Politics Quotes

Small differences in a system of great power can have enormous consequences. [Source: Al Jazeera 'Upfront' interview]

Politics is all about dividing up the power. Washington D.C. likes to talk about spreading the wealth, but never spreading the power.

You have to realize that modern power, is nothing but a concept in the mind of the one who’s under the power. And once you realize this, you realize that authority is indeed an illusion.

Power in society is achieved through control of the purse, pen, and politics.

Dune was a world of paradox now—a world under siege, yet the center of power. To come under siege, he decided, was the inevitable fate of power.

The powerful hate truth that put them in bad light

Everybody would be a dictator if he could.

The powerful have no conscience

Thatcher set ordinary people free, but into a landscape that her other policies had already shaped to suit other, more powerful interests, such as large corporations or Britons with inherited wealth.

The breath of life of the Senate is, of course, continuity,

Might without right makes blight

power happily walks hand in hand with abuse

Everyone says "i will never" and "one should never" but, actually, "No one can Resist Miss-using Power (at-least ones) when they have it".

Washington likes to threaten the people over whom they exercise power.

Knowledge is power but too much power tends to corrupt the minds of those who possess it.

The power of a corrupt government is located in the ignorance and indifference of its people - rjs

We need people who dive deep, dream and dare do. We need people able to grasp the sublime and, therefore, that which is universally true for all. We need them to reclaim our humanity.

What's the face of a coward? The back of his head as he runs from the battle

Men in general are as much affected by what a thing appears to be as by what it is, indeed they are frequently influenced more by appearances than by reality.

For more irresponsible that human beings can be, nature always finds (not always healthy) a way to teach us how to be treated.

It's great to be self confident, but some people are very egotistical. Once you realize the world doesn't revolve around you and change your attitude, you'll truly walk in your purpose.

Noble leaders choose: wisdom over wealth, knowledge over fame, understanding over honor, virtue over titles, and people over power.

If people are not dancing to your tune, change the song.

to understand the real reasons to uphold humility, know your real roots, remember death and study the masses

Funny how in a material world full of pundits and economists obsessed with assets and liabilities -personally, economically and globally - few speak about the greatest of all these…YOU.

An anarchist government somehow creates an impression in the hearts of citizens that no one cares.

A single man is minority, a leader is the majority.

No sight better expresses the politics of aid, the dynamics of the West and the developing countries, than the image of children, happy or in need.

Vous travaillez pour l'armee, madame?' (You are working for the army?), a Frenchwoman said to me early in the Vietnam war, on hearing I had three sons.

To understand what's happening in the U.S. presidential election of 2016, you need to know what's going on in the year 2024! Soundscape: Where hearing is believing.

The hard truths are the ones to hold tight. - Old Bear

When you confidently defend fiction, think about reality also

Fiction writers, magicians, politicians and priests are the only people rewarded for entertaining us with their lies

Never underestimate what teens can understand or do. They're smart, creative, and fresh-minded. I wish I was one.

Human rights are women’s rights, and women’s rights are human rights. Let us not forget that among those rights are the right to speak freely — and the right to be heard.

Men always laugh whenever a woman says she has political skill. But it's not such a difficult thing to master.

Meanings with no purpose are useful for meaningless debates on what the "meaner" meant. And that's what #politics is all about - misreading.

No, I'm the human here. I'm the life at stake. I'm the one with fingernails, who feels pain.Me.

Where there is society, there is no need for charity.

A people are as healthy and confident as the stories they tell themselves. Sick storytellers can make nations sick.

Collectivism is the best solution for a society in harmony. It will be a success when you find a living being, plant or microorganism that it can be applied to.

Stop treating internet like it's a different thing and start focusing on what you actually want your society to look like.

The State in particular is turned into a quasi-animate personality from whom everything is expected. In reality it is only a camouflage for those individuals who know how to manipulate it.

Why anarchy? Because anything less would be uncivilized.

We are so sluggish in our mentality that we think the world's problems are not our business, that they have to be resolved by the United Nations or by substituting new leaders for the old.

It is not our politicians who will lead the change. The only person who can change our politics is the engaged citizen.

Politics divides a nation, instead of bringing its people together.

The hardest time in this world is for the sensitive and intelligent people.

Political leaders are a reflection of our society.

Political leaders are reflection of our society.