Quote by Youssou NDour
Politics is politics art is art. If you play a political role, you

Politics is politics art is art. If you play a political role, you have to stop being an artist. – Youssou NDour

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Im a modern Muslim. I pray, and if I have a question, I ask someone who is more educated in the religion than me. – Youssou NDour

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I look at my people, and I look at those who control them – the political elite. And the sad thing is that the elites are just not interested in the welfare of the people. – Youssou NDour

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Theres a tradition in British intellectual life of mocking any non-political force that gets involved in politics, especially within the sphere of the arts and the theatre. – Harold Pinter

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I didnt run for student council president. I dont see myself in any way in elected office. I love policy. Im not particularly fond of politics. – Condoleezza Rice

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Its a good question, because a movie isnt good or bad based on its politics. Its usually good or bad for other reasons, though you might agree or disagree with its politics. – Roger Ebert

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Politics, as a practice, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds. – Henry Adams

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Since Hiroshima and the Holocaust, science no longer holds its pristine place as the highest moral authority. Instead, that role is taken by human rights. It follows that any assault on Jewish life – on Jews or Judaism or the Jewish state – must be cast in the language of human rights. – Jonathan Sacks

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