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" The politics of partisanship and the resulting inaction and excuses have paralyzed decision-making, primarily at the federal level, and the big issues of the day are not being addressed, leaving our future in jeopardy. "

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" Feminists must denounce the use of white insecurity - whether in relation to white womanhood, white neighborhoods, white politics, or white wealth - to justify the brutal assaults against black people of all genders. "

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" Politics is politics; art is art. If you play a political role, you have to stop being an artist. "

" Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on offices, a rottenness begins in his conduct. "

" 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. "

" People underestimate the hip-hop audience and the capacity to understand politics when it's part of music. "

" Yes, they broke the law, but we can't deport them. Let's get over this pointing fingers and do something about that, whether it - they have to pay a fine, learn to speak English, the history, you can do that. And then you have to give visas for the skills we need. "

" Well, you have the public not wanting any new spending, you have the Republicans not wanting any new taxes, you have the Democrats not wanting any new spending cuts, you have the markets not wanting any new borrowing, and you have the economists wanting all of the above. And that leads to paralysis. "

" The only difference between the Democrats and the Republicans is that the Democrats allow the poor to be corrupt, too. "

" Many people don't give a rip about politics and know as much about public affairs as they know about the topography of Pluto. "

" Idealism is the despot of thought, just as politics is the despot of will. "

" The ballot is stronger than the bullet. "

" The most important political office is that of the private citizen. "

" The World Trade Center site will forever hold a special place in our city, in our hearts. But we would be untrue to the best part of ourselves and who we are as New Yorkers and Americans if we said no to a mosque in lower Manhattan. "

" I've always said that an art critic can put aside politics around art. "

" Fiscal conservatism is just an easy way to express something that is a bit more difficult, which is that the size and scope of government, and really the size and scope of politics in our lives, has grown uncomfortable, unwieldy, intrusive and inefficient. "

" I'm trying to change the culture in New York City; that's hard enough! "

" Unfortunately, I think it's very difficult to separate policy from politics. In a perfect world, in some instances, you probably would want to. In other instances, you'd probably say that the political element is important because it should, in a perfect world, match what the stakeholders need or want, or what the public is after. "

" I get asked a lot about getting into politics. I say, 'Take a look at politics. You tell me what seems appealing about that.' "

" Politics is my hobby. Smut is my vocation. "

" The Latin root of the word 'politics' means 'of the people.' Politics is about something bigger than electoral politics; in that sense, I feel like I'm already involved. "

Marianne Williamson

" Hypocrisy is the scarlet letter in politics. "

" I was a woman in a man's world. I was a Democrat in a Republican administration. I was an intellectual in a world of bureaucrats. I talked differently. This may have made me a bit like an ink blot. "

" 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. "

" Conservatism has had from its inception vigorously positive, intellectually rigorous agenda and thinking. That agenda should have in my three pillars: strengthen the economy, strengthen our security, and strengthen our families. "

" I can't let important policy decisions hinge on the fact that an election is coming up every 90 days. "

" Justice, sir, is the great interest of man on earth. It is the ligament which holds civilized beings and civilized nations together. "

" It's not just the effect of technology on the environment, on religion, on the economic structure, on society, on politics, etc. It's that everything now exists in technology to the point where technology is the new and comprehensive host of nature of life. "

" I've been a Democrat, I've been a Republican, and I eventually became an independent because I don't believe either party has a monopoly on good ideas or strong leadership. "

" The thing I love about politics and sports is that there is an end goal - winning - and there are indeed winners and losers. "