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" Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage. "

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" I've learned a lot about what kind of actor I want or do not want to be while being on set. I sit back and observe how other actors treat the totem pole of set politics. "

" To err is human. To blame someone else is politics. "

Hubert H. Humphrey

" Finality is not the language of politics. "

Benjamin Disraeli

" In a time of domestic crisis, men of goodwill and generosity should be able to unite regardless of party or politics. "

John F. Kennedy

" The 1935 Social Security Act established 65 as the age of eligibility for payouts. But welfare state politics quickly becomes a bidding war, enriching the menu of benefits, so in 1956 Congress entitled women to collect benefits at 62, extending the entitlement to men in 1961. "

" If you choose to put political expediency and politics ahead of the men and women on the ground, for that, you'll have to answer to yourself. I find it morally reprehensible. "

" Politics in America is like stale bread. It's so yada yada that the best among us can hardly stand it. "

Marianne Williamson

" There is a holy, mistaken zeal in politics, as well as in religion. By persuading others, we convince ourselves. "

" I entered politics in 1967; since then, continuously, I am getting elected... Fortunately I never lost the elections. "

" From politics, it was an easy step to silence. "

" The proliferation of outlets that digital technology has enabled has itself contributed to the changing nature of what we regard as 'news' and the way in which many citizens perceive politics. "

Malcolm Turnbull

" Party honesty is party expediency. "

Grover Cleveland

" Power in politics, sovereignty in America is with we the people, and that is the path to turning this country around: empowering the people. "

" Politics - I still think it's a bunch of liars and a bunch of self-interest. It's not about the people: it's about themselves and their rise to power. They are voting on things based on whether they will have the support of the people when they vote next time. They don't have the balls to say, 'I believe in this. I don't care what happens.' "

" I believe politics is a team sport. That, for awful and unfortunate reasons beyond any of our control, the American system only allows, effectively, for two teams. "

" The trouble with Nixon is that he's a serious politics junkie. He's totally hooked and like any other junkie, he's a bummer to have around, especially as President. "

Hunter S. Thompson

" After much prayerful consideration, I feel that I must say I have climbed my last political mountain. "

George C. Wallace

" In politics, as in religion, it is equally absurd to aim at making proselytes by fire and sword. Heresies in either can rarely be cured by persecution. "

Alexander Hamilton

" Money has always been in politics. And I'm not sure you'd want money to be completely out of politics. "

" Good government is good politics. "

Richard J. Daley

" Justice, sir, is the great interest of man on earth. It is the ligament which holds civilized beings and civilized nations together. "

" In politics, there is no use looking beyond the next fortnight. "

Joseph Chamberlain

" Any time scientists disagree, it's because we have insufficient data. Then we can agree on what kind of data to get; we get the data; and the data solves the problem. Either I'm right, or you're right, or we're both wrong. And we move on. That kind of conflict resolution does not exist in politics or religion. "

Neil deGrasse Tyson

" A journalist covering politics, most of us are aware of the necessity to try to be sure we're unbiased in our reporting. That's one of the fundamentals of good journalism. "

Walter Cronkite

" The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia. "

Otto von Bismarck

" The 'democracy gap' in our politics and elections spells a deep sense of powerlessness by people who drop out, do not vote, or listlessly vote for the 'least worst' every four years and then wonder why after every cycle the 'least worst' gets worse. "

" A politician will do anything to keep his job - even become a patriot. "

William Randolph

" Any time you have a competitive situation like politics is, there are winners, and there are people who don't win, and their supporters can sometimes be very emotional. "