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title: "6 Politics Thinking Quotes by 5 authors"
description: "Browse 6 Politics Thinking quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Politics Thinking sayings and thoughts."
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> [Look, I get it. Whether it's school, work, family, we've all got a lot on our minds. People say to me, "I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kerry-washington/look-i-get-it-whether-it-s-school-work-family-we-ve-all-got-a-lot-on/)

[Kerry Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kerry-washington/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/766/kerry-washington-7918_badass_look-i-get-it-whether-it-s-school-work-f_1196858.jpg)

> [Dalai Lama is taking a subtle and nuanced view of politics and he is thinking in terms of events well beyond our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pico-iyer/dalai-lama-is-taking-a-subtle-and-nuanced-view-of-politics-and-he-is/)

[Pico Iyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pico-iyer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b19/pico-iyer-1252_dalai_dalai-lama-is-taking-a-subtle-and-nuance_1319469.jpg)

> [You may not be thinking about politics, but politics is thinking about you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kerry-washington/you-may-not-be-thinking-about-politics-but-politics-is-thinking-about/)

[Kerry Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kerry-washington/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86a/kerry-washington-7918_may_you-may-not-be-thinking-about-politics-b_2276527.jpg)

> [I think a way to behave is to think not in terms of representative government, not in terms of voting, not in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-zinn/i-think-a-way-to-behave-is-to-think-not-in-terms-of-representative/)

[Howard Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-zinn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/051/howard-zinn-576_authority_i-think-a-way-to-behave-is-to-think-not_2322858.jpg)

> [I went into politics thinking that, if I made arguments in good faith, I'd get a hearing. It's a reasonable assumption, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ignatieff/i-went-into-politics-thinking-that-if-i-made-arguments-in-good-faith/)

[Michael Ignatieff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ignatieff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/628/michael-ignatieff-3146_always_i-went-into-politics-thinking-that-if-i_2779580.jpg)

> [Frankly, if you do politics, you should not be thinking about your dignity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aung-san-suu-kyi/frankly-if-you-do-politics-you-should-not-be-thinking-about-your/)

[Aung San Suu Kyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aung-san-suu-kyi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/584/aung-san-suu-kyi-922_dignity_frankly-if-you-do-politics-you-should-no_3099164.jpg)

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