There is no advertisement as powerful as a positive reputation traveling fast.

It takes but one positive thought when given a chance to survive and thrive to overpower an entire army of negative thoughts.

We must remember that politics is more than a power game. The core of politics in my view is to serve our citizens to serve our fellow human beings.

Since the governments are in the pockets of businesses who's going to control this most powerful institution? Business is more powerful than politics and it's more powerful than religion. So it's going to have to be the vigilante consumer.

Robert Kennedy was such an inspiring figure. His interest in politics seemed to come not from a desire for power but from a need to help our society live up to its ideals.

The tax issue is the most powerful issue in American politics going back to the Tea Party. People say 'Oh Grover Norquist has power.' No. Grover Norquist and Americans for Tax Reform focus on the tax issue. The tax issue is a powerful issue.

In almost every country there are elements of opinion which would welcome such a conclusion because they wish to return to the politics of the balance of power unrestricted and unregulated armaments international anarchy and preparation for war.

Politics and power is a realm of relative influence.

I'm not a political person. When I start to get into it it just upsets me. I feel so powerless when it comes to politics. So I've just decided to be non-political and very very pro-soldier.

Politics is not about power.

The message that I gave on the - on the steps today was that you need to stand for those things that are right and empower the individual. Believe in the power of one person. Don't believe that you can't do it. Everybody wants - everybody wants a shot. That we can all agree on. Beyond that it becomes politics. I'm not talking politics.

No science is immune to the infection of politics and the corruption of power.

The 'democracy gap' in our politics and elections spells a deep sense of powerlessness by people who drop out do not vote or listlessly vote for the 'least worst' every four years and then wonder why after every cycle the 'least worst' gets worse.

Real politics are the possession and distribution of power.

Politics will eventually be replaced by imagery. The politician will be only too happy to abdicate in favor of his image because the image will be much more powerful than he could ever be.

We have I fear confused power with greatness.

When the body of the people is possessed of the supreme power it is called a democracy.

When governments become large voters cannot exercise close oversight otherwise known as political power.

I have a fantasy where Ted Turner is elected President but refuses because he doesn't want to give up power.

You may think the president is all-powerful but he is not. He needs a lot of guidance from the Lord.

One of the reasons people hate politics is that truth is rarely a politician's objective. Election and power are.

Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Because in fact women feminists do read my poetry and they read it often with the power of their political interpretation. I don't care that's what poetry is supposed to do.

There is also poetry written to be shouted in a square in front of an enthusiastic crowd. This occurs especially in countries where authoritarian regimes are in power.