There are three critical ingredients to democratic renewal and progressive change in America: good public policy, grassroots organizing and electoral politics.
In politics there are some candidates who use change to promote their careers, and then there are those like John McCain who use their careers to promote change.
It appears that President Obama is making great progress on climate change, he is changing the political climate in the country back to Republican.
I've already established my (political)machinery. It's like a car. It's fixed already. You just have to get in and drive it.
You've gotta be very careful that grace and politeness do not merge into a banality of behavior, where we're just nice, sort of 'death by cupcake.'
No real English gentleman, in his secret soul, was ever sorry for the death of a political economist.
America is not just a democracy, it represents a certain culture of competitive mobility and personality aspirations, politics is not merely a clash of interests, but a clash of dreams.
Moreover, the practical recommendations deduced from ecological principles threaten the vested interests of commerce; it is hardly surprising that the financial and political power created by these investments should be used sometimes to suppress env...
We should restore a proper balance in environmental regulation and energy production that is based on common sense, not political agendas.
You always bump into politics in life, and as a man, I'm party to a number of environmental issues that concern me first and foremost, as a man, as a father.
The rights of one sex, political and otherwise, are the same as those of the other sex, and this equality of rights ought to be fully recognized.
People in France are very intrusive when they recognize you. In New York, they are very polite, with quick words, so it's great.
I hold with Henry George, that at the back of every great social evil will be found a great political wrong.
I did learn that some of the things that are great for locker rooms are inappropriate for political discourse. That's a wisdom I've garnered.
Besides great climates and lovely beaches, California and Greece share a fondness for dysfunctional politics and feckless budgeting.
My approach to politics is that I'm not a Democrat or a Republican. I'm an American and I always support candidates I think are great for the country.
In the Communist era, excrement took on political importance, because Party policy decided excrement was essential for the Great Agricultural Leap Forward.
In Europe it is particularly important that we build good relations to everyone who holds political responsibility because Europe can only be build together.
The good news about me is that my friends and social network is entirely independent of politics.
I strongly believe that crossing the aisle for the good of the American people is more important than party politics.
Good analysis is very useful when you want to convert a political decision into an investment. It can also go the other way and drive policy.
