Well purity - there's no purity in politics.

There's a tradition in British intellectual life of mocking any non-political force that gets involved in politics especially within the sphere of the arts and the theatre.

There is too much at stake for us to surrender to the politics of polarization.

If American politics are too dirty for women to take part in there's something wrong with American politics.

A lot of men in politics suddenly woke up to the issue of women in politics when they realised: hey there are votes in this!

Politics thrives on simple clean messages something that played to Obama's advantage in 2008. Stagnant unemployment and the loss of America's AAA rating are as simple and tough as they come. This is the economy on Obama's watch and there's no one left to blame.

I was looking for something like baseball where there's a lot of data and the competition was pretty low. That's when I discovered politics.

No one out there is interested in who did what to whom in Westminster politics.

I was in elective politics for 24 years. I've made four national races two for President two for Vice President. I have found there are other ways to serve and I'm enjoying them.

Why does it have to be politics? Is there a dynamism to that world and a theoretical capacity to do things that draws many talented people? Absolutely. Are there other ways to be involved and lead an interesting life? Of course.