#politics

The difference between the men and the boys in politics is, and always has been, that the boys want to be something, while the men want to do something. ↗

— Eric Sevareid

#been #between #difference #men #politics

Still I was concerned that politics would get between us and our POWs. ↗

— Bo Gritz

#concerned #get #i #our #politics

There arose a belief in style - and in banality. Banality encompassed politics, too, because it was a common belief that politics were not worthy of art. ↗

— Douglas Sirk

#art #banality #because #belief #common

I'm not a political person. When I start to get into it, it just upsets me. I feel so powerless when it comes to politics. So I've just decided to be non-political and very, very pro-soldier. ↗

— Channing Tatum

#decided #feel #get #i #i feel

Nothing is so admirable in politics as a short memory. ↗

— John Kenneth Galbraith

#memory #nothing #politics #short #short memory

In the melting pot that is America, inclusive trumps exclusive. Whether it's single women, young adults, or minorities, alienating the rapidly growing voting blocs is not smart politics. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

#blocs #exclusive #growing #inclusive #melting

Sometimes in politics, you think you've seen it all. Turns out I was wrong. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

#out #politics #seen #sometimes #think

Why does it have to be politics? Is there a dynamism to that world and a theoretical capacity to do things that draws many talented people? Absolutely. Are there other ways to be involved and lead an interesting life? Of course. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

#capacity #course #does #draws #dynamism

When governments become large, voters cannot exercise close oversight, otherwise known as political power. ↗

— Maggie Gallagher

#become #cannot #close #exercise #governments

It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything. ↗

— Joseph Stalin

#cast #count #decide #election #enough