#politicians

I think there is a break down of trust generally, between people and politicians. I think that's come about for a whole variety of reasons. ↗

— Theresa May

#between #break #come #down #generally

Both politicians and journalists face situations which strain their honesty and humanity. My opinion is that politicians on the average stand up somewhat better than journalists. ↗

— John McCarthy

#better #both #face #honesty #humanity

I suppose politicians have always wanted to get re-elected, but there's a kind of a feeling now that if you just discredit your opposition, it makes it easier for you to win. I don't think that's necessarily true. ↗

— George McGovern

#discredit #easier #feeling #get #i

Somehow politicians have become convinced that negative campaigning pays off in elections. ↗

— George McGovern

#campaigning #convinced #elections #negative #off

We shouldn't require our politicians to be movie stars. Then again, we're all influenced by charisma. It's hard not to be. We all collectively fall for it. ↗

— Julianne Moore

#charisma #collectively #fall #hard #influenced

People hate politicians. And I can understand why. ↗

— Alexei Navalny

#i #i can #people #politicians #understand

Putin and his advisers don't understand the power of public opinion in the West. They believe in conspiracy theories and that someone is orchestrating a malicious campaign against Russia. They don't realize that even conservative politicians have to react when newspapers and artists express their concern on such an issue. ↗

— Alexei Navalny

#artists #believe #campaign #concern #conservative

Most politicians - those people who live, eat and breathe politics - like to sit around and talk about politics and tell political war stories. Reagan didn't do that. His war stories were movie war stories and Hollywood war stories. He loved that. ↗

— Lyn Nofziger

#around #breathe #eat #his #hollywood

We have all, at one time or another, been performers, and many of us still are - politicians, playboys, cardinals and kings. ↗

— Laurence Olivier

#been #cardinals #kings #many #one time

Contrary to what the politicians and religious leaders would like us to believe, the world won't be made safer by creating barriers between people. ↗

— Michael Palin

#believe #between #contrary #creating #leaders