#cian

At the moment I am a little bit politician, yes. I think that could be my next step. It is not because I want power, it is because of what I think I could do for the people. ↗

— Haile Gebrselassie

#because #bit #could #for the people #i

I've been asked why does Ireland produce so many great musicians, and the answer is it doesn't. When you count the great musicians Ireland has given the world in the last 20 years, you can do it on one hand. ↗

— Roddy Doyle

#asked #been #count #does #given

Right now we're in the middle of a cultural war between the Muslims and the Western world. The politicians get in the way, but if you put two people together in a room, they can talk it out and work it out, just like Anna and the King. ↗

— Sandy Duncan

#between #cultural #cultural war #get #just

I would just like to say something, ladies and gentlemen. Something that I think is very important. It is that, you, we - we own this country. We - we own it. It is not you owning it, and not politicians owning it. Politicians are employees of ours. ↗

— Clint Eastwood

#employees #gentlemen #i #i think #important

I had three points I wanted to make: That not everybody in Hollywood is on the left, that Obama has broken a lot of the promises he made when he took office, and that the people should feel free to get rid of any politician who's not doing a good job. But I didn't make up my mind exactly what I was going to say until I said it. ↗

— Clint Eastwood

#broken #doing #everybody #exactly #feel

You are more committed to things that you give money to - whether it is a church or a politician. ↗

— Roy Blunt

#committed #give #money #more #politician

My girlfriend asked if I wanted to go see a politician give a speech on “Ethics”, and I said, Sure, I might enjoy a bit of stand-up comedy.
 ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#ethics #funny #humor #politicians #politics

And then the last album, "Get It", was done over a shorter period of time and I started using other musicians, as opposed to playing all the instruments myself like I did on the other two. ↗

— Dave Edmunds

#did #done #get #i #instruments

Now I know what a statesman is; he's a dead politician. We need more statesmen. ↗

— Bob Edwards

#i #know #more #need #now

You know, everybody knows some of what politicians say is malarkey, and having somebody there to call them on it is good. I'd be happy to do that any time and any place. ↗

— Elizabeth Edwards

#be happy #call #everybody #good #happy