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" I'm in no way suggesting that my opinion matters more than anyone else's, of course, but the only thing that bothers me is apathy. People that sit out of the process and complain about it, or pretend that politics isn't a part of their everyday lives. "

Olivia Wilde

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Politics

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" All through my life, I have never disguised my sentiments about politics in general. "

" Sitting at a candidate rally is similar to sitting in a ballyard. Both give you the opportunity to assess the technical metrics and reflect on the intangibles - what baseball calls 'make up' and politics calls 'character' - the leadership, talent and maturity to add value to a venture. "

" We're not into politics at all. We're just saying what other people are afraid to say. "

" I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office. "

" It's such a beautiful sport, with no politics involved, no color, no class. Only as a youngster can you play and as a pro can you win. The game has kept me young, involved and excited and for me to be up here with gems of baseball. "

Jack Buck

Politics

Beautiful

" I'll assure you this: I will have nothing to do with politics. "

" Politics ruins the character. "

" Hypocrisy is the scarlet letter in politics. "

" Half a truth is better than no politics. "

Gilbert K. Chesterton

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" I wasn't a particularly brilliant student, but on the other hand, I was very active in Student Union affairs and in student politics. "

" There are no friends at cards or world politics. "

" When applied to politics and taken to its extreme, kitsch is the mask of death. Fascism was all aesthetics. There was no core principle to it. There was no truth to it. "

" The appalling reality in American politics today is that, when ideology and money mix, truth is a mere inconvenience. "

" Hip hop music is important precisely because it sheds light on contemporary politics, history, and race. At its best, hip hop gives voice to marginal black youth we are not used to hearing from on such topics. "

" Cleanses and products don't make you look more beautiful. They certainly help, but if you reach contentment, you're set. My makeup artist, Melanie Iglesias, couldn't figure out why my skin looks so good. I think it's because I'm happy! "

" Politics is the most important of the civil activities and has its own field of action, which is not that of religion. "

" Too often, politics is like bad theater. The mass media simplifies stories and personalities into their most basic, digestible and familiar bits. Listeners prefer songs they have heard before, after all. "

" True, the country is divided, but it's not Right and Left. It's Left and Not Left. It is because, for liberals, politics is personal and therefore extremely loud. For the rest of us, we prefer community over calamity. "

" Inflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as deadly as a hit man. "

" Most people don't want to talk about politics and religion. They say, 'Let's talk about something else.' "

Prince

" The career of politics grants a feeling of power. The knowledge of influencing men, of participating in power over them, and above all, the feeling of holding in one's hands a nerve fiber of historically important events can elevate the professional politician above everyday routine even when he is placed in formally modest positions. "

" Self-preservation shouldn't be the first instinct in politics. It should be doing the right thing for the country. "

Seth Moulton

Doing The Right Thing

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" Intersectionality is not easy. It's not as though the existing frameworks that we have - from our culture, our politics, or our law - automatically lead people to being conversant and literate in intersectionality. "

Kimberle Williams Crenshaw

Culture

Law

People

" In order to have your voice be heard in Washington, you have to make some little contribution. "

" I am a big music nerd. "

" Sensible and responsible women do not want to vote. The relative positions to be assumed by man and woman in the working out of our civilization were assigned long ago by a higher intelligence than ours. "

" When the Founding Fathers arrived here in Philadelphia to forge a new nation, they didn't come as Democrats or Republicans or to nominate a presidential candidate. They came as patriots who feared party politics. "

" With respect to Barack Obama, let's face it; Barack Obama is an iconic figure in the African-American community. We respect that. We understand that. African-Americans are going to vote for the first black president, especially when he happens to share the liberal politics on economic issues that many in that community hold. "

" Politics isn't just a game of clashing parties and competing interests. The right reason is to challenge the status quo, to serve the common good, and to leave this nation better than we found it. "

" In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way. "

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Planned

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