While Argentina, Brazil, and Chile - what in textbooks used to be called the ABC countries - seem settled into democratic politics and free market economics, the Andean countries are in disarray.
People go into politics because they want the affirmation, and they want the applause.
In politics people build whole reputations off of getting one thing right.
If someone doesn't have a reason to not like you in America, they talk politics or religion. Then they get to hate you and we get to be enemies.
Unfortunately, Bruce Rauner is more committed to playing politics than fighting for Illinois women and families.
You always bump into politics in life, and as a man, I'm party to a number of environmental issues that concern me first and foremost, as a man, as a father.
Nothing ever stays in the middle. You always go from one extreme to the other, and politics is certainly that way.
I have always hated celebrities lecturing people on politics.
I'm always amazed how many politicians have a very unlikely story, and when I talk to groups of students, I remind them that not everybody who gets into politics is a lawyer or went to school to study it. We all come to it for different reasons.
Cory Doctorow should be too busy for lunch. He's co-editor of, and a prolific contributor to, one of the most influential blogs in the world, Boing Boing. Over the past decade the Canadian-born writer has published 16 books, mostly science fiction novels. He campaigns vigorously on the politics of the digital age.
Nobody likes, you know, the ugly parts of politics.
I actually thought Pope Paul VI was the most tragic figure in the modern church, like Lyndon Johnson was a very tragic figure in politics in some ways.
In the period before the arrival of Mrs. Thatcher, politics had been in such low esteem. Everything was so hedged, so mealy-mouthed. Then along came this woman who seemed to have no manners at all and said exactly what she thought. Everyone's eyes were popping and their jaws were dropping, and I really enjoyed that.
Politics is a lot like acting. You have to be on all the time.
I don't have a real attraction or interest to national politics, so I want to see Republicans win across the board in the state of Arizona, because those policies of lower taxes and lighter regulation and strong foreign policy are important to me.
That, sir, depends on whether I embrace your mistress or your politics.
I get asked a lot about getting into politics. I say, 'Take a look at politics. You tell me what seems appealing about that.'
I find talented, driven, boundlessly ambitious people and help them solve problems that will hopefully improve the lives of millions. Sometimes this means investing in startup founders. Other times, it involves helping organize and fundraise for charity or politics.
I'm not politically committed at all in the popular sense; that is, to any party. I'm committed to whatever's best for the normal working person. I'm not a great fan of politics.
Most people get their politics, obviously, from TV shows about senators or movies about them or... all the day-to-day press and the talk shows.
I believe in an India of pluralism and diversity, not of religious bigotry and caste politics. I believe in an India that is secure in itself and confident of its place in the world, an India that is a proud example of tolerance, freedom and hope for the downtrodden.
I am undoubtedly one of the more, if not the most, privileged undocumented immigrants in America. And for us at Define American, which is this culture campaign group that I founded with some friends, culture trumps politics.
The Bible is very clear about one thing: Using politics to create fairness is a sin.
There are many roads to journalism. My feeling is that your best bet in college is to study the subjects you will want to write about, whether politics, the environment or the law.
The Blair government has lowered the standing of politics and politicians in our country.
I am not entering politics to be another Knesset member. If I enter the political arena I want to be prime minister. Period.
There are a lot of dynamics and a lot of politics that go into records and getting played on the radio.
It's a no-win situation with politics; it's always going to be stressful. I'm more into the comedy of life.
I don't think consensus-building politics is what I'm meant to be doing.
I don't like to dabble in anything I don't do well. I don't talk politics.
On my team, we prioritize merits over politics.
We need to remember that politics is all about people, not programs. We shouldn't want to take the humanness out of the political arena.
It is a fine game to play - the game of politics - and it is well worth waiting for a good hand before really plunging.
Normally, I stay away from politics - unless I'm going to run for president.
Too often, we see wedge politics and petty rhetoric used to belittle adversaries and inflame partisan divisions.
The president and the administration had a duty to defend the Defense of Marriage Act, but powerful constituencies of the president did not want the president to defend it. And unfortunately, politics trumped duty.
