While I hold my own political views, it's important not to get too wrapped up in individual candidates and personalities, but instead to focus on the real issues.

People aren't as stupid as the politicians think. More and more of us are laughing off our 'civic duty' to vote, rejecting the role of compulsory constituent.

If people don't vote, everything stays the same. You can protest until the sky turns yellow or the moon turns blue, and it's not going to change anything if you don't vote.

I think Ralph Nader is the biggest liar in American politics when he said it didn't matter who was president.

You don't choose a party because it's the flavor of the month. I feel I will be able to work under a political system. I feel if people like me don't enter politics to bring change, who will?

I grew up in the military. I've lived that life. I know that our soldiers are out there fighting for our right to vote, and they're out there fighting for other countries' rights to vote... Guys have...

All kids should vote - it gives them the opportunity to whinge afterwards because you can't complain if you haven't voted.

I'll never stop loving Election Night.

The only bipartisanship you ever see is when they finally sign a bill and everybody says, 'Gee, isn't that wonderful?'

Do the unexpected. Take 20 minutes out of your day, do what young people all over the world are dying to do: vote.

I think the American people deserve somebody telling them what is really happening in Washington.

The fact that so many of your people are today residents and citizens of the United States, lending their influence to our civic and economic life, which has meant so much to our development.

All politics are based on the indifference of the majority.

The one sure way of participating in the process of nation-building is to vote on the election day.

You have a voice, you have a vote. Use it.

When I have to choose between voting for the people or the special interests, I always stick with the special interests. They remember. The people forget.

We need to ask our policy makers and those we elect to office who are supposed to make decisions to give us the evidence of the facts that are behind the decisions that we make. We should be...

Ever since my dad found out what it was like to have your right to vote taken away from you, he'd never voluntarily give up the chance to cast his ballot. That's a lesson I'll never forget. And it's...

London chose to come out in record numbers, the highest turnout there's ever been in a mayoral election, and - I say this not with arrogance; it is what others have said - the single biggest mandate a...

I'm not here to support one side over the other. But I'm here to say use your voice and vote. Our ancestors, our fathers and things like that fought for this right. You should take advantage of it and...

It's a very tough thing to run for office, but it's also the way the American people get to know you.

Normal people should be able to run for office.

The vote is the important thing. Just go and vote.

The thing about American politics, as I've learned, is there is no choice.

You're a sovereign as a citizen. If you're not involved in your government, you're not doing your job. In the long run that's very bad for the Republic.

For many members of Congress, the time for choosing is near - do what the party leadership demands, or do what the people have asked you to do. If my colleagues don't mind some advice from a newcomer,...

It's a midterm year, and it's time to take action. I don't care if you're a Democrat. I don't care if you're a Republican. Stand up for what you believe in.

By running, you're making that commitment that says, 'I'm dedicating myself to public service.' Win or lose, you're making that statement, and you actually are taking a step in that direction.

My legislators devote most of their time to attend to people's problems. I want the people to devote more time and contribute to the development of the state.

My parents were active in the anti-war movement in the 1960s, so I grew up with a tradition of civic activism around our dinner table and going to different marches for different causes.