Quotes About Influence

Bishops and judges are some of the best politicians in the world. They know how to manipulate the political process.

Modern politicians like Cameron dream of exerting paternal influence without being seen as paternalistic, of fostering moral behaviour without being considered moralistic.

Politicians are trying to attract people to issues.

I've been dealing with politicians all my life. All my life. And I've always gotten them to do what I need them to do.

The world is governed by opinion.

There is no gambling like politics.

Politics is applesauce.

I discourage a cult of personality.

What politicians want to create is irreversible change because when you leave office someone changes it back again.

There might be some serious fun in politics.

Everything is politics.

Every artistic expression is either influenced by or adds something to politics.

All politics is local.

Politics organizes our lives. We can't disregard it. Politics has lot of muck, lot of dirt. But that doesn't mean you have to be away from it. It's ubiquitous.

In hip-hop, as in neoliberalism, economics bullied politics out of the picture.

Art is inherently political. Even trying to make a film that has nothing to do with politics is, in and of itself, a political act.

The extent to which lawyers and judges are interfering in politics is something that concerns many people.

Without alienation, there can be no politics.

The politics of fear are always the same. They are easily recognisable in retrospect. They are easy to acquiesce in at the time.

Our culture is more shaped by the arts and humanities than it often is by politics.

The best and brightest don't go into politics. The best and brightest are at Goldman Sachs.

Politics ruins the character.

There is need for more science in politics and less politics in science.

The money in politics is a cash cow for the media.