#pol

The atom bombs are piling up in the factories, the police are prowling through the cities, the lies are streaming from the loudspeakers, but the earth is still going round the sun. ↗

— George Orwell

#bombs #cities #earth #factories #going

In our time political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible. ↗

— George Orwell

#indefensible #largely #our #our time #political

I believe that I'm entitled to regard my pre-political life as off-limits in terms of what can be looked at and judged. ↗

— George Osborne

#entitled #i #i believe #i believe that #judged

I didn't come from a traditional Tory background; it was urban and metropolitan. ↗

— George Osborne

#come #i #metropolitan #tory #traditional

Most successful politicians don't let the job swamp their lives. ↗

— George Osborne

#lives #most #politicians #successful #swamp

You really have to try hard to create space and, at least for a time, stop the political world from rushing in. The important thing is to remain sane. ↗

— George Osborne

#hard #important #important thing #least #political

Currently under FCC policy, indecency determinations hinge on two factors. First, material must describe or depict sexual or excretory organs or activities. Second, the material must be patently offensive as measured by contemporary community standards for the broadcast medium. ↗

— Doug Ose

#broadcast #community #contemporary #currently #depict

I sit on the Drug Policy Subcommittee of the United States Congress. I'm on the speaker's task force. This is something people would rather turn away from and not face, but in fact it is possibly the greatest threat we face. ↗

— Doug Ose

#congress #face #fact #force #greatest

I'm an entertainer. I get up on stage and I try to make people enjoy my music, and that political arena - I'm going to stay out of it, right out. ↗

— Donny Osmond

#enjoy #entertainer #get #going #i

Years ago, I was performing, and people kept calling out for 'Puppy Love' and I just didn't want to. Then I thought I'd have some fun, so we did this insane heavy metal version of it. The applause was polite. ↗

— Donny Osmond

#applause #calling #did #fun #heavy