#political

We need to remember that politics is all about people, not programs. We shouldn't want to take the humanness out of the political arena. ↗

— J. C. Watts

#arena #humanness #need #out #people

If I say I am not a politician, it is because I did not go to school to do political science. But at the end of the day, I think we are all born politicians. It's practical. All you gotta do is practice. ↗

— George Weah

#because #born #day #did #end

It is a political thriller. It's very action packed and it's very exciting, but at the same time it's a very big soulful love story about longing and loss. They're not separate, they're completely dependent on one another. ↗

— Rachel Weisz

#action #another #big #completely #dependent

People are always wondering if I am an artist or political activist or politician. Maybe I'll just clearly tell you: Whatever I do is not art. Let's say it is just objects or materials, movies or writing, but not art, OK? ↗

— Ai Weiwei

#always #am #art #artist #clearly

So maybe there are three parts in my life - earlier background living in exile in Xinjiang in a very political circumstance, then later the United States from 24 to 36 years old. I was quite equipped with liberal thinking. Then the Internet. If there is no Internet, of course, I cannot really exercise my opinion or my ideas. ↗

— Ai Weiwei

#cannot #circumstance #course #earlier #equipped

Historically, the minority party in Congress votes against raising the debt limit, forcing the majority party to whip its members into casting politically painful votes in favor. ↗

— Peter Welch

#casting #congress #debt #debt limit #favor

If we have major geographic areas within our continent that have a tremendous lack of economic opportunity, we found that that is going to produce instability _ economic, political and social. ↗

— William Weld

#continent #economic #economic opportunity #found #geographic

The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty. ↗

— Woodrow Wilson

#foundations #liberty #made #must #peace

If greater openness is a key to economic success, I believe there is increasingly a need for openness in the political sphere as well. ↗

— Paul Wolfowitz

#economic #greater #i #i believe #increasingly

One of the things that ultimately led me to leave mathematics and go into political science was thinking I could prevent nuclear war. ↗

— Paul Wolfowitz

#go #i #into #leave #led