- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
Politics Quotes
Voices on ideology, debate, and public life.
These politics quotes range from a personal statement linking radical belief to the character of one's work, to an observation that casual conversation about politics rarely gets taken too seriously. Together they capture politics as something people engage with unevenly, with real distance between everyday talk and lasting conviction.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- City
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up in the Midwest, I was very close to my maternal grandmother, who, as a young widow running a small business in 1920s Kansas City, had known firsthand the old Pendergast regime and its classic combine of politics and organized crime.
- Fight
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- Nov 07, 2020
So long as we have enough people in this country willing to fight for their rights, we'll be called a democracy.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's a good question, because a movie isn't good or bad based on its politics. It's usually good or bad for other reasons, though you might agree or disagree with its politics.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
Well, you know what, I'm 60 years old, and I've been interested in politics since I was on my daddy's knee. During the 1948 election, we were praying for Truman. I know a lot about politics.
- I Quit
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- Nov 07, 2020
I quit politics because I hated it.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Let's put aside the politics and trust the people. Let's embrace the unique opportunity we all have; take the heat and make the hard and difficult decisions, knowing that we're doing it to make things better for the people of Illinois.
- Possible
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- Nov 07, 2020
That's possible, and in fact the legislation, the politics should graduate the advantages towards those who have children and give less to those who don't have children.
- Living
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- Nov 07, 2020
People say satire is dead. It's not dead; it's alive and living in the White House.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't know enough about politics. I am out of the loop.
- Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
People can get information - on entertainment, politics, finance - much easier than before. That will change the way people do business, the way people live.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think what I would really most like to write about is palm trees and bougainvillea and hummingbirds. I would like to go into the desert and write about salamanders and the Grand Canyon, but history keeps rupturing my experience because politics are everywhere.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
Their very conservatism is secondhand, and they don't know what they are conserving.
- Love Is
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- Nov 07, 2020
Love is blind. My politics has been, too. I think you can fall in love with ideas, and you can fall in love with people. It's a very subjective experience. And I'm loyal to that experience.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020