#unpopular

Governors of both political parties face a stark choice between unpopular tax increases and drastic cuts in Medicaid, education, public safety and other essential services. ↗

— Bill Delahunt

#both #choice #cuts #drastic #education

You can only get really unpopular decisions through if the electorate is convinced of the value of the environment. That's what natural history programmes should be for. ↗

— David Attenborough

#decisions #electorate #environment #get #history

Well, here's what I think. I mean, the people are saying, 'We don't want it,' and the Democrats are saying, 'We don't care. We're going to pass it anyway.' And so for the next three months, Washington will be consumed with the Democrats trying to jam this through in a very messy procedure an unpopular health care bill. ↗

— Lamar Alexander

#bill #care #consumed #democrats #going

A lot of what inspired many musicians is celebrating differences, and people relate to that - more people feel like the unpopular, freaky one than the one in the in-crowd. ↗

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

#differences #feel #freaky #inspired #like

Look, none of the artists who I admire or respect have ever shied away from a role because it might make them unpopular with somebody. ↗

— Matt Bomer

#artists #away #because #ever #i

My esoteric doctrine, is that if you entertain any doubt, it is safest to take the unpopular side in the first instance. Transit from the unpopular, is easy... but from the popular to the unpopular is so steep and rugged that it is impossible to maintain it. ↗

— Lord Melbourne

#doctrine #doubt #easy #entertain #esoteric

It is safest to take the unpopular side in the first instance. Transit from the unpopular is easy... but from the popular to the unpopular is so steep and rugged that it is impossible to maintain it. ↗

— William Lamb Melbourne

#first #impossible #instance #maintain #popular

Congress is unpopular. Incumbents are unpopular. ↗

— Joshua Micah Marshall

#incumbents #unpopular

To be unpopular, you must look the part. Remember four words: plastic flowered swim cap. ↗

— Jennifer Ziegler

#popularity #unpopularity #funny

I think that most of us would prefer to be popular than unpopular. ↗

— Desmond Tutu

#i think #most #popular #prefer #than