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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.

I entered politics from a completely different background from other people in this field, and that has helped me to see and deal with things differently.

I'm not an old, experienced hand at politics. But I am now seasoned enough to have learned that the hardest thing about any political campaign is how to win without proving that you are unworthy of winning.

I love hard political debate and I love beating somebody on a political point but what I'm more frustrated by is the politics where you play the man not the politics.

I get asked a lot about getting into politics. I say, 'Take a look at politics. You tell me what seems appealing about that.'

I have a temperament that doesn't adapt well to politics. It's because I speak my mind so much.

I don't know much about politics, and I don't want to know. That's why I rarely involve myself in politics.

I feel that if I am freed of the burden of politics, then I can do more, and I can take more unpopular decisions.