I remember a big meeting with the hosiery trade in Harold's ministerial room.
The reason I wrote political satire was because I thought it - politics - was important... that public policy was important. Then I transitioned into books, then into radio.
I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
I will say that I think Israel enjoys strong bipartisan support in the United States. It's really above and beyond American politics.
It is necessary to take an active part in politics to observe how often the welfare of the party organization is put before the issues, even before the welfare of the commonwealth.
The one thing we can all be sure about in politics is you are as well to expect the unexpected.
War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a purpose that our people understand and support.
We've got to get back to old-fashioned politics that's in touch with the people we seek to represent and to avoid self-inflicted wounds.
If American politics are too dirty for women to take part in, there's something wrong with American politics.
I think that what I'm doing is right. And election-year politics, which intensifies everything, is not going to drive me off that course.
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game, and dumb enough to think it's important.
I entered politics from a completely different background from other people in this field, and that has helped me to see and deal with things differently.
I understand the damage the expenses crisis has done to Parliament, and the paramount importance of restoring trust in our politics.
Objective journalism is one of the main reasons that American politics has been allowed to be so corrupt for so long.
So I think that we're in a very heightened and somewhat unusual period of politics and polling around the countries that New Zealanders take close interest in.
I think Ralph Nader is the biggest liar in American politics when he said it didn't matter who was president.
I knew early on that I would do politics, but I would never make a living at it. I would do something else.
I never got into politics for it to be a career. It doesn't take a lot of strength to hang on. It takes a lot of strength to let go.
I think everyone knows how much of a joint effort being in politics is. It requires all kinds of sacrifices and all kinds of support.
What's going on in the Senate is kind of a politics of escalation. We're getting sort of like the Mideast: pay back everybody when you're in charge.
I think it eminently proper that a president should retire from active politics, and equally proper that he should be able to live in quiet independence.
