If I weren't doing the politics I wouldn't be doing my job.

People go into politics because they want the affirmation and they want the applause.

We tend to think of politics as bad full of dirty tricks negative ads big campaigns but I am here to explore the original meaning of politics which is positive and has to do with balancing competing interests and looking for solutions.

In politics you also have to be cautiously optimistic.

In general people feel more relaxed about participating in politics. They aren't frightened as they used to be.

There is too much at stake for us to surrender to the politics of polarization.

If American politics are too dirty for women to take part in there's something wrong with American politics.

I still love following and thinking about politics. I enjoy recommending important journalism I read or see from other sources.

I deliberately did not read anything about the Vietnam War because I felt the politics of the war eclipsed what happened to the veterans. The politics were irrelevant to what this memorial was.

It's much easier to wear a Chairman Mao button and shake your fists in the air and all that then to actually read the Communist manifesto and things like that and actually become involved in politics.

I think that politics needs a bit of spicing up.

It's called political economy because it is has nothing to do with either politics or economy.

I was in the Commons recently and saw a young lady wearing a nice pair of shoes. I said I liked them and she said my shoes were the reason she became involved in politics.

A lot of men in politics suddenly woke up to the issue of women in politics when they realised: hey there are votes in this!

Like Indiana Jones I don't like snakes - though that might lead some to ask why I'm in politics.

Politics thrives on simple clean messages something that played to Obama's advantage in 2008. Stagnant unemployment and the loss of America's AAA rating are as simple and tough as they come. This is the economy on Obama's watch and there's no one left to blame.

The precise point at which a tax deduction becomes a 'loophole' or a tax incentive becomes a 'subsidy for special interests' is one of the great mysteries of politics.

I understand the process of politics and the game of television.

I don't want to express my opinion about actual politics because if I do I have to be responsible for my decision.

I cry sometimes because I'm not 20 years younger and I'm not healthy. But if I were I would even sacrifice my writing to enter politics.

You don't go into politics unless you want to win.

I've had an interest in politics since I was a little kid.

I guess I don't like the people in politics very much to be blunt.

I was looking for something like baseball where there's a lot of data and the competition was pretty low. That's when I discovered politics.