Robert Peel Quotes

Writers and journalists tend to be simplistic about politics when, like all other areas of life, it's more complicated.

When it comes to politics, there's never a certain yes or no to any situation.

Making sense of a political moment when you're in the midst of it is difficult: even if you avoid commercial and personal conflicts, it can still be hard to see it and understand it.

My theory on politics is no one really knows how it works, so I choose not to comment on stuff too outside of my league.

I'm not into sports, and politics is kind of my sport. I love talking about it and debating it and getting into it. I also think people on both sides of the aisle have real exaggerated, incorrect views of the other side, and that is fascinating to me.

I don't like to really dive too deep into politics.

The term “democratic” is often used merely as a term of praise or ridicule among various political factions. One person or faction is described as either democratic or undemocratic, depending on whether its supporters or detractors are speaking.

Politics are not an exact science.

I have been amazed to see how unrealistic are the bases for political opinion in general. Only rarely have I found a person who has chosen any particular political party—democratic or totalitarian—through study and comparison of principles.

There is never just one way in politics.

I speak to people for whom the issues are a mixed bag; they are liberal on some, conservative on others, middle of the road on the rest. But politicians don't take their cues from those people. No, politicians emulate the world of punditry.

Well honestly, I do stay away from being political, especially about Trump. It's just one of those things.

I can't go out with a Republican.

Politics is a love-hate relationship. I sure know that.

To an intellectual who is adrift in politics, a theory is an aim; to a true politician his theory is a boundary.

Does politics have to be injected into everything?

I don't know anything about politics. I wouldn't put too much into my prediction on politics.

Of course, my own political beliefs inform the ideas I come up with.

I don't like to talk about politics. If you say you're a Democrat, that'll turn off Republicans, and that's half of your fan base.

I don't agree with everything that any of our political leaders say or believe - that's going to happen sometimes.

The cliche in American politics is that one week is an eternity.

Politics is an impressionistic art form.

He loved politicians—even Republicans

I adore political parties. They are the only place left to us where people don’t talk politics.

My daughter's met Hillary Clinton, so she's got a strong bias. But she, of course, parrots me and goes, 'Oh, Donald Trump, I don't like him!' I'm like, 'That's good!'