Addresses Quote by Clara Barton

A political satirist's job is to draw blood. I'm not so much interested in politics as I am in overthrowing the government.

— Mort Sahl

When I see an entire community disenfranchised, it disturbs me. Not that I'm a message guy, per se. I write about people. I like…

— Billy Joel

I like to make broader strokes with politics in my work.

— LP

Any time something is written against me, I not only share the sentiment but feel I could do the job far better myself. Perhaps…

— Jorge Luis Borges

It's not what my job is about. I'm not out to make a political statement. I want to stand for something, but more by…

— Lauren Bush

I am not a politics wonk. I like the idea of my writing reflecting more about who I am or other people.

— Peter Morgan

do i have political views? you bet! i think the best way to express them is in your work, and then get the hell…

— Brian De Palma

Writers are given one great story to tell their story. I’m telling my story as a political document.

— Larry Kramer

I wouldn't characterize my work, however, as directly political.

— Suzanne Vega

I would love to just write and not have everything I say or do turn into a political battle.

— N. K. Jemisin

I never think that anything I'm writing is bluntly political in any way. I'm not going for commentary.

— Barbara Kingsolver

I have made on occasion posters and things like that for political reasons but not my work.

— Michelle Stuart