Quote by Wilbur Smith
I hate politics. I like to write about it, but to get involved in

I hate politics. I like to write about it, but to get involved in it, to try and make a lot of ignorant people do what you want them to do, waste of time. Go and write a book. Its more important and itll last longer. – Wilbur Smith

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The first novel I wrote was a monster – clocking in at 180,000 words – but it died a death, a death it deserved. It was called The Gods First Make Mad. It was a good title, but it was the only good thing about the book. I didnt let that put me off. – Wilbur Smith

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Death
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Im not a prophet I can only use historical reality to come to a view of the future, and my view is that Africa will return to being African and not European. The advent of colonialism was foreign to the country itself, but it will return to what it was before the Europeans arrived. – Wilbur Smith

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Amnesty is a terrible policy, and its terrible politics. Its a terrible policy because you are rewarding people for breaking the law. – Tom Tancredo

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If acknowledging that racial misgivings and misunderstandings are still a part of politics and life in America, I plead guilty. – Ron Fournier

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A promising young man should go into politics so that he can go on promising for the rest of his life. – Robert Byrne

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Politics is show business for ugly people. – Paul Begala

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