Aung San Suu Kyi Quotes

Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.

The fact is the American people want men and women to stand up and represent them and to put their interests ahead of the party interests.

In the political realm, when I say I'm going to give everything, that means I'll represent the people to the best of my ability.

One never expected from a Congressman more than good intentions and public spirit.

A lot of people have the expectation that politicians shouldn't just disappear into the woodwork even if they didn't win the election.

I wanted to be an MP who was normal. I believe in politics, I'm a proud parliamentarian, and I want people to want parliamentarians again.

I think we need politicians; we need people who want to serve.

I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.

We shouldn't accept mediocrity as the best a politician can do.

Most people who get in trouble in politics usually get in trouble because they're disconnected from the people they serve, and I don't think anybody in Tennessee, even people who won't vote for me, would accuse me of that.

You don't choose a party because it's the flavour of the month. I feel I will be able to work under a political system. I feel if people like me don't enter politics to bring change, who will?

Politicians are a lot like diapers. They should be changed frequently and for the same reason.

Politics has almost become an increasingly pejorative term in our culture. "Politicking" is not something to which we attribute a lot of value, but that itself is a major issue and a problem, and it is a decline in public culture, to have come to that point.

I think everybody who has a brain should get involved in politics. Working within. Not criticizing it from the outside. Become an active participant, no matter how feeble you think the effort is.

Especially among journalists, politics is not a pursuit that's held in high esteem. We tend to be cynical about it - but I actually believe in democracy.

In politics, the leaders are supposed to work and work.

I didn't get into politics to play a character on TV.

What gets you out of bed in the morning? This is a question I'm often asked as a politician. It tends to be closely followed by a dozen other questions about what I'll do in 'x' scenario or whether I'll resign if 'y' happens.

When I was a youngster, I and people like us, who are educated and progressive-minded, did not take interest in politics. But then I realised that half of the parliament is being run by politicians with criminal records.

No, you see, unlike some interviewers, I love politics... overall I am not anti-politicians at all. I recognise they are more important than me.

My grandfather... always used to say - I remember it really well - that he was proud to be a politician. He wanted to redeem that word.

I started off tagging stuff - I'm not meant to be having tea and biscuits with the prime minister.

People often complain that celebrities after joining politics are not seen once the polls are over. But I am not like them. I would work for development.

We will need to work hard to break the cynicism, talk straight and rebuild trust in politics.

I think that has to do with our perception of politics. There are nice politicians. There is something about this job that does take an extra bit of motivation to get out of bed in the morning.