I think that what most surprises anybody who goes into politics from even a modestly cerebral background is the vulgarity of much of the cut and thrust of politics.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I think politics come out of psychology.
I get asked a lot about getting into politics. I say, 'Take a look at politics. You tell me what seems appealing about that.'
Politics has high and low moments. Sometimes it brings out the better angels of our nature; sometimes baser instincts.
Politics is much too serious to be taken too seriously; equally, there are many aspects of it so laughable as to be lamentable.
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.
I never think that anything I'm writing is bluntly political in any way. I'm not going for commentary.
Politics is such a torment that I advise everyone I love not to mix with it.
There's a flip side to having prominent public intellectuals, which is that they start meddling in politics and often with quite disastrous results.
Mediocrity in politics is not to be despised. Greatness is not needed.
It's an honor putting art above politics. Politics can be seductive in terms of things reductive to the soul.
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