Quotes about "Politics & Government"

I've been privileged to meet presidents and sing at inaugurations and other political events. ”

I'd love to work with Kanye West. He's gone through a lot of stuff in the public eye, but his music is genius. He always takes risks. ”

Like any young person who gets into a political campaign, I joined out of a highfalutin' desire to change the world. But you start to see the sort of tactics people use. You start to see politics not only in the macro but in the micro of the campaign itself. Some people get turned off by this side of it. Other people are drawn to it. ”

The political world is a dark place. If you want to portray it accurately, authentically, you've got to turn out the lights from time to time. ”

In the British Special Air Service, combat fitness is all about running. ”

I... was not too happy to suddenly take on this public role thrust upon me. They just assumed I was the Joan of Arc of the women's movement. And I wasn't at all. It put a lot of unnecessary pressure on me. ”

Since Israel is a democratic state surrounded by essentially undemocratic states which have sworn her destruction, those interested in democracy everywhere must support Israel's existence. ”

Sarcasm all around the world is always against right wing and against people in power. That's the definition of political sarcasm. ”

I am a very public person. I have nothing to hide. ”

The problem with the West is that they start with political reform going towards democracy. If you want to go towards democracy, the first thing is to involve the people in decision making, not to make it. ”