#appointing

I would argue that one of the issues which the public should be much more emphatic about with all politicians... is patronage, appointing people to high positions because they supported your campaign or helped you raise money. ↗

— John Hickenlooper

#appointing #argue #because #campaign #emphatic

We think that democracy can change a lot of things, but we're being fooled, because democracy is not the election. We've been taught that democracy is having elections. And it isn't. Elections are the most horrendous aspect of democracy. It's the most mundane, trivial, disappointing, dirty aspect. ↗

— Gael Garcia Bernal

#because #been #being #change #democracy

Second records aren't usually very good. Even Bob Dylan's was a bit disappointing. ↗

— Madeleine Peyroux

#bob #disappointing #dylan #even #good

Here I am at the turn of the millennium and I'm still the last man to have walked on the moon, somewhat disappointing. It says more about what we have not done than about what we have done. ↗

— Gene Cernan

#am #disappointing #done #here #i

There are so few women in general who aren't completely threatened and confused by other women's success. It's very disappointing. ↗

— Sandra Bernhard

#confused #disappointing #few #few women #general

I've done a few studio films in the last few years where I feel like I've done good work, and then I only end up in two scenes. That's been very disappointing. ↗

— Illeana Douglas

#disappointing #done #end #feel #few