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.
I haven't been in politics too long so that's a good thing.
In a way, the road between Huaraz and the lodge is a metaphor for Peruvian politics. It used to be in good repair, and in some places still is.
If you want to give me a good faceful for one of my political positions, I can take it.
Earth to Democrats: Displaying contempt for the American people when you are being paid by those people to serve their interests is generally not a good political move.
Vietnam was a lie but at least there was a political agenda. It was the domino theory. Iraq is about nothing but George Bush's ego laced with imperialist ambitions. And it was helped by your government.
But having said that, what's happening with campaign finance reform and our political culture is devastating.
I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.
Extremism in defense of liberty is not a vice, but I denounce political extremism, of the left or the right, based on duplicity, falsehood, fear, violence and threats when they endanger liberty.
Politics is an act of faith; you have to show some kind of confidence in the intellectual and moral capacity of the public.
The political process is rough and tumble by definition, and being grounded in faith in a Higher Power has proven helpful in navigating the difficult terrain.
A political convention is not a place where you can come away with any trace of faith in human nature.
These new young politicians have given us the confidence to start dreaming again to believe there is a better politics, and a better future for Italy in general.
