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" I don't think anybody in the entertainment industry or in politics is surprised by the fact that those worlds are rife with promiscuity and irresponsibility - certainly a lack of accountability. "

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" Can I actually make a difference? Can I get people to believe in politics once again? Can I get people to accept more complex answers to complex questions? I know I can. I know that's what I do very well. "

Justin Trudeau

People

Make A Difference

Politics

" A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead. "

" The practice of politics in the East may be defined by one word: dissimulation. "

" I must not write a word to you about politics, because you are a woman. "

" No one wants to die, and no one wants to die poor. These are the two fundamental truths that transcend culture, they transcend politics, they transcend economic cycles. "

" What we won when all of our people united must not be lost in suspicion and distrust and selfishness and politics. Accordingly, I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as president. "

Lyndon B. Johnson

Party

Lost

" I'm very concerned about the tone of politics in recent years. We've seen a decline in civility and bipartisanship, and a rapid increase in hostility between those who have differing opinions. I think this has led to the alienation of the public in governance, which jeopardizes democratic participation. "

" Daniel Patrick Moynihan is the archetypal extremely smart person who went into politics anyway instead of doing something worthwhile for his country. "

" I've always said that in politics, your enemies can't hurt you, but your friends will kill you. "

" 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. "

" Under every stone lurks a politician. "

" A fool and his money are soon elected. "

" When I came to Johannesburg from the countryside, I knew nobody, but many strangers were very kind to me. I then was dragged into politics, and then, subsequently, I became a lawyer. "

Nelson Mandela

Nobody

Lawyer

" We've seen a lot of dirty politics in Ireland. "

" Voting is a civic sacrament. "

" I have learned, in my life and work as a sportswriter, that big-time Sports and big-time Politics are not so far apart in America. They are both a means to the same end, which is victory... And why not? Victory is good for you, and don't let anybody tell you different. "

" In politics the middle way is none at all. "

" It is impossible to practice parliamentary politics without having patience, decency, politeness and courtesy. "

" Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half of the time. "

" People are just trying to work their jobs, raise their families, discipline their kids, and have a good life... Politics has just become like bad weather. And they deserve clear skies. "

" What we call politics now and what most political writers write about is the empathy and the bonding and the word choice and the horse rights, and it has nothing to do with what's really happening to people's lives. "

" We live in a world in which politics has replaced philosophy. "

" First of all, I think it's odd that people who cover politics wouldn't have any political views. "

" An overwhelming number of economists, international civil servants, and policy-makers argue that a fragmentation of the Eurozone would cause a new depression and massive wealth destruction around the world. It would also end the period of economic integration that has characterized world politics since the end of the Cold War. "

" I'll be honest: I haven't ruled politics out. "

" Well Australia's been in Afghanistan from the get go, way back in 2001, but we have been resolute throughout and with support from both sides of Australian politics. "

" A healthy democracy requires a decent society; it requires that we are honorable, generous, tolerant and respectful. "

" Any American who is prepared to run for president should automatically, by definition, be disqualified from ever doing so. "

" Politics, as a profession, is not about making the right political decision. It's about making the right decision and then managing the political consequences. "

" The beef industry has contributed to more American deaths than all the wars of this century, all natural disasters, and all automobile accidents combined. "