Quotes about "Politics & Government"

The Sophists' paradoxical talk pieces and their public debates were entertainment in 5th century Greece. And in that world, Socrates was an entertainer. ”

To be known by the public, honestly. People come up and tell them how good I make them feel. ”

When you buy a ticket, you're basically voting for whatever you see. ”

Black Lives Matter has no more to do with black issues than Students for a Democratic Society had to do with democracy. They are means to an end, and they use the black population as sacrifices for their goals. ”

When I was sent to public school, I was relieved that I could wear what I wanted to wear. ”

I sort of have this feeling about change in general. We can make baby steps on a macro level. We can try to shift policy, voting and changing who's in office. But we can make huge, sweeping changes on a personal level and in your immediate circle, or just the people around you. ”

If you want quality service, you have to pay for it. You don't buy into waste. I have great misgivings about the amount of advertising that we see in the health care field, some by hospitals, a lot by drug companies. ”

My first memory of the public library is of lugging home a volume of Norse myths as heavy as a thunder-god's hammer. ”

I hope that just what I sing about and how I relate to my audience is as much of a political statement as I need to make. ”

I hate all that woozy political and psychotherapeutic crap applied to books and art. ”