Pastoral Resources

Every person has only so much attention to give, and politics and government takes up only a fraction of what it did 25 years ago.

I am in politics because of the conflict between good and evil, and I believe that in the end good will triumph.

One of the things being in politics has taught me is that men are not a reasoned or reasonable sex.

There are still people in my party who believe in consensus politics. I regard them as Quislings, as traitors... I mean it.

In politics it is necessary to take nothing tragically and everything seriously.

One of the reasons people hate politics is that truth is rarely a politician's objective. Election and power are.

America's most dangerous diseases have developed an immunity to politics. We suffer not from a failure of political organization or power, but a failure of love.

Politics is the art of controlling your environment.

The trouble with Nixon is that he's a serious politics junkie. He's totally hooked and like any other junkie, he's a bummer to have around, especially as President.

In politics shared hatreds are almost always the basis of friendships.

Politics itself is so unsexy, isn't it? But when the politics in creative works are really explored - not used as a vehicle - the results can be really interesting.

Be your own politics, grow your own garden, and maybe you can help out more.

Is anyone serious about the politics of happiness? David Cameron dipped a toe in the water, using the word lightly, but denying the hard policies it implies. Labour shies away from it, but should take up the challenge.

Social history might be defined negatively as the history of a people with the politics left out.

Politics can be likened to driving at night over unfamiliar hills and mountains. Close attention must be paid to what the beam can reach and the next bend.

The essential ingredient of politics is timing.

One of the key problems today is that politics is such a disgrace, good people don't go into government.

Politics is war without bloodshed, while war is politics with bloodshed.

I'm not very active politically. The causes I work on offer immediate, practical, accessible help, and politics has never meant that to me.

On the mountains mistakes are fatal. In politics, mistakes are wounding emotionally, but you recover. Personally, wilderness helps me get back in touch with natural rhythms, helps me reflect and, in the process, restore my creativity.