Adam Conover Quotes

I think what's fascinating is how many people are playing in politics who maybe haven't played before.

I think all politics is local.

I brought attention to the fact that people need to be more involved in politics and not just let the establishment continue to control politics.

Most people get their politics, obviously, from TV shows about senators or movies about them or... all the day-to-day press and the talk shows.

I never stood for any president in my life, never voted, before Barack Obama. It changed my life to vote. It starts there with me. I never cared for politics before Barack Obama. I never thought it mattered to people like me.

We have to be focused on growing the party and getting young people to see us as a viable option.

If we give up on politics, we're done for. Powerlessness is a self-fulfilling prophesy.

On the show, we are not trying to get people to eat their vegetables; we are not trying to get people to become Democrats. We are basically trying to encourage people to get involved with public life so that politics isn't left to the wealthy and privileged.

When all is said and done and the e-book is written about politics and the Internet, it is not going to be about the presidential election. It will be about the smaller elections in aggregate that have a huge effect on people's lives.

I think if more members of Congress would talk about what they see and what they want to do and what they want to accomplish, rather than talking about their opponent, we would begin to shape and reshape American public opinion on what the political world looks like.

I allowed Rick Santorum to express views and ideas that the American people never would have had expressed.

In general people feel more relaxed about participating in politics. They aren't frightened as they used to be.

If I was a politician right now I would change just about everything.

People are even more wary of politicians and they are realizing that democracy isn't just about putting a cross on a ballot every four years, it's about deciding what you want and fighting for it.

I'm not going to talk like I know about politics, because I'm a total amateur, but maybe I can be a spokesperson for people who aren't normally interested in politics.

Can I actually make a difference? Can I get people to believe in politics once again? Can I get people to accept more complex answers to complex questions? I know I can. I know that's what I do very well.

The importance of satire is bringing more people to the table. There are a lot of average citizens who aren't interested in politics and would be more interested if it's brought to them in a comedic, funny, satirical way.

I hope that young people will also look to politics as a vehicle to not only have their voices heard, but actually to be the change makers that they want to see. They are disaffected, understandably, but I hope that young people will not only turn out to vote but also run for office.

I don't follow politics much.

Harold Wilson is going around the country stirring up apathy.

In the Indian community there was always a problem. People could not approach the politicians the right way. They’re not confident.

Most people working day in and day out do not have the time to come to Washington to look out for their interest. Moreover they don’t know how.

Very few [Americans] ... take an active part in politics, however interested they may be in public affairs.

If somebody asks me where I stand, I tell them. And that's not a way to get elected, generally. Nobody's going to elect me president of the United States. What I'd like to do is to be able to influence the dialogue. I'm a citizen

Scepticism and cynicism about politics is so great that one of the best counters to it is what you can do at a local level.