--- title: "16 Know Political Quotes by 16 authors" description: "Browse 16 Know Political quotes by 16 authors. Discover the best Know Political sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c05/aime-martin-53693_asks_if-you-would-know-the-political-and-mora_662134.jpg" --- > [If you would know the political and moral condition of a people, ask as to the position of its women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aime-martin/if-you-would-know-the-political-and-moral-condition-of-a-people-ask/) [Aime Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aime-martin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c05/aime-martin-53693_asks_if-you-would-know-the-political-and-mora_662134.jpg) > [I don't know if I would describe myself as a political artist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-ligon/i-don-t-know-if-i-would-describe-myself-as-a-political-artist/) [Glenn Ligon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-ligon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79d/glenn-ligon-10867_art_i-don-t-know-if-i-would-describe-myself_1058589.png) > [People don't even know that we have political prisoners.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sekou-odinga/people-don-t-even-know-that-we-have-political-prisoners/) [Sekou Odinga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sekou-odinga/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cb/sekou-odinga-46640_knows_people-don-t-even-know-that-we-have-poli_695367.jpg) > [I'm a Hollywood pinhead; I don't know about political labels.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-lowe/i-m-a-hollywood-pinhead-i-don-t-know-about-political-labels/) [Rob Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-lowe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/473/rob-lowe-855_about_i-m-a-hollywood-pinhead-i-don-t-know-abo_1899407.jpg) > [It's exciting to me that people know that I'm someone who's very political.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kerry-washington/it-s-exciting-to-me-that-people-know-that-i-m-someone-who-s-very/) [Kerry Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kerry-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/123/kerry-washington-7918_exciting_it-s-exciting-to-me-that-people-know-tha_760411.jpg) > [I don't know that a political climate - as long as it's still a free country - makes much difference in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-nichols/i-don-t-know-that-a-political-climate-as-long-as-it-s-still-a-free/) [Mike Nichols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-nichols/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/063/mike-nichols-6630_climate_i-don-t-know-that-a-political-climate-as_850318.png) > [“Knowing what I know about the political system, it does appear President Trump upset a lot of people in politics.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-magee/knowing-what-i-know-about-the-political-system-it-does-appear/) [Steven Magee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-magee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/669/steven-magee-129_appear_knowing-what-i-know-about-the-political_2268887.jpg) > [Well, you know, in any political campaign, you're gonna have people on one side that are gonna slip a reporter something because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-schieffer/well-you-know-in-any-political-campaign-you-re-gonna-have-people-on/) [Bob Schieffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-schieffer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/119/bob-schieffer-10581_campaigns_well-you-know-in-any-political-campaign_948512.png) > [There isn't much political coloration in my economic writing; it's not surprising that few people know my political views. They really aren't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-a-sims/there-isn-t-much-political-coloration-in-my-economic-writing-it-s-not/) [Christopher A. Sims](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-a-sims/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f1/christopher-a-sims-94280_economic_there-isn-t-much-political-coloration-in_2519526.png) > [Here's what I know about political campaigns: no matter what you map out at the beginning, it's always different at the end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-christie/here-s-what-i-know-about-political-campaigns-no-matter-what-you-map/) [Chris Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-christie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ace/chris-christie-1382_campaigns_here-s-what-i-know-about-political-campa_320158.jpg) > [I'm not a political person. I usually beware of political persons. I know many, but I'm not one of them. I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elie-wiesel/i-m-not-a-political-person-i-usually-beware-of-political-persons-i/) [Elie Wiesel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elie-wiesel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/407/elie-wiesel-341_ambition_i-m-not-a-political-person-i-usually-bew_2036539.png) > [I want people to know my political point of view. There's an appetite for that, almost an expectation. I also want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seth-meyers/i-want-people-to-know-my-political-point-of-view-there-s-an-appetite/) [Seth Meyers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seth-meyers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdd/seth-meyers-3420_people_i-want-people-to-know-my-political-point_571183.jpg) > [You need to give yourself the time to think freely. I don't know if that is political. But sometimes things are political…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/queen-latifah/you-need-to-give-yourself-the-time-to-think-freely-i-don-t-know-if/) [Queen Latifah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/queen-latifah/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2b/queen-latifah-1560_giving_you-need-to-give-yourself-the-time-to-th_864455.jpg) > [There is something I call social intelligence. You can do a lot in life on your own and you can do all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-greene/there-is-something-i-call-social-intelligence-you-can-do-a-lot-in/) [Robert Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-greene/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38d/robert-greene-498_aggressive_there-is-something-i-call-social-intelli_1337717.png) > [I knew early on that I wanted to be a reporter, but I didn't know I was a political journalist until my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gwen-ifill/i-knew-early-on-that-i-wanted-to-be-a-reporter-but-i-didn-t-know-i/) [Gwen Ifill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gwen-ifill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07a/gwen-ifill-10218_affected_i-knew-early-on-that-i-wanted-to-be-a-re_525374.jpg) > [ \[in 1998\] I know my political ideas affect what I write but I've tried to follow the facts wherever they land. Every… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-q-wilson/in-1998-i-know-my-political-ideas-affect-what-i-write-but-i-ve-tried/) [James Q. Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-q-wilson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9c/james-q-wilson-16701_answers_in-1998-i-know-my-political-ideas-affect_1642598.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/know-political/#itemlist", "name": "Know Political Quotes", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you would know the political and moral condition of a people, ask as to the position of its women.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Aime Martin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aime-martin/if-you-would-know-the-political-and-moral-condition-of-a-people-ask/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c05/aime-martin-53693_asks_if-you-would-know-the-political-and-mora_662134.jpg", "contentUrl": 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"There isn't much political coloration in my economic writing; it's not surprising that few people know my political views. They really aren't very important.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Christopher A. Sims" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-a-sims/there-isn-t-much-political-coloration-in-my-economic-writing-it-s-not/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f1/christopher-a-sims-94280_economic_there-isn-t-much-political-coloration-in_2519526.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f1/christopher-a-sims-94280_economic_there-isn-t-much-political-coloration-in_2519526.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f1/christopher-a-sims-94280_economic_there-isn-t-much-political-coloration-in_2519526.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There isn't much political coloration in my economic writing; it's not surprising that few people know my…” — Christopher A. Sims", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Here's what I know about political campaigns: no matter what you map out at the beginning, it's always different at the end.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Chris Christie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-christie/here-s-what-i-know-about-political-campaigns-no-matter-what-you-map/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ace/chris-christie-1382_campaigns_here-s-what-i-know-about-political-campa_320158.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ace/chris-christie-1382_campaigns_here-s-what-i-know-about-political-campa_320158.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ace/chris-christie-1382_campaigns_here-s-what-i-know-about-political-campa_320158.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Here's what I know about political campaigns: no matter what you map out at the beginning, it's always…” — Chris Christie", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm not a political person. I usually beware of political persons. I know many, but I'm not one of them. I have no political ambitions.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Elie Wiesel" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elie-wiesel/i-m-not-a-political-person-i-usually-beware-of-political-persons-i/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/407/elie-wiesel-341_ambition_i-m-not-a-political-person-i-usually-bew_2036539.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/407/elie-wiesel-341_ambition_i-m-not-a-political-person-i-usually-bew_2036539.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/407/elie-wiesel-341_ambition_i-m-not-a-political-person-i-usually-bew_2036539.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm not a political person. I usually beware of political persons. I know many, but I'm not one of them. I…” — Elie Wiesel", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I want people to know my political point of view. There's an appetite for that, almost an expectation. I also want to make people laugh, but I wouldn't want to do it at the expense of my point of view.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Seth Meyers" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seth-meyers/i-want-people-to-know-my-political-point-of-view-there-s-an-appetite/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdd/seth-meyers-3420_people_i-want-people-to-know-my-political-point_571183.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdd/seth-meyers-3420_people_i-want-people-to-know-my-political-point_571183.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdd/seth-meyers-3420_people_i-want-people-to-know-my-political-point_571183.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I want people to know my political point of view. There's an appetite for that, almost an expectation. I…” — Seth Meyers", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 13, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You need to give yourself the time to think freely. I don't know if that is political. But sometimes things are political because you observe things that are right or that are wrong and you want to speak on them.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Queen Latifah" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/queen-latifah/you-need-to-give-yourself-the-time-to-think-freely-i-don-t-know-if/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2b/queen-latifah-1560_giving_you-need-to-give-yourself-the-time-to-th_864455.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2b/queen-latifah-1560_giving_you-need-to-give-yourself-the-time-to-th_864455.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2b/queen-latifah-1560_giving_you-need-to-give-yourself-the-time-to-th_864455.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You need to give yourself the time to think freely. I don't know if that is political. 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