#pol

Politics is the enemy of the imagination. ↗

— Ian Mcewan

#imagination #politics

The ability to change one's views without losing one's seat is the mark of a great politician. ↗

— Mo Udall

#change #great #losing #mark #politician

I have apologised to the police. ↗

— Andrew Mitchell

#police

I got a job with a law firm in Portland after a couple of years with Senator Muskie. But by then, my interest in politics had been sparked, through meeting Senator Muskie, through seeing what he did. ↗

— George J. Mitchell

#been #couple #did #firm #got

When I got political that blew our marriage out of the water. I was not the same person and I admit that. ↗

— Michael Moriarty

#blew #got #i #marriage #our

You get to the middle of a take that's going really well and the camera will run out of film. They have to stop you, apologize and then you've got to get things going all over again. ↗

— David Morse

#apologize #camera #film #get #going

I reiterate my proposal of creating life sentences for politicians who make deals with organized criminals. They deserve the maximum penalty because a politician that makes deals with criminals - I've said it, and I repeat it - is no longer a politician but just another 'capo.' ↗

— Josefina Vazquez Mota

#because #creating #criminals #deals #deserve

What I learned is that policymakers have to force consideration of actions that may not have occurred to them at the time. ↗

— Susan Rice

#consideration #force #i #learned #may

Green politics at its worst amounts to a sort of Zen fascism; less extreme, it denounces growth and seeks to stop the world so that we can all get off. ↗

— Chris Patten

#fascism #get #green #growth #less

I think that if politics is just about getting your backside on important seats, then it's a pretty worthless endeavor. ↗

— Chris Patten

#backside #endeavor #getting #i #i think