Politics swings like a pendulum.

I think Karl Rove saw that in George W. Bush early on and understood the impact that he could have on Texas politics and probably on national politics.

My mother's studies stopped with the third year of primary school, my father with the first. They taught me a deep sense of duty. But nobody was involved in politics in my family.

I was on leave from local and regional politics, as long as I was a Minister.

In politics the choice is constantly between two evils.

Politics is a field where the choice lies constantly between two blunders.

Money has too big an influence on our politics in Washington and somehow we need to do something about that.

There was a widespread indignation in the American media. They were saying, 'How can you make a movie during an election that's about politics? What are you doing? Are you trying to influence people's lives?' To which my response was, 'Well, I hope so.'

In politics, madame, you need two things: friends, but above all an enemy.

Truth is I don't think God on a daily basis. I think politics, science.