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" The successful revolutionary is a statesman, the unsuccessful one a criminal. "

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" Politics with me isn't theater. It's performance art. Sometimes, for its own sake. "

" 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. "

" People want change but not too much change. Finding that balance is tricky for every politician. "

" No matter where I go - London, Beirut, Jerusalem, Washington, Beijing, or Bangalore - I'm always looking to rediscover that land of ten thousand lakes where politics actually worked to make people's lives better, not pull them apart. "

Thomas Friedman

" Top 1 Percent progressivism emphasizes the idea of fairness - but it's nevertheless a politics of outrage, animated by at least a trace of envy. It's as if 'millionaires and billionaires' were the principal problem facing America today. "

" King Louis Philippe once said to me that he attributed the great success of the British nation in political life to their talking politics after dinner. "

Benjamin Disraeli

" Sometimes I wonder if we shall ever grow up in our politics and say definite things which mean something, or whether we shall always go on using generalities to which everyone can subscribe, and which mean very little. "

Eleanor Roosevelt

" Many individuals are doing what they can. But real success can only come if there is a change in our societies and in our economics and in our politics. "

David Attenborough

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

" The first lesson of economics is scarcity: there is never enough of anything to fully satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics. "

" We cannot change the politics issue until we change the culture around it; until we talk about what parents do for their kids as an act of love. That's a cultural conversation. "

Jose Antonio Vargas

" Finishing second in the Olympics gets you silver. Finishing second in politics gets you oblivion. "

Richard M. Nixon

" I never let my politics supersede my manners. "

" We're a rock n' roll band. We're more music and rock n' roll than politics. "

Gary Rossington

" If you don't like the President, it costs you 90 bucks to fly to Washington to picket. If you don't like the governor, it costs you 60 bucks to fly to Albany to picket. If you don't like me - 90 cents. "

" I'm well aware of the pragmatism of politics. "

" The artist can be above political parties, he can belong in a political party, he can act in politics. "

" In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican. "

" Let me tell you, sisters, seeing dried egg on a plate in the morning is a lot dirtier than anything I've had to deal with in politics. "

" Now, a lot of people have given up on government. And if you're one of those people, I would ask that you reconsider, because things are changing. Politics is not changing; government is changing. "

Jennifer Pahlka

" Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did. "

" The best politics is no politics. "

Henry M. Jackson

" As a layperson, I consider myself fairly well-educated in terms of politics. My family always has been really interested in politics, and various members of my family have a hand in politics in upstate New York. "

" In every country, politics is considered to be a waste of time. "

Malala Yousafzai

" I am so pleased and happy, and I believe that the Almighty God has a plan for our nation by putting us in strategic positions in politics, business, and everywhere. "

" An idea not coupled with action will never get any bigger than the brain cell it occupied. "

Arnold H. Glasow

" Television is democracy at its ugliest. "

Paddy Chayefsky

" Politics is not an exact science. "

Otto von Bismarck

" 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. "

Michael Eric Dyson

" What my job is, is to get on with getting the process of democratic politics, back on the road, entrenching the peace settlement, and I ask you to judge me on my record. "