#political

America isn't a country; it's a marketplace. The more you sell, the more at home you'll feel. ↗

— Iimani David

#home

My tears had unexpectedly become real. ↗

— S.L. Wallace

#political-thriller #sci-fi #scifi #sci-fi

But I'm not interested in politics. I lose interest the microsecond it ceases to be emotional, when something becomes a political movement. What I'm interested in is emotions. ↗

— Bjork

#ceases #emotional #emotions #i #interest

My role isn't to be politically smart. My role is to do what's right under the constitution. And if that's politically unpopular, so be it. ↗

— Rose Bird

#politically #right #role #smart #under

A political leader must keep looking over his shoulder all the time to see if the boys are still there. If they aren't still there, he's no longer a political leader. ↗

— Bernard Baruch

#keep #leader #longer #looking #must

Syria is geographically and politically in the middle of the Middle East. ↗

— Bashar al-Assad

#geographically #middle #middle east #politically #syria

What's different now is that while political leaders used to give talking points to talk radio, now talk-radio hosts are giving talking points to political leaders. It's all part of the suffocating spin cycle we're in. In media, politics and publishing, the conventional wisdom is to play to this base. ↗

— John Avlon

#conventional #conventional wisdom #cycle #different #give

I do struggle with how much and in which way, as an artist or celebrity, that you voice your political views. ↗

— Kevin Bacon

#celebrity #how #i #i do #much

The abjection of our political situation is the only true challenge today. Only facing up to this situation in all its desperation can help us get out of it. ↗

— Jean Baudrillard

#desperation #facing #get #help #only

Back then, a half-a-century ago, the situation was totally different. Economically, we were practically on our knees, and politically, we were still excluded from the community of nations. Today, in this respect, we have a totally different and much more stable basis. ↗

— Franz Beckenbauer

#back #basis #community #different #economically