#politics

I never have been involved in politics. ↗

— Rick Warren

#i #involved #never #politics

The world will never have lasting peace so long as men reserve for war the finest human qualities. Peace, no less than war, requires idealism and self-sacrifice and a righteous and dynamic faith. ↗

— John Foster Dulles

#dynamic #faith #finest #human #human qualities

Oh, that all the things my father had told me about how disgusting Washington is are true. And again it's the system - there are lots of nice, well-meaning people there. But it's a sleazy place. And politics is all about doing favors. ↗

— Esther Dyson

#again #disgusting #doing #father #favors

Unfortunately the global warming hysteria, as I see it, is driven by politics more than by science. ↗

— Freeman Dyson

#global #global warming #hysteria #i #i see

It's a good question, because a movie isn't good or bad based on its politics. It's usually good or bad for other reasons, though you might agree or disagree with its politics. ↗

— Roger Ebert

#bad #based #because #disagree #good

Well, you know what, I'm 60 years old, and I've been interested in politics since I was on my daddy's knee. During the 1948 election, we were praying for Truman. I know a lot about politics. ↗

— Roger Ebert

#been #daddy #during #election #i

The Olympics are coming... and it's a big problem in American politics, because the problem with holding the Olympics this fall is that we're all going to be focused on the Olympics, and it makes that window of opportunity for Gore to win the election that much smaller. ↗

— Susan Estrich

#american politics #because #big #big problem #coming

One of the juiciest pleasures of life is to be able to salute and embrace, as elected leaders and honored representatives, people whom you first met when they were on the run or in exile or (like Adam) in and out of jail. I was to have this experience again, and I hope to have it many more times in the future: it sometimes allows me to feel that life is full of point. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#dissent #life #politics #experience

I cry, sometimes, because I'm not 20 years younger, and I'm not healthy. But if I were, I would even sacrifice my writing to enter politics. ↗

— Oriana Fallaci

#cry #enter #even #healthy #i

It's very difficult to talk about religion in Iran because religion has gotten so mixed up with politics. ↗

— Asghar Farhadi

#because #difficult #gotten #iran #mixed