Politics makes me sick.

I do not know much about politics, but I am trying to do the best I can with this administration until the time shall come for me to turn it over to somebody else.

I try not to tune in to politics until it's two or three months before the election. Till then, it's like watching preseason football.

I don't feel, finally, that my politics are entirely determined by the fact that I'm a gay man.

Artists know that diligence counts as much, if not more, as inspiration in art, as in politics, patience counts as much as revolution.

No matter where I go - London, Beirut, Jerusalem, Washington, Beijing, or Bangalore - I'm always looking to rediscover that land of ten thousand lakes where politics actually worked to make people's lives better, not pull them apart.

People who build family businesses are not classically trained. They have to deal with an enormous amount of politics. You think corporate politics are tough? Go work for your dad or your mom.

Human nature doesn't include all human beings. There are human beings who are indifferent to politics, religion, virtually anything.

To balance China, the democracies will need new friends - and India with its fast-growing economy, youthful population, and democratic politics seems the obvious candidate.

Like art and politics, gangsterism is a very important avenue of assimilation into society.