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" Politics I supposed to be the second-oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first. "

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" We were raised with that discussion about violence and non-violence, and we all pretty much came up on the side of non-violence. That became my foundation with politics and my livelihood. "

" I have certainly met much more discrimination in terms of being a woman than being black, in the field of politics. "

Shirley Chisholm

" I have a certain pool of subject matter that I like to write about, things that interest me: politics, religion, ecology, and relationships between men and women. And that's usually what I focus on. "

" The largest party in America, by the way, is neither the Democrats nor the Republicans. It's the party of non-voters. "

" The more aspects of life that can be moved from private reign to public realm, the better it is for politics. "

" We're in greater danger today than we were the day after Pearl Harbor. Our military is absolutely incapable of defending this country. "

" I would prefer not to be involved in party politics. "

" Oprah's got good politics, she's got a good heart, and she'll have us all up Jazzercising at six in the morning. This cannot be a bad thing, and reading a book while we're Jazzercising. So America would be better off if Oprah were president. "

" Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed. "

" Globalization and trade liberalization were supposed to make us all better off through the mechanism of trickle-down economics. What we seemed to be seeing instead was trickle-up economics, accompanied by a destruction of democratic politics, as we moved ever closer to a system of 'one dollar, one vote' as opposed to 'one person, one vote.' "

Joseph Stiglitz

" It's easy to be cynical about American politics. It's more important not to be. "

" Politics should not interfere with sports. And sports should impact politics. "

" Recession is when a neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours. "

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

" The undue influence of money on our politics is like a cancer underlying other cancers, the issue underlying all other issues. "

Marianne Williamson

" Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is. "

" You know, rock stardom... I have a hard time discussing that because I don't really accept it. It's not really that tangible. What's really bizarre is how it's used as a thing - you know, 'He's the rock star of politics,' 'He's the rock star of quarterbacks' - like it's the greatest thing in the world. "

" I - you know, I loved politics more as a younger man. "

" You can tell alot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jellybeans. "

" Hell hath no fury like a bureaucrat scorned. "

Milton Friedman

" The longer they talk about identity politics, I got 'em. I want them to talk about racism every day. If the Left is focused on race and identity, and we go with economic nationalism, we can crush the Democrats. "

" The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much. "

" Politics are for foreigners with their endless wrongs and paltry rights. Politics are a lousy way to get things done. Politics are, like God's infinite mercy, a last resort. "

" I don't really like politics that much. And I like the order and simplicity of sports. They have an ending. You can argue with your friends about it, but in the end you still like sports. I almost love the fantasy world of sports more than the real world. "

" When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat. "

" Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music. "

" I think that people are tired. They're tired of the same old kind of politics. People want a new tone to politics. "

" In politics, strangely enough, the best way to play your cards is to lay them face upwards on the table. "

" Democracy is being allowed to vote for the candidate you dislike least. "

" All people are born alike - except Republicans and Democrats. "