A lot of young poets today, from what I've heard and experienced, can't get their heads past George W. Bush, and I've heard so many poems about this democracy and this era of politics that I'm kind of bored by it.
My job is to look at what politics is doing, not be a politician myself.
Katy Perry's politics I could probably do without, though I have friends who have interacted with her that say she's very nice.
I grew up in that world of power and politics in Washington, but when you grow up around it, you are completely unfazed by it.
In Washington, DC, politics dominate even the most casual conversations.
And you don't want to always write about politics just for the sake of writing about politics.
Every man who repeats the dogma of Mill that one country is no fit to rule another country must admit that one class is not fit to rule another class.
Politics, as a practice, whatever its profession, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds.
You may think the president is all-powerful, but he is not. He needs a lot of guidance from the Lord.
Nobody likes, you know, the ugly parts of politics.
My father was the Prime Minister of Pakistan. My grandfather had been in politics, too; however, my own inclination was for a job other than politics. I wanted to be a diplomat, perhaps do some journalism - certainly not politics.
Vote for the man who promises least; he'll be the least disappointing.
Even with politics, stuff comes around again. Woody Guthrie would recognize America today.
I'm still batting away on my politics for the Labour Party. I'm much further to the left of them than I used to be, but that's because they've moved, not me.
I don't do politics. I just like to laugh.
I am aware that one should always make room for renewal in politics. A democracy is the healthier for the turnover of the depth of talent there is in its community.
In politics, guts is all.
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.
In politics nothing is contemptible.
The practice of politics in the East may be defined by one word: dissimulation.
Finality is not the language of politics.
