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I came into politics because I wished to change things. You can't do that by lying to people; you have to educate, and persuade, and carry them with you - and it's often a long haul.

— Ken Livingstone

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

After many, many years, I fell out of love with politics. It's not something I like but it's the truth.

— Bernardo Bertolucci

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.

— Edi Rama

I came to politics later in life so I bring a different life experience to it.

— Kathleen Wynne

Politics was put in front of me. I do politics because it's the vehicle for change and because I happen to be good at it... I had this sort of calm fearlessness, that some would call foolishness.

— David Mixner

I always wanted to become president! When I was a kid, I was obsessed with politics.

— Cameron Russell

What drew me to politics in the first place was the fact that I wanted to have a place to take a stand and use my voice to express what I believed in. But I've no longer got any political aspirations. I feel that as a politician, fifty per cent of people would hate you before you even left the house.

— Jon Bon Jovi

I had no intention of entering politics, but then the force of events led me to become involved in politics.

— Sergio Mattarella

If I went into politics, it's because I grew up in a political atmosphere.

— Marion Marechal-Le Pen

Going into politics is something people have asked me about forever.

— Caroline Kennedy

✗Opposing Perspectives

All the best reasons for going into politics never really change: the desire for glory and fame and the chance to do something that really matters, that will make life better for a lot of people.

— Michael Ignatieff