Well, I wouldn't say that this experience had any influence on my decision to do this film about Andy, because Andy was apolitical. Andy was never political.
Experience shows that when political governance and economic management diverge, overall development becomes unsustainable.
There is a diversity of thought and philosophy, diversity of languages and dialects, diversity of political spectrum, and there's a diversity of taste for food. I don't label or characterize Jews in any way.
In the Seventies, my children played in the street, read politically incorrect stories, ate home-cooked food and occasional junk and, yes, were sometimes smacked.
This freedom of political discussion on the highest level is something which Western civilization has in common with that of classical antiquity, but with no other.
At the political level, most Jews and most Catholics have accepted the liberal idea of religious freedom.
I would hope to inspire in my listeners a feeling of freedom - of speech, thought and political activity.
Value your freedom or you will lose it, teaches history. 'Don't bother us with politics', respond those who don't want to learn.
I am not in politics. 'President Mutombo?' No, no, no. There has never been a politician in my family, and I am not going to try to be the first one.
I grew up in a family where the women were just nuts. They didn't stand around in cardigans making polite conversation while they chopped tomatoes.
I have no child to inherit my properties. You, the people, are my only family, and to make you happy is the reason I do politics.
I was raised on the values of speaking up and making a positive difference in a very political family that believed in the importance of public service.
During the 'ballad' years for me, the politics was latent; I was just falling in love with the ballads and my boyfriend. And there was the beauty of the songs.
Of course in show business there are two ways to play it and I am not politically correct so I am not going to get endorsements or anything like that.
There's an awful lot of corruption in Japanese business and politics, corruption of the sort that can make for great setting for a spy story.
The global triumph of American technology has been predicated on the implicit separation between the business interests of Silicon Valley and the political interests of Washington.
Absolutely. I think that this is - politics is a tough business. I describe it as a full contact sport. You have to be prepared to get in there and mix it up.
I designed collections around whatever struck my fancy... fruits, vegetables, politics, or peacocks! I entered in with no business sense.
It is up to African leaders to show their will and political courage in order to assure that this new pan-African institution becomes an efficient instrument and not a place for endless discussions.
I find it next to impossible to remain politely silent when people prate to me about the glory of being given another chance to live happily ever after!
Many individuals are doing what they can. But real success can only come if there is a change in our societies and in our economics and in our politics.
