#politic

It would be especially tragic if the people who most cherish ideals of peace, who are most anxious for political cooperation on a wider than national scale, made the mistake of underestimating the pace of economic change in our modern world. ↗

— Lester B. Pearson

#change #cherish #cooperation #economic #economic change

Until the last great war, a general expectation of material improvement was an idea peculiar to Western man. Now war and its aftermath have made economic and social progress a political imperative in every quarter of the globe. ↗

— Lester B. Pearson

#economic #every #expectation #general #globe

Most people who came here came for economic reasons or sometimes for religious or political reasons. I didn't have any of this. I came here, I liked it, I stayed. So I'm a pure American - even more than people who are born here - because I did it by choice as an adult. ↗

— Jacques Pepin

#american #any #because #born #came

War has rules, mud wrestling has rules - politics has no rules. ↗

— Ross Perot

#politics #rules #war #wrestling

I didn't plan to be a politician. The founder of our country, David Ben-Gurion, called me from the kibbutz to serve in the underground. We were short of manpower, short of arms. I was 24 years old. I was supposed to serve my country for one or two years. I am 89 years old this year, and I keep going. ↗

— Shimon Peres

#arms #called #country #david #founder

The problem of the Middle East is poverty more than politics. ↗

— Shimon Peres

#middle #middle east #more #politics #poverty

As an actor, you may do things that aren't politically correct. Unless you're an actor who only does things for political reasons. I believe if we don't do the good, bad, and the ugly, we're not going to progress. ↗

— Rosie Perez

#bad #believe #correct #does #going

Now they're getting so politically correct you can't even stick your tongue out at somebody. ↗

— Richard Petty

#even #getting #now #out #politically

The other day I was reading a blog and I linked over to Streisand's Web site, and it was amazing politically. She's so insightful and incisive. And she also says whatever she wants. ↗

— Liz Phair

#amazing #blog #day #i #insightful

As a matter of fact I don't like politics. I really don't. I think it's so jaded now and everybody has to follow the party line. ↗

— Regis Philbin

#fact #follow #i #i think #jaded