Definitions Quote by Alan Cranston

The effective strategies in politics are ones that are so clear and obvious that people can grasp it.

— Karl Rove

The high-minded definition of politics is: 'the art or science of government; the art or science concerned with guiding or influencing governmental policy.' It…

— Cal Thomas

Politics means competition, especially in senior positions. If you don't know that, you're not especially suited to politics.

— Wolfgang Schauble

But the ability to articulate what you are doing, to be clear about it, and to stick to it is, I think, the essence…

— Chris Patten

Don't be 'practical' in politics. To be practical in that sense means that you have schooled yourself to think along the lines, and in…

— James Connolly

Politics is a profession; a serious, complicated and, in its true sense, a noble one.

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

A political career brings out the basest qualities in human nature.

— James Bryce

You can define everything as being political and analyze it politically.

— Jim Jarmusch

Politics is the attempt to achieve power and prestige without merit.

— P. J. O'Rourke

The essence of politics is to direct oneself to the group which wields power

— Steven Biko

Politics means striving to share power or striving to influence the distribution of power, either among states or among groups within a state.

— Max Weber

Political success is often dependent on the ability to be heard above the din of controversy and debate and to set a course with…

— Madeleine M. Kunin