There's people coming in who've never done any politics at all, who've never been in a trade union, they've never been in a political party, they've never done anything, but they do feel a kind of urgency. -Susan George Politics
The introduction of religious passion into politics is the end of honest politics, and the introduction of politics into religion is the prostitution of true religion. -Lord Hailsham Politics
If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion, or force citizens to confess by word or act. -Robert Jackson Politics
There are those who maintain that in this world women have no right to interfere in the affairs of state, in politics, in plots and counter-plots. Others that are who, more chivalrous, are willing to admit that women have as much right to act, think, and speak as men. -Belle Boyd Politics
We were raised with that discussion about violence and non-violence, and we all pretty much came up on the side of non-violence. That became my foundation with politics and my livelihood. -Joan Baez Politics
Absolutely. I think that this is - politics is a tough business. I describe it as a full contact sport. You have to be prepared to get in there and mix it up. -John Thune Politics
My friend told me later he got the chicken pox. I told him I caught politics and never got over it. -Jack Johnson Politics
Our culture is more shaped by the arts and humanities than it often is by politics. -Jim Leach Politics
Family politics are worse than world politics. That's all I can say. You don't get to choose your family; you get to choose your friends. Your family is imposed upon you. -Michael Cimino Politics
People meet in bars after work all over the world and talk about the great problems of life and death and the world and politics and they don't take themselves seriously. They can do nothing else except chat about these things in bars after work. -Whitfield Diffie Politics
Globalisation has made us more vulnerable. It creates a world without borders, and makes us painfully aware of the limitations of our present instruments, and of politics, to meet its challenges. -Anna Lindh Politics
Justice, sir, is the great interest of man on earth. It is the ligament which holds civilized beings and civilized nations together. -Daniel Webster Politics
I've always tried to avoid politics because most politicians that I know are quite dirty in terms of human dignity, ethics and morals. -Steven Seagal Politics
There's not a self-regulating group of nice fair-playing people in politics. There are a lot of dodgy people in politics. -Heather Brooke Politics
Few businessmen are capable of being in politics, they don't understand the democratic process, they have neither the tolerance or the depth it takes. Democracy isn't a business. -Malcolm Forbes Politics
So the major obstacle to the development of new supplies is not geology but what happens above ground: international affairs, politics, investment and technology. -Daniel Yergin Politics
One thing I like about boxing is that I will not have to deal with the same kind of politics that I had to in skating. In boxing, it is not about your appearance, or how your costume looks, what color it is, or how much it costs. -Tonya Harding Politics
That is why everyone in politics, and we do it, must make sure that they do not depend on one single interest group. A good compromise is one where everybody makes a contribution. -Angela Merkel Politics
