#political

Well, I was always a bit of a political junkie. Even as a kid I would read biographies of presidents and of civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King and Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington. ↗

— John Legend

#biographies #bit #booker #civil #civil rights

Christians who have influence in political life must feel as individuals responsibility in front of their own faith. And the duty of encouraging laws that are not in contradiction with the Commandments comes within the mission of the Church. ↗

— Karl Lehmann

#church #comes #commandments #contradiction #duty

I think that to explore the uncomfortable and the politically incorrect is the job of the artist. ↗

— Jared Leto

#explore #i #i think #incorrect #job

No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic. ↗

— A. J. P. Taylor

#economic #given #matter #political #political reasons

The people are fed up with their elected officials playing the blame game and treating their political counterparts as enemies. ↗

— Carl Lewis

#counterparts #elected #elected officials #fed #fed up

I don't get into heavy political numbers because I don't find them lyrical. ↗

— James Taylor

#find #get #heavy #i #into

Hundreds of political prisoners still suffer in Tibetan prisons. Freedom of speech is not allowed in any sense. It is illegal to possess a photo of the Dalai Lama. ↗

— Joanna Lumley

#any #dalai #dalai lama #freedom #freedom of speech

I've been doing TV for fourteen years, and I've always had a fascination with the political business side. It's ruled my life. Ratings or no ratings have decided where I live, who I work with, and how long I'll be doing that particular job. ↗

— Charlotte Ross

#been #business #decided #doing #fascination

The challenge in working in politics, particularly if you're working for a political party, is that everyone's a messenger. ↗

— Frank Luntz

#everyone #messenger #particularly #party #political

There's a problem with political polling in that you have so much pressure to do what your client wants you to do and say what your client wants you to say. I've never felt that pressure. I am independent of the political parties. ↗

— Frank Luntz

#client #felt #i #i am #independent