“If we think we're a nation with great ideas, and a nation that wants to make the world a better place, let's commit ourselves and involve ourselves with our European partners.” ThinkingWorldCommitGreat Idea Author:Billy Bragg
“I'd like to think that in a generation or two we'll have politicians whose life experience reflects that of the people who are voting for them.” PeopleThinkingPoliticianVotingLife Experience Author:Billy Bragg
“Whether we like it or not, we live in a post-ideological world. That's how a Donald Trump can get through. He has no ideology at all: in that sense, he's a bit like Mussolini. I think that ultimately Trump will lose the election and in the process destroy the Republican party - but then I'm an optimist, ha ha ha! So he might not lose. He might be in charge of the largest nuclear arsenal in the world!” ThinkingWorldPartyRepublicanElectionIdeologyRepublican PartyOptimist Author:Billy Bragg
“If you can't see that the glass is half full, you can never be a socialist. You have to believe in the goodness of the majority of people to be a socialist. You have to believe that if the majority of people had their way, they would make a society that would be fair for everyone. If you don't believe that, and if you think that the glass is always half empty, then you're never going to have that sensibility.” PeopleThinkingBelieveGoodnessEmptySocialistSensibility Author:Billy Bragg
“I don't mind being labeled as a political songwriter. I've chosen to do that. What really annoys me is being dismissed as a political songwriter. That really pains me, because life isn't all about love; it's not all about politics, either. It's a beautiful mixture of events that absolutely baffle you, and you think, "Why can't I do something about that?", whether those events are in your bedroom, or out there in the wide world. In our daily lives we engage with them at different times, and I'm trying to write about the whole human experience, or my perspective on it anyway.” ThinkingWorldWritingTryingMindDifferentPainBeautifulPoliticalPerspectiveChosenDaily LifeAnnoyingBedroomHuman Experience Author:Billy Bragg
“If I can entertain people and get them to open up a little bit, then they're much more conducive to any ideas I might have, whether they're about relationships or politics. The most interesting songs, I think, are the ones where the two overlap.” PeopleThinkingSongInterestingMost Interesting Author:Billy Bragg
“What happened on September 11 wasn't the first act of war, it was the most unspeakable act of murder and terrorism. But it was construed by a very small group of people - there is no army out there in the dark waiting to take over America. It's like being stung by a bee and going out and smashing up a beehive, and thinking you've solved the problem. There are more beehives out there; more bees will come. But they're bees. They're not grizzly bears.” PeopleThinkingWarProblemWaitingDarkArmyMurderTerrorismSeptemberSeptember 11 Author:Billy Bragg
“I think if you're going to make political art, you have to engage at some level. You can't just write about politics, you have to try and be politics as well.” ThinkingWritingTryingArtPolitical Author:Billy Bragg
“Today, rather than talk in terms of ideology or ideas like socialism, I think more important issues to discuss are things like compassion and accountability.” ThinkingImportantTodayTermCompassionSocialismIdeologyAccountability Author:Billy Bragg
“Certainly, the international image of the United States today is a lot less positive than 10 years ago. And that really shouldn't be, because you have been the victims of this awful terrorist attack, and I think America deserves the sympathy of the world.” ThinkingWorldTodayDeserveVictimTerrorist Author:Billy Bragg
“The most important thing for anyone, I think, is to be engaged, whether you're an artist or a journalist is to be engaged in the process at some level.” ThinkingImportantArtistProcessLevelsImportant ThingsJournalistEngagedEngagement Author:Billy Bragg
