You have to take away some of tax breaks for the wealthy, and you have to cut back on some entitlements. Because, unless we do all of these things, it just doesnt work. And whats good theater and whats good politics isnt necessarily good economic policy. – Michael Bloomberg
Democrats always like to brag that their guys are smarter than the opponents and Republicans always like to brag that their guys are more moral than the opponents. But if youre looking for morals in politics youre looking for bananas in the cheese department. – Harry Shearer
Youve got to watch the politics of AIDS. The politics of AIDS can work both for and against the victims of AIDS. – Bono
I think whats fascinating is how many people are playing in politics who maybe havent played before. – Carly Fiorina
Its a big deal for me to say Im over politics. – Shirley MacLaine
I think politics is important. Its how we run our society. I think it should be natural to have an interest in the subject, and I almost dont understand why some people dont. – Chester Brown
Heres a very good rule of thumb in politics: losing begets losing. – John Podhoretz
When I became leader, I made very clear I was not going to choose the easy life. I have always taken risks. I dont like comfort-zone politics. – Nick Clegg
You cant ignore politics, no matter how much youd like to. – Molly Ivins
There is in fact no such thing as art for arts sake, art that stands above classes, art that is detached from or independent of politics. Proletarian literature and art are part of the whole proletarian revolutionary cause. – Mao Zedong
I honestly believe that theres an element in this country, in our politics, that does not want to see a businessman succeed at getting the nomination for the Republican party, and does not want me to succeed at becoming President of the United States of America. – Herman Cain
One of the things that I think you see sometimes in politics is a certain degree of caution. Its usually advised by consultants who dont want to see you march to the end of a limb. – Elizabeth Edwards
Im not a politician and dont want any part of politics. – Calvin Klein
And you dont want to always write about politics just for the sake of writing about politics. – Billie Joe Armstrong
I dont fancy myself a political commentator. I hate politics. I hate it. – Glenn Beck
You know, the media and politicians are always gonna be in a bit of tension with one another and probably most of the time thats healthy and indeed even creative. But its where – its really when news organisations are used as kind of instruments of politics that it gets tricky. – Tony Blair
I dont follow politics much. – Vivienne Westwood
By nominating Chuck Hagel to be his Defense secretary, President Obama is putting forward an aloof contrarian who doesnt suffer fools – a striving politician who considers himself above politics. – Ron Fournier
Ive been leading newsrooms for a while now and its been an honor serving as Editor in Chief of N.J., but I really think that my best shot at moving the needle in politics is by getting close to it – by reading, reporting, tweeting and writing. – Ron Fournier
