Quotes about Being Political

Politicians really worry about being politically correct. Votes: 4

I'm very political without being political. I don't know how to speak proper political language. Votes: 4

George Bush and his gang imagine they are being political geniuses. Votes: 3

You can define everything as being political and analyze it politically. Votes: 3

Normally, you cast a pilot, and you have to make compromises about being political about who you cast. Votes: 3

You can grow up without having to conform, stop going to shows, stop having a record collection, start being politically iffy. Votes: 3

I am sure there is a right way and a wrong way and in today's life, there are many different rules of being politically correct. Votes: 3

Enlightenment is not about being political. It is not a social club. Ashrams often turn into that, I know. Societies of enlightenment often just become cliques. Votes: 3

there are people who read my work and accuse me of being political! As far as I'm concerned that's like accusing a dog of having a bark! Votes: 3

Things have happened, having to do with many things including political correctness, where people are so worried about being politically correct that they are unable to function. Votes: 3

If anything, I would like to see the climate change happen, so the science could be proved right, regardless of the consequences. This isn't being political, it is being selfish. Votes: 3

Bond is the longest-running franchise ever and there's a reason for that: they are action movies but they are also touched by current events without being political or too serious. Votes: 3

Be politically correct, but please don't bother other people with conversation about being politically correct, because that's the end of everything. You want to create boredom? Be politically correct in your conversation. Votes: 3

When these idiot rightwingers start complaining about poetry being political, I'm fond of reciting Sappho to them, who excluded men from her world. Why does she exclude them? Mostly because of their warmongering. Votes: 3

I haven't always been warmly welcomed for holding my conservative positions in Hollywood. Then again, I've never been very good at being politically correct either, on or off screen. So why start now? Votes: 3

It's great that I get accused of not being politically correct. People need to take themselves less seriously. This world is so screwed up as it is, we've all got to relax a bit more. Votes: 3

Just honest. To me, being 'politically incorrect' means the opposite of being political -- which means to spin everything. That's all it's ever meant to me. It's never meant liberal or conservative. It means honest. Votes: 3

In New Zealand, men and women would not take a party seriously if it did not have a good gender - and increasingly racial - mix. It's not about being politically correct; it's just who we are. Votes: 3

I think the big problem this country has is being politically correct. I've been challenged by so many people, and I don't frankly have time for total political correctness. And to be honest with you, this country doesn't have time either. Votes: 3

Being a parent of a boy who wants to wear sparkles and grow his hair long - especially when you don't know where it's all going to go - it's hard stuff. I'm not being politically incorrect in acknowledging that, am I? Votes: 3

Each Catwoman is specific to the Gotham City she lives in and the director that helps shape her. So it's kind of hard to have a favorite and I'm not just being political, it's hard to have a favorite because each one is so specific as themselves. Votes: 3

Lately I feel being political is also about the company I keep and the ideas I put forward. When I do a curate a program or do a workshop, I want to make it intergenerational; I want to have women on the faculty and also among the students. Votes: 3

We happen to live in an era that is incredibly wrapped up in notions of political correctness; everything is seen through the lens of politics. But being political and politically correct is just another way of fighting, another form of power and strategy, an insidious means of manipulation. Votes: 3

Politics is human beings; it's addition rather than subtraction. Votes: 2

Political columnists and sports pundits are rewarded for being overconfident. Votes: 2

Being Politically Correct means always having to say you're sorry. Votes: 2

In politics, being ridiculous is more damaging than being extreme. Votes: 2

I am an artist and a political being as well. Votes: 2

I don't find music being less important than, like, politics. Votes: 2

I love being able to be political without any political affiliation. Votes: 2

We mistake politics for legislative debate. You can be passionate without being personal. Votes: 2

Being born, especially being born a person of color, is a political act in itself. Votes: 2

Being political is an integral part of being Iranian. Our lives are defined by politics. Votes: 2

This Republic was called into being, organized, and is upheld, by a great political doctrine. Votes: 2

Dan Rather is guilty of not being skeptical enough about a story that was politically loaded. Votes: 2

Well, just being stupid and politically incorrect doesn't work. You can be politically incorrect if you're smart. Votes: 2

I don't think that any political party should claim Jesus as being a part of a political party. Votes: 2

I enjoy being around people who disagree with me; and I enjoy being in non-political contexts and activities. Votes: 2

Politics is politics; art is art. If you play a political role, you have to stop being an artist. Votes: 2

Human nature doesn't include all human beings. There are human beings who are indifferent to politics, religion, virtually anything. Votes: 2

I think everybody's political. The act of being alive is political. Unless you choose to be a hermit, you're automatically political because you're part of a community. Votes: 2

A human being is a naturally political [animal]. Votes: 0

All music has political dimensions because it suggests a way of being. Votes: 0

I have found that I'm just political just by being who I am. Votes: 0

No sane human being devotes 100% of his or her life to political activism. Votes: 0

There is an infinity of political errors which, being once adopted, become principles. Votes: 0

Political correctness is what right-wing bigots call what everybody else calls being polite Votes: 0

I'm not a policy wonk, and I don't dream of being a political operative. Votes: 0

Being president of a major public university is the most political nonpolitical office around. Votes: 0

I think you can get away with being a bit more political in science fiction. Votes: 0

I believe that engaging in the political process is part of being a good person. Votes: 0

Being a Christian is not a political orientation for the president, but he is a centrist. Votes: 0

All theatre, by virtue of its being a cultural construct and therefore ideologically inscribed, is political. Votes: 0

I always believed in burning up the government's political capital, not being Mr Safe Guy, you know? Votes: 0

There are hundreds of prisons - sexual, political, cultural. But being a prisoner also gives you impetus. Votes: 0

Being gay is not a political accomplishment in itself. It's not enough to constitute a political platform. Votes: 0

All my games were political games; I was, like Joan of Arc, perpetually being burned at the stake. Votes: 0

No one has the right to place one human being in a position of political power over another. Votes: 0

I had actually studied political science in college. I had dreams of being a lawyer at one time. Votes: 0

I would not like to be a political leader in Russia. They never know when they're being taped. Votes: 0

I dont think that any political party should claim Jesus as being a part of a political party. Votes: 0

All kinds of celebrities, political ones as well, are increasingly being targeted. In this country, with all the countless guns. Votes: 0

I think I've earned a reputation of being fair and that I'll hear all sides from the entire political spectrum. Votes: 0

The well-being of individual persons in any society varies inversely with the money at the disposal of the political class. Votes: 0

That's one of the good things about being from the political centre, you're willing to work with both side of politics. Votes: 0

Being politically active is "more about doing things, not just standing for some platform or being involved in some political party." Votes: 0

In this era of political correctness, some people seem unaware that being squeamish about words can mean being blind to realities. Votes: 0

I have the happy circumstance of either being accused of political grandstanding on the one hand or cover-ups on the other. Votes: 0

Literature is being taught as though it were only political medicine or political poison-a view that is not only illiberal but illiterate. Votes: 0

Wherever the relevance of speech is at stake, matters become political by definition, for speech is what makes man a political being. Votes: 0

Being a son of the pastor, I was never allowed to play Joseph or any of the big parts for political reasons. Votes: 0

Russians clearly perceive America's global influence as being in irreversible decline and American society shattered by major political, economic and ideological crises. Votes: 0

Sometimes the critics review me harshly for not being critical of government but it's not me who has said I was political. Votes: 0

From my point of view, being out is not about anything political. It's just because I can't be bothered to be in. Votes: 0

How much of our literature, our political life, our friendships and love affairs, depend on being able to talk peacefully in a bar! Votes: 0

If I had to choose one which best characterized the condition of being a political leader in Athens, the word would be "tension". Votes: 0

Some experts believe that somebody is deceiving WikiLeaks, that its reputation is being undermined in order for it to be used for political purposes. Votes: 0

I grew up in Los Angeles in a Quaker family, and for me being Quaker was a political calling rather than a religious one. Votes: 0

I have never known a novel that was good enough to be good in spite of its being adapted to the author's political views. Votes: 0

The interest of the people lies in being able to join organizations, advocate causes, and make political "mistakes" without being subjected to governmental penalties. Votes: 0

There is nothing wrong with being a declared liberal or conservative and conducting a sympathetic interview with a political figure who shares your views. Votes: 0

Over the course of two terms, President Reagan revolutionized the Republican Party and changed the political atmosphere in a way still being felt today. Votes: 0

Over the course of two terms, President Reagan revolutionized the Republican Party and changed the political atmosphere in a way still being felt today. Votes: 0

I have three favorite politicians: Reagan, Truman, and Bobby Kennedy - Bobby for showing remarkable political courage despite being loathed by many on both sides. Votes: 0

These political movements flourish on the margins of Turkish society because of poverty and because of the people's feeling that they are not being represented. Votes: 0

It's been encouraging to hear the pope talking about climate change and take it away from being a political issue to being one of survival. Votes: 0

I am not protesting against the conduct of the war, but against the political errors and insincerities for which the fighting men are being sacrificed. Votes: 0

If you can come up with a snappy little slogan, then you have a future in winning tagline competitions or being a political speech writer. Votes: 0

I think that instead of feminism being a political thing, it should be an act of creativity. It's more of a rock n' roll thing. Votes: 0

Particle physics suffers more from being infected by the socio-political mood of the day than from lack of spectacular opportunities for major and profound discoveries. Votes: 0

The reason people hate America is because they don't like being treated like garbage by arrogant, pompous, hypocritical, self-righteous, duplicitous, imperialist political and bureaucratic hacks. Votes: 0

America is fed up with political correctness, and it is fed up with government that doesn't work. It's fed up with weakness being interpreted as wisdom. Votes: 0

A lot of people who claim they're political comedians are just comedians who have opinions. But they stop being funny the minute they give their opinions. Votes: 0

There are certain skills that business people have that are - that are, in fact, helpful in - when it comes to being in political leadership. Votes: 0

When I think of Spirit, I think of that mysterious force that pulls us into being, into becoming, into love. That can get political rather quickly. Votes: 0

A political party is dying before our eyes-and I don't mean the Democrats. I'm talking about the mainstream media, which is being destroyed by the opposition. Votes: 0

People have an actual bias against there being some kind of popularity for political films, and when they get acknowledged, it helps keep the conversation going. Votes: 0

But the life that no longer trust another human being and no longer forms ties to the political community is not a human life any longer. Votes: 0

One colossal advantage of being in extra innings is that you can tell it like it is, say what you think, and largely eschew political caution. Votes: 0

The political process is rough and tumble by definition, and being grounded in faith in a Higher Power has proven helpful in navigating the difficult terrain. Votes: 0

Because appearing to be fair is part of being fair, most mainstream news organizations discourage marching for causes, displaying political bumper stickers or giving cash to candidates. Votes: 0

Reagan's emotional intelligence, his ability to suss out people's longings and to channel them for political purposes, was better than just about any human being that ever lived. Votes: 0

If there are such things as political axioms, the propriety of the judicial power of a government being co-extensive with its legislative, may be ranked among the number. Votes: 0

Our world is very dishonest, and our leaders encourage dishonesty by setting bad examples - by lying, being corrupt, and using political sleight of hand to sustain power. Votes: 0

Most of all, be honest with yourself and make sure those in political office, our so called public servants, are being honest, holding them accountable for their actions! Votes: 0

Fear and its accompanying emotional reactions have become part of the public mindset. Such reactions, while often legitimate, are also being exploited with increasing frequency for political ends. Votes: 0

Earth to Democrats: Displaying contempt for the American people when you are being paid by those people to serve their interests is generally not a good political move. Votes: 0

The media, far from being a conspiracy to dull the political sense of the people, could be viewed as a conspiracy to disguise the extent of political indifference. Votes: 0

Fear is being used by the political class as an excuse to accumulate more power and self-importance - and collect a lot more taxes to support their agenda. Votes: 0

I'm not very comfortable being an actorvist so to get to do something that I believe in is a much more comfortable way for me to be political. Votes: 0

I think you have to judge everything based on your personal taste. And if that means being critical, so be it. I hate political correctness. I absolutely loathe it. Votes: 0

Personally I have my own political views and being straight-edge I'm happy to talk about that, but the music that always meant the most to me, was more emotional. Votes: 0

While writing books about the past, I think about the present. It's not intentional, but somehow my books end up being written under the sign of a political mood. Votes: 0

Once you become an immigrant, the first thing that is taken from you is the opportunity to talk about politics and to talk about yourself as a political being. Votes: 0

Religion was created by insecure men to oppress women. Religion is the basis of all political ideas and it exempts the human being to find the "I" in them. Votes: 0

Ultimately, suffering is always political with all kinds of justifications - there are those who justify Israel's occupation of land as being a fulfillment of what God had promised. Votes: 0

Good political leadership for me involves getting the big decisions right - however difficult, however controversial, however potentially divisive - and then being able to take people with you. Votes: 0

I think I would like the sort of job where you can work away in obscurity to try and improve things, without being caught up in the political maelstrom. Votes: 0