quote #1

Everybody gets a little dose of Shakespeare. He’s the greatest playwright in the English language, but his politics are fairly square Picture Quote #1

Book-publishing is all about politics. Agents, editors, which books will be puffed, which ignored, etc Picture Quote #1

I never thought I would write about the Book of Revelation. It’s so dense; it’s so complex and puzzling. But then I found I was thinking about a number of themes, one of which has to do with politics and religion Picture Quote #1

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That’s probably the most boring conversation you could hear - an actor talk about politics. I won’t go there Picture Quote #1

When we saw a destitute-looking man trying to sell worn flip-flops, I vowed never to complain about a job again. When I considered the steady paycheck and quality of life it provided, my past gripes - primarily boring meetings, back-biting office politics and pantyhose - were just whining Picture Quote #1

I’ve always looked upon politics as a very boring thing. Politics never interested me as much as the people involved in it Picture Quote #1

I follow politics in a big way, and always have since I was a kid. I’ve got opinions, but they’re opinions on both sides - not just anti-Republican, which is a real popular thing for a rap artist to do. If you dis Republicans, nobody will get mad. I think the two-party system sucks. It’s absolutely ignorant Picture Quote #1

The problem is, of course, that not only is economics bankrupt but it has always been nothing more than politics in disguise ... economics is a form of brain damage Picture Quote #1

I listened to Bill Bennett and tons of other talk show hosts who talked about that and other policies and started branching out and caring about other issues in regards to politics Picture Quote #1

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It’s harder to take politics seriously, to understand the issues, than it is to drown it all in a sea of scorn. And while the world cries out for greater analysis and insight, we are distracted by bread and circuses, aka the ‘Great British Bake-Off’ and ‘Tumble.’ We should rediscover our tradition of satire. Of speaking truth unto power Picture Quote #1

Amnesty is a terrible policy, and it’s terrible politics. It’s a terrible policy because you are rewarding people for breaking the law Picture Quote #1

The British Empire passed quickly and with less humiliation than its French and Dutch counterparts, but decades later, the vicious politics of partition still seems to define India and Pakistan Picture Quote #1

In five hundred years’ time, to the historian writing the Decline and Fall of the British Empire, this little episode would not exist. There will be plenty of other causes. You and me and poor Jones will not even figure in a footnote. It will be all economics, politics, battles Picture Quote #1

The British political system and the whole clapped out Westminster architecture, and the language that we use about politics, it’s completely unsustainable. You either decide to be part of that transition to do something different. Or you cling to old certainties Picture Quote #1

I am totally in favour of reform - but it must be reform that changes the nature of British politics, not simply the makeup or operation of parliament Picture Quote #1

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I became a councillor back in 1971, so if by this stage in politics I’m making lots of big mistakes, then I shouldn’t be here. (Politics Quotes) When it comes to politics today, the devils’ not in the details; the devil’s in the big picture, more often than not just hiding in plain sight. (Politics Quotes) The older I get, the less I know. By that I mean the less I am sure of. I view people with strong opinions on the big stuff with distrust. I don’t think we should have certain certainties on faith and politics; I think we should be open-minded. (Politics Quotes) If you want to have any success in politics, sing softly and carry a big guitar, (Politics Quotes) The biggest problem in politics is that you help some S.O.B. get what he wants and then he throws you out of the train. (Politics Quotes) New York has total depth in every area. Washington has only politics; after that, the second biggest thing is white marble. (Politics Quotes) I was always fascinated by politics, and I did not like the direction the country was going under Bill Clinton. (Politics Quotes) It was not my wish to come into politics. I was not a public person; I preferred to spend my birthdays with family and friends. But the 2008 elections were fraudulent, so I decided to finance the opposition to make them stronger. (Politics Quotes) I got my first camera when I was 21 - my boyfriend gave it to me for my birthday - but at that point politics was my life, and I viewed the camera as a tool for expressing my political beliefs rather than as an art medium. (Politics Quotes) The methodologies of examining hip hop are borrowed from sociology, politics, religion, economics, urban studies, journalism, communications theory, American studies, transatlantic studies, black studies, history, musicology, comparative literature, English, linguistics, and other disciplines. (Politics Quotes) I am a writer, a professional journalist with serious credentials in Crime, Craziness, and Politics. I have mingled with dangerous criminals and attended many trials . . . from Hell’s Angels, Black Panthers and Chicano street fighters to Roxanne Pulitzer and even Richard Nixon, back in the good old days before he was run out of the White House for fraud, perjury, graft, and criminal negligence. (Politics Quotes) Politics is largely the process of taking credit and putting the blame on others - regardless of what the facts may be. (Politics Quotes) It is so hard for musicians when they step into acting is they’re not coming in as a blank slate, they’re coming in with a real set idea of who they are, where they’re coming from, what their politics are, what their tastes are. (Politics Quotes) You have a political and media elite who have an idiom by which they describe politics. It’s highly, highly polarised. It’s right, left, red, blue, up, down, victorious, crushed. (Politics Quotes) I think it was Columbia politics, Columbia Records politics that, that, Tom Wilson left [Bob Dylan] after Like A Rolling Stone. (Politics Quotes) Everybody gets a little dose of Shakespeare. He’s the greatest playwright in the English language, but his politics are fairly square. (Politics Quotes) Book-publishing is all about politics. Agents, editors, which books will be puffed, which ignored, etc. (Politics Quotes) I never thought I would write about the Book of Revelation. It’s so dense; it’s so complex and puzzling. But then I found I was thinking about a number of themes, one of which has to do with politics and religion. (Politics Quotes) That’s probably the most boring conversation you could hear - an actor talk about politics. I won’t go there. (Politics Quotes) When we saw a destitute-looking man trying to sell worn flip-flops, I vowed never to complain about a job again. When I considered the steady paycheck and quality of life it provided, my past gripes - primarily boring meetings, back-biting office politics and pantyhose - were just whining. (Politics Quotes) I’ve always looked upon politics as a very boring thing. Politics never interested me as much as the people involved in it. (Politics Quotes) I follow politics in a big way, and always have since I was a kid. I’ve got opinions, but they’re opinions on both sides - not just anti-Republican, which is a real popular thing for a rap artist to do. If you dis Republicans, nobody will get mad. I think the two-party system sucks. It’s absolutely ignorant. (Politics Quotes) The problem is, of course, that not only is economics bankrupt but it has always been nothing more than politics in disguise ... economics is a form of brain damage. (Politics Quotes) I listened to Bill Bennett and tons of other talk show hosts who talked about that and other policies and started branching out and caring about other issues in regards to politics. (Politics Quotes) It’s harder to take politics seriously, to understand the issues, than it is to drown it all in a sea of scorn. And while the world cries out for greater analysis and insight, we are distracted by bread and circuses, aka the ‘Great British Bake-Off’ and ‘Tumble.’ We should rediscover our tradition of satire. Of speaking truth unto power. (Politics Quotes) Amnesty is a terrible policy, and it’s terrible politics. It’s a terrible policy because you are rewarding people for breaking the law. (Politics Quotes) The British Empire passed quickly and with less humiliation than its French and Dutch counterparts, but decades later, the vicious politics of partition still seems to define India and Pakistan. (Politics Quotes) In five hundred years’ time, to the historian writing the Decline and Fall of the British Empire, this little episode would not exist. There will be plenty of other causes. You and me and poor Jones will not even figure in a footnote. It will be all economics, politics, battles. (Politics Quotes) The British political system and the whole clapped out Westminster architecture, and the language that we use about politics, it’s completely unsustainable. You either decide to be part of that transition to do something different. Or you cling to old certainties. (Politics Quotes) I am totally in favour of reform - but it must be reform that changes the nature of British politics, not simply the makeup or operation of parliament. (Politics Quotes)

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