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> [“The most courageous act in politics is to try to understand your opponent.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alain-de-botton/the-most-courageous-act-in-politics-is-to-try-to-understand-your/)

[Alain de Botton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alain-de-botton/)

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> [These political consultants love business guys who've never been in politics to try and take advantage of them. I get that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-rauner/these-political-consultants-love-business-guys-who-ve-never-been-in/)

[Bruce Rauner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-rauner/)

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> [I think if you're going to make political art, you have to engage at some level. You can't just write about politics,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-bragg/i-think-if-you-re-going-to-make-political-art-you-have-to-engage-at/)

[Billy Bragg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-bragg/)

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> [“I hate when people play politics with me; when I have never tried to play politics with anyone. I always try to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temitope-owosela/i-hate-when-people-play-politics-with-me-when-i-have-never-tried-to/)

[Temitope Owosela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temitope-owosela/)

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> [So much of the time, in politics, we try to come up with these clever turns of phrase, slogans or messages, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-poilievre/so-much-of-the-time-in-politics-we-try-to-come-up-with-these-clever/)

[Pierre Poilievre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-poilievre/)

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> [I'm not interested in, and not capable of, direct politics. What I can do - I try to figure out the underlying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarnath-banerjee/i-m-not-interested-in-and-not-capable-of-direct-politics-what-i-can/)

[Sarnath Banerjee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarnath-banerjee/)

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> [It's been my experience in politics that you can try and plan it out: 'I'm going to hit the three ball which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-kennedy/it-s-been-my-experience-in-politics-that-you-can-try-and-plan-it-out/)

[John Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-kennedy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/183/john-kennedy-6970_eight-ball_it-s-been-my-experience-in-politics-that_2636296.jpg)

> [My thing is this: You've got to talk about politics because it's out there. But I try to respect the fact that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sinbad/my-thing-is-this-you-ve-got-to-talk-about-politics-because-it-s-out/)

[Sinbad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sinbad/)

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> [I was looking for a new challenge and got an interest in trying to make a difference for families. You become more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-jordan/i-was-looking-for-a-new-challenge-and-got-an-interest-in-trying-to/)

[Jim Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-jordan/)

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