Quotes About Engagement

Never lose your temper with the Press or the public is a major rule of political life.

I was raised to speak out about politics and the world around me. I would do it whether I was in the public or not. It is the way I was taught. The American way

Every person has only so much attention to give, and politics and government takes up only a fraction of what it did 25 years ago.

Those who refuse to engage in politics will be led by their inferiors

You're extending hospitality, and hospitality is a big part of how politics works.

I engage with local politics because it affects people I love. And I engage in national politics because it affects people I love.

Politics in a democratic society should not be treated like a baseball game, a game show or a soap opera. The times are too serious for that.

I reject the cynical view that politics is a dirty business.

Politics is a dirty business, but if you do not do politics, politics will be done to you.

We've had the trivialization of our politics going on ever since we had electronic media.

Politics is not a picture on a wall or a television sitcom that you can decide you don't much care for.

We can not play innocents abroad in a world that is not innocent.

In politics one may remain aloof and become irrelevant or get involved and get corrupted.

The very phrase 'foreign affairs' makes an Englishman convinced that I am about to treat of subjects with which he has no concern.

The cure for the evils of democracy is more democracy.

If you don't turn on to politics, politics will turn on you.

I'm always amazed that my wife can handle different subjects - one day politics, the next day foreign policy. And she always has so much fun doing it. We make a good team.

Politics is human beings; it's addition rather than subtraction.

I completely agree when there are actors who say, "Actors should stay out of politics. We're not politicians."

It is necessary to take an active part in politics to observe how often the welfare of the party organization is put before the issues, even before the welfare of the commonwealth.

The heaviest penalty for deciding to engage in politics is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself.

In politics women type the letters, lick the stamps, distribute the pamphlets and get out the vote. Men get elected.

Politics and life go hand in hand.

You may not think about politics, but politics think about you.