#political life

I understand the harsh feelings and sentiments from my opponents and their supporters because I myself have been defeated twice in my political life in the past and I understand very well it is hard to accept your own failure. ↗

— Chen Shui-bian

#because #been #defeated #failure #feelings

I can tell you that too much money is corrupting American politics. Don't blame the American public. The U.S. Supreme Court has a lot to answer for, because it has made it impossible for Congress to reduce the corrupting influence of money on American political life. ↗

— Peter Singer

#american politics #american public #answer #because #blame

We have learned in recent years to translate almost all of political life in terms of conspiracy. And the spy novel, as never before, really, has come into its own. ↗

— John le Carre

#before #come #conspiracy #into #learned

Of all my false identities, the strategies in my campaign to be accepted, being a sworn Republican is the hardest to explain. In my later political life, I can only be described as a Kennedy Democrat, eager to pursue equitable treatment for the least fortunate. ↗

— James McGreevey

#being #campaign #democrat #described #eager

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 must say acting was good training for the political life which lay ahead for us. ↗

— Nancy Reagan

#ahead #good #i #lay #life

The exchange program is the thing that reconciles me to all the difficulties of political life. ↗

— J. William Fulbright

#exchange #life #me #political #political life

Everybody makes personal decisions that are right for them and if you're in political life, you're used to having those analyzed. ↗

— Elizabeth Edwards

#decisions #everybody #having #life #makes

The real political life in Russia unfortunately is not in the parliament but on the streets and in the media. ↗

— Garry Kasparov

#media #parliament #political #political life #real

Wouldn't it be grand if we thought that theater could have that impact on the political life of a country? ↗

— Patrick Stewart

#country #grand #impact #life #political