#politicians

The politicians always told us that the Cold War stand-off could only change by way of nuclear war. None of them believed that such systemic change was possible. ↗

— Lech Walesa

#believed #change #cold #cold war #could

I do not admire politicians; but when they are excellent in their way, one cannot help allowing them their due. ↗

— Horace Walpole

#allowing #cannot #due #excellent #help

It's wherever business rules, business is going to get the politicians they want because they control the money and money controls the power. ↗

— Rob Walton

#business #control #controls #get #going

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

I think politicians are so far out of step with what people really want. ↗

— Paul Weller

#i #i think #out #people #politicians

The politicians in Washington are spending trillions of dollars of our money. When are Americans going to stand up and say enough is enough? ↗

— Joe Wurzelbacher

#enough #enough is enough #going #money #our

Remember in 1973 the same science chatter said that the coming Ice Age is going to occur, we're going to lose millions of people. And the politicians knew how to solve it, they just didn't have the courage to solve it; they were going to put coal dust on the Arctic. ↗

— Don Young

#arctic #chatter #coal #coming #courage

I think a lot of politicians, rightfully so, understand that their political futures are tied to how many times people see their names in print. The press is so accustomed to politicians wanting those things, it's a surprise when somebody's like, 'Whatever, I'm not really worried about those things.' ↗

— Matt Gonzalez

#accustomed #futures #how #i #i think

Our generals talk a good game about taking care of their grunts, and the majority of our Beltway politicians bay with moralistic fervor about how they, too, support the troops. ↗

— David Hackworth

#bay #beltway #care #fervor #game

The first requisite of a sound monetary system is that it put the least possible power over the quantity or quality of money in the hands of the politicians. ↗

— Henry Hazlitt

#hands #least #monetary #money #over