Until politics are a branch of science we shall do well to regard political and social reforms as experiments rather than short-cuts to the millennium. Use this quote
Inflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as deadly as a hit man. Use this quote
Every artistic expression is either influenced by or adds something to politics. Use this quote
One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. Use this quote
People go into politics because they want the affirmation, and they want the applause. Use this quote
The fallback position in politics is if you don't know what you want to be about, and if you don't know what your vision is, go at somebody else. Use this quote
Nobody likes, you know, the ugly parts of politics. Use this quote
War has rules, mud wrestling has rules - politics has no rules. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
Abortion politics have distracted all sides from what is really essential: a major aid campaign to improve midwifery, prenatal care and emergency obstetric services in poor countries. Use this quote
A liberal is a man or a woman or a child who looks forward to a better day, a more tranquil night, and a bright, infinite future. Use this quote
We are naive and moralistic women. We are human beings who find politics a blight upon the human condition. And do not know how one copes with it except through politics. Use this quote
Do you ever get the feeling that the only reason we have elections is to find out if the polls were right? Use this quote
Where there is politics or economics, there is no morality. Use this quote
Politics will eventually be replaced by imagery. The politician will be only too happy to abdicate in favor of his image, because the image will be much more powerful than he could ever be. Use this quote
The enemy is not just terrorism. It is the threat posed specifically by Islamist terrorism, by Bin Ladin and others who draw on a long tradition of extreme intolerance within a minority strain of Islam that does not distinguish politics from religion, and distorts both. Use this quote
Television is democracy at its ugliest. Use this quote
And humility in politics means accepting that one party doesn't have all the answers; recognising that working in partnership is progress not treachery. Use this quote
Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. Use this quote
I have no child to inherit my properties. You, the people, are my only family, and to make you happy is the reason I do politics. Use this quote
