Politics Quotes

Power, governance, and the messy business of organizing human societies.

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"Politics at its best is simply organized compassion."
Rowan Atkinson
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"Compassion is the ultimate political statement."
Russell Brand
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"The system doesn't need fixing; it needs replacing."
Russell Brand
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"Politics is compromise, and compromise is rarely satisfying to anyone."
Peter Kay
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"Politics requires compromise without losing your principles."
Peter Kay
"Politics should be about listening, not just talking"
Miranda Hart
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"Politics is the art of making people believe you care."
Hugh Laurie
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"Politics is religion for people who think they're rational."
Ricky Gervais
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"Ideology is just stupidity with conviction."
Ricky Gervais
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"The thing about Trump is that he's a businessman who became president, and he acts like a president who should be a businessman."
Trevor Noah
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"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies."
Trevor Noah
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"In politics, the truth is always disguised."
Trevor Noah
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"The revolutionary act is simply to be fully present with another person."
Russell Brand
"It's important to remember that voting is not a team sport."
John Oliver
"I believe that politics is just people trying to figure out how to live together"
Miranda Hart
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"Free speech is the foundation of a free society, but it comes with responsibility."
Ricky Gervais
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"Politics is the art of making people believe you're one of them."
Trevor Noah
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"People don't want to go to the trouble of voting for me."
Jay Leno
"Politics is the art of the possible."
Jimmy Kimmel
"America is a country that runs on ignorance and fast food."
John Oliver
"The problem with democracy is that it requires effort."
John Oliver
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"Politics is the art of navigating human differences."
Trevor Noah
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"The thing about my show is that I don't want to hear a politician tell me what they think. I want them to do what they say."
Jay Leno
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"Political correctness is fascism pretending to be manners."
Ricky Gervais
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"If you're not offended, you're not paying attention."
Ricky Gervais
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"You can't be a liberal and a patriot at the same time. Well, you can, but it doesn't make sense."
Ricky Gervais
"Politics would be funny if the consequences weren't so real."
Jimmy Kimmel
"Democracy is like a cake - it requires constant vigilance and occasionally you have to eat it to understand what's really in it."
John Oliver
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"Politics would be simpler if people cared more about truth and less about winning."
Hugh Laurie
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"Politics is the art of compromise, and we've forgotten the art part."
Hugh Laurie