#politics

You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog. ↗

— Harry S. Truman

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I have long enjoyed the friendship and companionship of Republicans because I am by instinct a teacher, and I would like to teach them something. ↗

— Woodrow Wilson

#am #because #companionship #enjoyed #friendship

Every two years the American politics industry fills the airwaves with the most virulent, scurrilous, wall-to-wall character assassination of nearly every political practitioner in the country - and then declares itself puzzled that America has lost trust in its politicians. ↗

— Charles Krauthammer

#america #american #american politics #assassination #character

Politics disappears; it vanishes. What remains constant is human life. So I try to develop a perspective in my writing where politics is just one of the pieces of furniture in this furnished world. It is not the purpose. It is not the goal. ↗

— Tatyana Tolstaya

#develop #disappears #furnished #furniture #goal

Politics itself is so unsexy, isn't it? But when the politics in creative works are really explored - not used as a vehicle - the results can be really interesting. ↗

— Marisa Tomei

#creative works #explored #interesting #itself #politics

Is anyone serious about the politics of happiness? David Cameron dipped a toe in the water, using the word lightly, but denying the hard policies it implies. Labour shies away from it, but should take up the challenge. ↗

— Polly Toynbee

#anyone #away #cameron #challenge #david

Politics can be likened to driving at night over unfamiliar hills and mountains. Close attention must be paid to what the beam can reach and the next bend. ↗

— David Trimble

#beam #bend #close #close attention #driving

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness. ↗

— Stewart Udall

#confused #fear #greatness #i #power

Ray Charles' revolutionary approach to music was also reflected in his politics and his deep and abiding commitment to Martin Luther King and the plight of African-Americans. Ray Charles may not have been on the front lines, but he put his money where his mouth was. ↗

— Diane Watson

#approach #been #charles #commitment #deep

I could write songs about politics, but I'm conscious of not writing songs that sound the same as the ones I wrote 30 years ago. ↗

— Paul Weller

#ago #conscious #could #i #ones