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I don't think that people are disinterested or uninterested in politics. I think very often they are disengaged from the formal political process. To some extent they are suspicious or even despairing of formal politics as a means to give expression and effect to what they want.

— John Bercow

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

People are very interested in politics, they just don't like it labelled politics.

— Douglas Hurd

Politics organizes our lives. We can't disregard it. Politics has lot of muck, lot of dirt. But that doesn't mean you have to be away from it. It's ubiquitous.

— Pawan Kalyan

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

I used to love politics. I can't say I do any more. All the fun has gone out of it. Each side is engaged in this trench warfare of managerialism. They're all too scared to say anything that might make them appear something other than completely bland.

— Robert Harris

Politics is intensely physical: your hands touch, clasp and hold, and your eyes are always reaching for contact. None of this came naturally to me. I'd always put my trust in words and let the words do the work, but in politics, the real message is physical.

— Michael Ignatieff

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

— Wolfgang Schauble

I've been offered political shows before, and I don't know anything about politics and I feel uncomfortable making political opinions - there's consequences to them. I often think I'm wrong, so I really don't like getting in political or religious discussions because of the giant possibility that I might be wrong.

— Norm MacDonald

As a matter of fact I don't like politics. I really don't. I think it's so jaded now and everybody has to follow the party line.

— Regis Philbin

✗Opposing Perspectives

I've always looked upon politics as a very boring thing. Politics never interested me as much as the people involved in it.

— Pat Oliphant

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

— George Clooney