Orhan Pamuk Quotes

I am such a political person.

I haven't been very active in politics.

I can't afford to be indifferent to politics, but I don't have personal ambitions.

We do not say that a man who takes no interest in politics is a man who minds his own business; we say that he has no business here at all.

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.

In our age there is no such thing as 'keeping out of politics.' All issues are political issues ….

I wouldn't say that I'm a naturally political beast.

I obviously grew up with politics and have always been interested in ways in which people can get involved with it and be stimulated by it.

I've spoken about politics a lot over the years and my main issue that I championed was just general engagement in politics.

I love politics, but from the sidelines.

I've always been political.

One thing I got from my parents was that they talked about politics all the time. They weren't educated or academic but they were interesting about and interested in the world.

I don't think I'd really talked about politics - governmental politics specifically - very often, and it was a bit of a stretch for me to do so for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is that I'm not that well-versed or educated in politics.

I don't think there was really a time when I have not been politically aware.

If we tried to write about politics, you'd realize that we're all a bunch of idiots.

I haven't been paying attention to politics long enough to have really smart opinions.

I still love following and thinking about politics. I enjoy recommending important journalism I read or see from other sources.

Politics are close to me, but there are different ways of participating in politics.

I - you know, I loved politics more as a younger man.

I'm not clever enough or aware enough to make a political movie.

I have always hated celebrities lecturing people on politics. So forgive me. But I am passionate about this country. I am equally passionate about the potential of the people who live here.

I didn't grow up in politics.

Politics goes in one ear and out the other. I don't even know the president's name for sure. That's how stupid I am.

I never have been involved in politics.

I don't know enough about politics. I am out of the loop.