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My experience politically has always been that one-word definition of politics: money. Keep your eye on the buck. And that tells you where the American people are going to be.

— Douglas Wilder

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Money has always been in politics. And I'm not sure you'd want money to be completely out of politics.

— Bill Gates

Politics is a rough and tumble business. It's not for the faint-hearted. I've got bruises and cuts from being in the political arena. But by and large, I understand how to navigate the process.

— Donna Brazile

I was really fascinated by politics. It always has been part of my view that politics really is a calling or you wouldn't go into it, because it's demanding and potentially has a toll on you and your family.

— John Key

Politics is about a lot more than winning and losing. I think politics at its best is about compromise, shades of grey and about issues.

— Matt Taibbi

Politics is there the way men and women are there, the way the Atlantic Ocean is there. Sometimes I've written about politics specifically, I mean about politics as it's understood on television and in newspapers.

— Kenneth Koch

I understand that, for some, everything is political.

— Blake Farenthold

✗Opposing Perspectives

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.

— Kjell Magne Bondevik

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.

— Marianne Williamson

I don't really try to get involved politically by giving money to politicians or by saying I'm a Democrat or Republican. Right now, I just view myself as an American.

— David Rubenstein

Politics means competition, especially in senior positions. If you don't know that, you're not especially suited to politics.

— Wolfgang Schauble