All the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill at dancing.
MoliereHe who molds the public sentiment... makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make.
Abraham LincolnPolitics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.
Groucho MarxAnyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.
Douglas AdamsAs I would not be a slave so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.
Abraham LincolnReader suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.
Mark TwainI desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end... I have lost every other friend on earth I shall at least have one friend left and that friend shall be down inside of me.
Abraham LincolnAll compromise is based on give and take, but there can be no give and take on fundamentals. Any compromise on mere fundamentals is a surrender. For it is all give and no take.
Mahatma GandhiForget sex, or politics, or religion, loneliness is the subject that clears out a room.
Doug Coupland