Quotes of: Political-power Keyword

Either one lives 'for' politics or one lives 'off' politics.

Max Weber

Spirituality is the foundation of all my political work.

Winona LaDuke

Political cynicism, disengagement, democratic decadence — call it what you will — is too often an excuse for physical and intellectual laziness.

Defending Politics: Why Democracy Matters in the Twenty-First Century

No people and no part of a people shall be held against its will in a political association that it does not want.

Nation, State, and Economy: Contributions to the Politics and History of Our Time

Political skills are essential career competencies to get ahead and stay ahead.

The Politics of Promotion: How High-Achieving Women Get Ahead and Stay Ahead

It's impossible, I think, however much I'd become disillusioned politically or evolve into a post-political person, I don't think I'd ever change my view that socialism is the best political moment humans have ever come up with.

Christopher Hitchens

Politics is comparable to boxing. The only thing is that in politics there are basically no rules. In boxing, you can get a black eye, but in politics you can get poison in your food or a bullet in the head. It's definitely rougher and tougher than o...

Wladimir Klitschko

I've often said that all poetry is political. This is because real poems deal with a human response to reality and politics is part of reality, history in the making. Even if a poet writes about sitting in a glass house drinking tea, it reflects poli...

Yehuda Amichai

Politics is dirty. Politics is exciting. Politics is often very, very difficult and disappointing. And I really would rather the world would be a little more like it was when my dad was young, where you knew pretty much where people stood on the grea...

James Dobson

To me, a political song is also a personal song. Most political activism has been driven by empathy for other people and the desire for a world that's less divisive. Even if songs aren't overtly political, they can make a listener more empathetic.

Conor Oberst

I detest politics, to be honest with you. It's a cesspool. And I don't think I would fare well in that cesspool because I don't believe in political correctness and I certainly don't believe in dishonesty.

Benjamin Carson

There is this concept of politics as a dirty game. It's a difficult game, but it doesn't have to be dirty. I think this is what we need to bring to politics. I think politics around the world has very often been captured by big interests - 'lobbies' ...

George Papandreou

First lady has been a thankless position. Eleanor Roosevelt was brilliant and had strong views. She was criticized for her politics and for her appearance. Mrs. Roosevelt was attacked for being too involved in politics. Bess Truman was criticized for...

Karen DeCrow

Purchasing power is a license to purchase power.

Raoul Vaneigem

Unlimited power corrupts the possessor.

William Pitt

The power of thought is the light of knowledge, the power of will is the energy of character, the power of heart is love. Reason, love and power of will are perfections of man.

The Essence of Christianity

It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.

Freedom from Fear

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.

Love

There are times when every act, no matter how private or unconscious, becomes political. Whom you live with, how you wear your hair, whether you marry, whether you insist that your child take piano lessons, what are the brand names on your shelf; all...

Renata Adler

The great curse of modern political life is incrementalism.

Paul Keating

I never wanted to be one of those actors with a political agenda.

Ian Somerhalder