Fethullah Gulen Quotes

I'm just an American citizen like everyone else and I'm not sitting at the power table in the room where it all happens.

Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you.

We want political power in our country for our philosophy of life. This means we've got to get involved more and more in politics.

Politics is not just about voting one day every four years. Politics is the air we breathe, the food we eat, and the road we walk on.

Al is, and always has been, the person who has been the candidate - the elected official. And he is the one who makes policy. As his wife, I have the wonderful opportunity to advocate for causes that I am passionate about, and I'm thankful for that.

The world we live in has been and is being increasingly politicised so that our daily experience is more and more a matter of public policy.

The Latin root of the word 'politics' means 'of the people.' Politics is about something bigger than electoral politics; in that sense, I feel like I'm already involved.

Citizen participation: a device whereby public officials induce nonpublic individuals to act in a way the officials desire.

Political involvement is more than a game.

Good or bad, political choices have an impact on the way country’s behave.

It is my right and my duty as a politician to speak about the problems in our country.

Since 1990, we have been building up the idea that democracy is the best way for sectors that feel socially excluded from politics to win power.

At the end of the day, politics is meant to do good to the society.

You're never really out of politics.

Politics becomes a part of your life once you realize it has been all along.

Politics matters. Ideas matter. Democracy matters, because all of us need to be able to make a difference.

Politicians are there to try to deal with stuff, but sometimes it's both fortunate and unfortunate that people like us have more... not involvement, but more power in the stuff that we say.

Without the political parties and the volunteering work of their members day in, day out, we would have a very different sort of politics and society.

The most important political office is that of the private citizen.

Government is connected to everything we do.

It is necessary to take an active part in politics to observe how often the welfare of the party organization is put before the issues, even before the welfare of the commonwealth.

No matter where you stand politically - even if you're unsure of what your political ideology is - it is important to take part in the process of shaping our government.

I am not a politician. I am not in politics. I'm just a citizen.

If I went into politics, it's because I grew up in a political atmosphere.

I was very productive as a senator for my state.