Politics is a contest among people of diverse backgrounds and philosophies, advocating different solutions to common problems. The system only works when principled, energetic people participate.
There is a real and evident problem of democracy in Georgia, and this was the core reason of my entrance into politics. We have no rule of law. It's absolutely absent.
If you really think that ambition, power, lust, desire are not as applicable in the media as in politics or on Wall Street or anywhere else, you're deluding yourself.
Growing up in politics I know that women decide all elections because we do all the work.
Yes, you need substance in politics - but I think your style also says something about how you arrive at some of your conclusions.
The hardest thing to do in politics is campaign as someone you aren't. People can spot an imposter from a mile away.
I'm not really one of those people who believes that if you're a musician you can just leave that behind and start getting into politics.
I didn't come into politics to have to deal with the issue of clandestine entry, illegal working, or an asylum system that allows a free run for right-wing bigots.
Politics is about winning. If you don't win, you don't get to put your principles into practice. Therefore, find a way to win, or sit the battle out.
It isn't fate but fecklessness that has shoved Sarah Palin to the sidelines of national politics. The real tragedy is that she's taken a lot of other serious Republican women with her.
No one wants to hear my perspective on politics, but I think honestly as you get older, you get more interested in it.
Politics can be likened to driving at night over unfamiliar hills and mountains. Close attention must be paid to what the beam can reach and the next bend.
So the major obstacle to the development of new supplies is not geology but what happens above ground: international affairs, politics, investment and technology.
If there is a ground zero in the cultural wars, it is Missouri, a state where pro-life groups are strong and well organized and their agenda dominates local politics.
I have been a practitioner of tough politics for many decades. There is little that amazes me and even less that shocks me.
I think I could argue that the press has more impact on politics than corporations.
What matters most in politics is personality. It's not issues; it's not image. It's who you are and what you represent.
Beyond politics, the West is suffering from what can be called a crisis of brokenness - broken institutions, broken families and broken souls.
I am invariably of the politics of the people at whose table I sit, or beneath whose roof I sleep.
I learned early on, stay away from politics, stay away from religion and don't talk about sports. Those three right there will get you in trouble.
Set politics and party aside: If it's not right for Michigan's small businesses and middle class, it's never been right with me.
