“Governments and politicians use the family as an indicator of the health and strength of social life. Politicians fear that any weakening of family life will in some way sap the vitality of national life.... The family is also important to businessmen. It is one of the major purchasing groups of our consumer society.” WayImportantUseGovernmentSocialGroupsPoliticianMajorsConsumersBusinessmanVitalityFamily LifeSocial LifeSapIndicatorsWeakeningPurchasingHealth And Strength Author:Adrian Wilson
“A talented executive would be somebody who knows how to surround themselves with a lot of people that will make him look good. You could say that about a politician or you could say that about a head of a major corporation or what have you. The people you surround yourself with it's very important.” PeopleKnowsLooksImportantWould BeKnow HowPoliticianMajorsCorporationsExecutivesSurroundSurround Yourself Author:Clint Eastwood
“The organizer who creates roles, who creates the holes that will force the pegs to their shape, is a prime creator of personality itself. When we ask of a man, "What is he?" the answer is usually given in terms of his major role, job, or position in society; he is the place that he fills, a painter, a priest, a politician, a criminal.” MenJobsAsksGivenForceTermAnswersRolesPositionPersonalityPoliticianShapesMajorsCreatorCriminalsHolesPainterPriestsPrimeOrganizerPeg Book:THE ORGANIZATIONAL REVOLUTION Source: THE ORGANIZATIONAL REVOLUTION
“As an English major I was familiar with the stories of dozens of writers trying to get their work done among the multifarious diversions of the world and the hurdles of their own vices. A professor had said that what saved writers is that they, like politicians, had the illusion of destiny that allowed them to overcome obstacles no matter how nominal their work.” WorldTryingSaidMatterDoneStoriesDestinyPoliticianMajorsIllusionOvercomingVicesObstaclesSavedFamiliarProfessorsDozenWork DoneHurdleDiversionEnglish Major Author:Jim Harrison
“When the strongest nation in the world can be tied up for years in a war with no end in sight, when the richest nation in the world can't manage its own economy, when the nation with the greatest tradition of the rule of law is plagued by unprecedented lawlessness, and when the President of the United States cannot travel abroad or to any major city at home without fear of a hostile demonstration - then it's time for new leadership for the United States of America.” WorldYearsWarEndsStatesProblemHomeAmericaLawPoliticalNationsPresidentLeadershipUnitedCitiesUnited StatesEconomyPoliticianMajorsTraditionSightManageUsaStrongestTiedUnited States Of AmericaPresidencyHostileDemonstrationVietnam WarRule Of LawUnprecedentedTied UpLawlessnessTravel Abroad Author:Richard M. Nixon
“Turkey in general became too involved with what is happening in Egypt and in Syria. Some politicians with neo-Ottoman dreams developed this idea of being a major player in the Middle East, which hasn't gone as expected.” IdeasDreamGonePlayerMiddleInvolvedPoliticianMajorsHappeningsEastExpectedMiddle EastSyriaEgyptTurkeysOttomans Author:Elif Safak
“Major danger lie for America? That we could very well be defeated oversees and at home. And the source of it is clearly that we have yet to find a politician in either partywho's willing to tell the American people the truth.” PeopleWellsHomeAmericaLyingDangerWillingSourcePoliticianMajorsDefeated Author:Michael Scheuer
“The technology is available to us today to begin the transition to 100 percent renewable energy. What is keeping us from making that transition is nothing more than misinformation, a lack of knowledge by most people of what is available, and an unwillingness on the part of many of our politicians for either ideological slavishness or something more self-serving, like major campaign contributions from the oil and gas corporations or from utilities who enjoy the monopoly they have on our energy systems.” PeopleSelfTodayEnergyEnjoyTechnologyPoliticianMajorsPercentAvailableOilCampaignsCorporationsContributionGasServingTransitionMonopolyUtilityIdeologicalRenewable EnergyMisinformationSelf ServingOil And GasLack Of KnowledgeCampaign Contributions Author:Mark Ruffalo
“I hope - I'm a democrat. I'm a democratically elected politician from the Netherlands representing one of the major parties in Holland - I hope that I will be able to talk and to discuss with people.” PeopleAblePartyPoliticianMajorsDemocratRepresentingHollandNetherlands Author:Geert Wilders
“Tony Blair is a very able politician; he's perhaps one of the best of his generation. He made a major contribution in many areas, but in Iraq I believe he got it wrong. He got it wrong.” BelieveMadeAbleI BelieveGenerationsPoliticianMajorsAreasIraqContributionBlair Author:Kofi Annan