Politics Quotes

I believe in an India of pluralism and diversity, not of religious bigotry and caste politics. I believe in an India that is secure in itself and confident of its place in the world, an India that is a proud example of tolerance, freedom and hope for the downtrodden.

Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.

If we tried to write about politics, you'd realize that we're all a bunch of idiots.

I know from personal experience that engaging with your community and helping others helps foster a sense of shared sacrifice and - at a time when our politics seem more focused on tearing us apart than bringing us together - that shared sacrifice will help us rekindle the national unity that has made us the strongest nation in the world.

I would say that no film is apolitical. There are politics in all films. Any film that is anchored in a society, any film that deals with humanity is necessarily political.

I'm always rather nervous about how you talk about women who are active in politics, whether they want to be talked about as women or as politicians.

While the religious divisions in our world are self-evident, many people still imagine that religious conflict is always caused by a lack of education, by poverty, or by politics.

Politics and power is a realm of relative influence.

I talk about the politics of love over the politics of fear... Fear is rooted in institutional racism. It's this fear of what's different, fear of the unknown, and looking at something that's different as deficient. It doesn't have to be that way. It doesn't have to be a zero sum game.

Good policy makes good politics and what I've done has been good politics.

Mediocrity in politics is not to be despised. Greatness is not needed.

Before I went to jail, I was active in politics as a member of South Africa's leading organization - and I was generally busy from 7 A.M. until midnight. I never had time to sit and think.

Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.

The fact that people die because of an AK-47 is not because of the designer, but because of politics.

Politics is the enemy of the imagination.

Politics is a rough and tumble business, and yet there seems to be an effort by the commentariat to sanitise American politics to some type of high-level Victorian debating society.

Therefore, the good of man must be the end of the science of politics.

I've often thought that the gauntlet of American politics is more individualistic, more expensive, more unpredictable than in many other democracies.

The whole purpose of Russian propaganda is to show that the U.S. and U.S. politics is filled with hubris and hypocrisy and to show it is not better than anyone else.

I think it eminently proper that a president should retire from active politics, and equally proper that he should be able to live in quiet independence.