Jiang Zemin Quotes

If you're trying to talk about public issues and politics and showcase it in a positive, different way, I think people like the idea.

I don't know if anybody wants to mix their politics with their entertainment.

And you don't want to always write about politics just for the sake of writing about politics.

The level of discourse in this country is falling to a depth that cannot be sustained.

I have very intense conversations with friends, people I really interconnect with. We talk about politics, important things. I like to talk about ideas and get people to be specific.

I don't get political.

We gain by intelligent discussion of public questions carried on, … not from a standpoint of partisanship, but of good citizenship.

I think there’s more of a tendency now than in the past to avoid discussion of serious problems. It has a pernicious effect on our politics and on governing, because to govern, you need a mandate. And you don’t get a mandate if you don’t say what you’re going to do.

No, I'm not interested in politics. I have zero interest. I have interest in hope and people.

It's hard not to be political.

I like debating policy.

Social media is such a powerful tool and I would love it to be a hub of celebration rather than focusing on negativity.

From literature to ecology, from the escape velocity of galaxies to the greenhouse effect, from garbage disposal methods to traffic jams, everything is discussed in our world. But the democratic system, as if it were a given fact, untouchable by nature until the end of time, we don't discuss that.

I watch 'Question Time' religiously.

Public television is a very important thing for our human race, and it allows us the ability to discuss the elephants in the room and understand stories beyond the headlines.

People always said you shouldn't get in politics and talk about politics. But I believe the politics are all around us.

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

I don't think I would move into politics, but our job is often about pulling things down. It's about why something won't work, which I think is valuable, but it's not always constructive.

Education is a cause very close to me. What matters is encouraging my fans to focus on their education, because only an educated generation can ensure a better future. Even when I was on tour, I did my homework and studied.

I don't have a problem with athletes speaking up, but I want to make sure before they speak up, they read up.

When we see something as a problem, we have to try and solve it and the best way is generally through education.

Just because I am paying attention to politics and culture doesn't mean that I should be talking about the health-care bill, talking about the minutiae.

I have the comedic chops and intelligence to raise points and discuss both sides of whatever is on our mind as a society.

I'm not one of those people for which politics is my sole preoccupation.

I try not to get too political.