“They could put Hillary Clinton's brain in a jar in the Oval Office, and she'd be elected. People are really sick.” PeopleBrainOfficeSickClintonJarsOval Author:Matt Drudge
“I think that most people really do need the sort of community you find in an office. Most people are always going to go into an office. If you are a member of a working group and you are not there physically, decisions are made without you.” PeopleIfsThinkingNeedsMadeCommunityDecisionGroupsMembersOfficeWithout You Author:Howard Rheingold
“The First Amendment is really at the very core of political speech, and political speech is at the core of the First Amendment. So, we want to be very careful to make sure that candidates for office are free to express their views so that people will make an informed choice. We don't want them holding back, and sort of concealing their views and then disclosing them afterwards.” PeopleWantFirstsPoliticalChoicesViewsSpeechOfficeCarefulCoreCandidatesAmendmentsFirst AmendmentConcealingHolding BackPolitical Speeches Author:Alex Kozinski
“At a meeting in her office in the late summer of 2002, months before the war in Iraq, prisoner abuse at Guantanamo is discussed. Condoleezza Rice brings in Donald Rumsfeld for a meeting, and they all agree they have to do something. Nothing gets done. Did everybody understand we were going to be as tough as we could be people we thought were Al Qaeda? Is there a better way to get information, get their trust, establish rapport, try to change their views? Nobody wants to think about that. It's just, let's beat them up. And that attitude was widespread throughout the Administration.” PeopleThinkingTryingWarDoneAttitudeOfficeSummerToughAbuseAgreeMeetingsPrisonerRiceAl QaedaRapport Author:Seymour Hersh
“There are similiarities between Nixon and Trump, no question. But there are also big differences. Nixon was shy, private, he attacked the media behind closed doors and insulted people behind their backs, and we only know about it because of the taping system in the Oval Office. The dark side, the vengeance we only know because of these tapes. Trump is right out and front with it. He actually campaigned on how nasty he can be, which found resonance with enough voters to get him into the White House.” PeopleEnoughHouseDarkOfficeShyNastyVengeanceDark SideInsulted Author:John Dean
“I think guilt is the biggest problem in America, people are always feeling guilty about being themselves. You can't say what you want because it's not politically correct. You can't look like you want because you, the people at the office aren't going to like you and so on.” PeopleThinkingFeelingsProblemLike YouOfficeGuiltGuiltyPolitically CorrectFeeling Guilty Author:Marilyn Manson
“I prefer people to disagree with me because I really don't think I'm smart enough to know what all the answers are and I think the back and forth ... we have a lot of it in our office, strong personalities, big intellects, good ideas - I think that back and forth has produced better strategies and tactics for us than if I sat in my office and decided we're doing those 10 things and that's the end of it.” PeopleThinkingEnoughStrongPersonalityOfficeSmartStrategyIntellectSatDisagreeStrong PersonStrong Personality Author:Rob Manfred
“What a grassroots party is about is people getting excited, getting involved in the local political process, saying, we want our candidate to run for office, we want him to run for office, and we're going to get involved and make sure that he or she wins.” PeopleRunningPoliticalWinningPartyOfficeExcitedGet Involved Author:Bernie Sanders
“I have supported candidates whose views are very different than mine on the need the break up Wall Street banks, on the war in Iraq, on trade issues. Of course I have supported those people. My hope is that we're going to see - and I believe it is the case - we're going to see more and more strong progressives running for office. That's my hope. That's my desire. But that is up to - that decision is going to be made by people in 50 states and 435 congressional districts.” PeopleBelieveDifferentWarRunningDesireStrongI BelieveDecisionBreakWallOfficeTrade Author:Bernie Sanders
“A lot of people want to be an entrepreneur, so it's important to know that there's a lot of ways to be an entrepreneur. One of the ways is to go about and start your own business. There are also ways that you can gain experience in the context of a larger business, like raising your hand to helm a new office. As you are gaining your skills to run your own business successfully, the first way is to think about how you can do so based on where you already are.” PeopleThinkingImportantRunningOfficeEntrepreneurOwn Business Author:Alexis Maybank
“I don't know that I would say words are more political now, particularly after Donald Trump has come into office. I will say that what I notice is that people pay more attention to the words that politicians use. They really want to understand the full nuance, the connotative meanings of those words.” PeoplePoliticalAttentionPoliticianOffice Author:Kory Stamper
“One of the dangers today is that when we don't like what the facts tell us, we just attack the facts, and we undermine the credibility of institutions. That is true not just for reporting; it's true of when people are attacking the congressional budget office, or when they're attacking certain science - that's where we can get into a dangerous realm.” PeopleTodayDangerousDangerOfficeCredibility Author:David Grann
“I think in the policies that have been followed since the president Donald Trump came into office, there really hasn't been any slack cut for the Russians. And I think one of the things that has surprised people has been that the relationship between the United States and Russia has in fact deteriorated since the election.” PeopleThinkingPresidentCuttingPolicyOfficeElection Author:Robert M. Gates
“Democrats losing elections. Donald Trump did win this. It's not illegitimate. And when the day comes that they realize and sober up that he's not going to be hounded out of office, that he's not gonna wake up one day and say to Mike Pence, "Here. Take the keys. I've had it." Then what are they gonna do? Because they're shooting every barrel they've got now. And they will probably continue. The think least we can make people hate him.” PeopleThinkingHateWinningRealizingOne DayOfficeLosingWake UpElectionDemocratSober Author:Rush Limbaugh
“The important thing for women to know is, you can be who you are and run for office. Women need to see themselves as good candidates, whose life experience matters, and understand that there are multiple ways that people enter public life.” PeopleImportantRunningOfficeWho You AreLife ExperienceMultiple Author:Maggie Hassan
“When you're running, when you're in elected office, you're surrounded with power. And, so every single day, you have to remind yourself why you're here, and that people put you here for a reason.” PeopleReasonRunningOffice Author:Sam Rasoul
“Barack Obama thinks this country is a crime. Obama thinks this country is a walking, living crime, the way it's treated poor people, minorities and so forth, and he wants to get even, he wants to get even with all those people that have engaged in this theft, discrimination, racism and be and so forth, he also wants to create a permanent underclass for the express purpose of making sure he's never out of office or the regime's party is never out of office.” PeopleThinkingCountryPurposePoorPartyCrimeWalkingOfficeRacismDiscriminationBarackPoor People Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I encourage all my colleagues to run for office themselves. But it has become extremely difficult in this system to become a prominent opposition politician. I no longer have any rivals to have a debate with. I need competition. And the people will soon tire of me. They say: Navalny, It's always just Navalny. We want to see someone new.” PeopleRunningDifficultPoliticianOfficeCompetitionDebateTire Author:Alexei Navalny
“Barack Obama got ten million more votes than John McCain. I'd like to believe that none of the millions of people laid off during Obama's time in office will vote for him again. If that happens, a conservative will be elected in 2012 and we can work to fix what Obama has broken.” PeopleBelieveBrokenOfficeVoteConservativeBarackMccain Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Hamas' leadership needs new blood. I will continue to serve my people. But the presidency of the Palestinian Autonomous Authority is not a free, sovereign position - it is an office that is confined by the occupation. That's why this position is not interesting for Hamas.” PeopleInterestingOfficeAuthorityPalestinianHamas Author:Khaled Mashal
“People sometimes ask: Is Putin a clever man? Yes, he's clever in his own way, when it comes to political intrigue, and he's got a good head for numbers. But as soon as he took office, the first thing he did was to institute a new anthem based on the old Soviet one; that was a very major step, not a petty issue. He began at once to appeal to people's basest instincts. It is true that people in Russia are used to obedience.” PeopleMenSometimesPoliticalOfficeInstinctCleverObedienceSovietAnthem Author:Vladimir Voinovich
“In a democracy, everyone has the right to criticise the Government. Normally, the opposition gets more media space and even the people find it interesting to listen to voices against the government of the day. Ever since I took office, my friends in the opposition have been levelling baseless allegations about my foreign trips. Had these trips been a failure, then they would have based their comments on specific issues. When opponents keep harping on one point, it is a sure sign of success!” PeopleInterestingDemocracyOfficeCommentCriticise Author:Narendra Modi
“We are in a struggle against radical Islamic terrorism, al-Qaida and ISIS. The president, in his campaign for office, made it clear that he would make a priority of confronting radical Islamic terrorism abroad. But also adding new measures to ensure that individuals would not be coming into this country with the motivation to harm our people. And we really do believe that this temporary pause with regard to the countries other than Syria, temporary pause where we evaluate our screening process and ensure that people coming into the country don't represent a threat is appropriate.” PeopleBelieveCountryMotivationIndividualPresidentStruggleOfficeThreatTerrorismPrioritiesRadicalIslamicTemporarySyria Author:Mike Pence
“I understand and respect people who say they want to boycott the Trump brand. I also respect your right to buy his products. But what you miss is that no one in public office, Hilary or Trump should use that platform to profit themselves. In Trump's case there are serious concerns about the conflict of interest in his brand and business ownership. Do we really want a president who had products he can push while working for the American people?” PeoplePresidentInterestMissingSeriousConflictOfficeConcernOwnershipBoycottRespect People Author:Michelle Singletary
“Here's what people should look at as they look at a public servant. Do they have a passion in their life that showed up before they were in public life? And have they held onto that passion throughout their life, regardless of whether they were in office or not, succeeding or failing?” PeoplePassionFailingSucceedOfficeServant Author:Tim Kaine
“Sometimes the FBI is assigned to do background checks on people who are coming into government in the executive office of the president. Other times, not. A lot of times there are people who are arriving with clearances that already exist.” PeopleSometimesPresidentOfficeFbi Author:James Comey
“To have people believe in you and to believe that you can bring people together and strengthen our country, I have to thank the people from the great state of Ohio. I love you. Is it all right? I love you. And I want to remind you, again, tonight, that I will not take the low road to the highest office in the land.” PeopleBelieveCountryTogetherLove YouOfficeBelieve In YouYou Again Author:John Kasich
“I think when you're running for president, especially someone that's never held elected office, there's one set of things that you may view the world through - a lens that you may view the world through. Then, you get elected and you get good people. And those good people bring you the facts. And they bring you, "Here's what's going on. Here are our options. Here's what happens if you do this. Here's what happens when you do that." And that reality begins to assert itself. And you have to react to that. You're now the president. You're no longer a candidate.” PeopleThinkingWorldRealityRunningPresidentOfficeGood People Author:Marco Rubio
“When you use God as a means to procure public office, which almost all public officials do, to enact the things you want to enact, and tag God along for the ride, then you're breaking the third commandment. You're not just breaking it, you're openly flaunting your complete disregard for it and, yet, somehow, it keeps getting people elected.” PeopleMeanOfficeAlong For The Ride Author:Tripp York
“My mistakes made were learning how to work with different groups of people. I mean, I went to school at Berkeley, which is a pretty diverse group, but working in a professional setting, I hadn't really done that before and learning about office politics, learning about interactions between different people and I made a lot of mistakes there during my time as a young person. I was 19 or 20 at the time. So, I would say those were my biggest career mistakes, but fortunately they were made in the context of an engineering co-op program and not in a professional field.” PeopleMeanDifferentDoneSchoolMistakeOfficeProgramDiverseMy MistakesBerkeley Author:Leroy Chiao
“Donald Trump behaving like a wild man. I mean, I just can`t imagine that people want a human tornado sitting in the oval office.” PeopleMenMeanImagineOfficeImagine That Author:William Weld
“Obama, he wouldn't have been in office without what happened to me and a lot of black people before me. He would never have been in that situation, no doubt in my mind. He would get there eventually, but it would have been a lot longer. So I am glad for what I went through. It opened the doors for a lot of people.” PeopleMindHas BeensBlackSituationDoubtHappenedDoorsOfficeGladNo DoubtBlack People Author:Rodney King
“People want to know why I do this, why I write such gross stuff. I like to tell them I have the heart of a small boy... and I keep it in a jar on my desk.” PeopleKnowsWantWritingHeartStuffBoysOfficeSarcasmDesksGrossJarsStuff I Like Author:Stephen King
“I was young, so I was part of youth culture. The years went by, I became older and no longer part of youth culture, and I became more dependent upon the young people in the office and my own children.” PeopleChildrenCultureYouthOffice Author:Roger Corman
“Going to the office of some stranger and waiting in a line, in a hallway, with five other guys who look just like you, waiting your turn to go in and embarrass yourself, and then waiting around for feedback, which never comes. I really like that. For a young artist, it seems like the perfect thing to be doing, humiliation, over and over and over and over. Which I'm sure can't be the way that some people look at it, but I thought that was so great. The point of it is if you make your own stuff you don't have to deal with other people's bullshit.” PeopleArtistGuyWaitingPerfectLike YouOfficeStrangerBullshitHumiliationFeedbackOther Guys Author:Thomas McDonell
“Tupac Shakur is something that, of course I want to make the Tupac movie, I love Tupac, but when that movie was announced, we didn't even have a script yet. It was just being written. People announce things too soon. If you go to any filmmaker - Clint Eastwood, Oliver Stone, Martin Scorsese, Ben Affleck, Michael Mann - you go in their offices and there are scripts everywhere and there's about four or five of them you really want to make.” PeopleOfficeFilmmaker Author:Antoine Fuqua
“The Internet and blogging made writing somewhat more solitary and more splintered. It removes the whole sense of the magazine as an organism. A certain dynamism. At The Village Voice, there were all these fevers inside the offices, that would break out into full-scale rumbles between writers. The New Yorker used to be notorious for everything that went on, sexual intrigues and people had individual offices, they could close the door and take a bottle out of their bottom drawer or have sex on their desk.” PeopleWritingIndividualBreakInternetOfficeBottomSolitaryNotorious Author:James Wolcott
“The politicians already in office don't want to change. A few might have it in their hearts to change and to start working for the people, but even some of the most progressive politicians are silent because they know that the candidate with the most money wins.” PeopleHeartWinningPoliticianOfficeSilentProgressive Author:Russell Simmons
“When I was doing Goodenough, I'd hired a few people to work in my office, but then, toward the end of the '90s, I decided that this is not what I should be doing. I didn't want to make a big company and have to hire lots of people. I felt like I was better as an independent or as a solo operator. So I made the decision to finish everything and work alone just with an assistant or two. Although maybe there isn't the potential that there is in having a bigger company, it's good for me.” PeopleDecisionOfficeIndependentDoing Good Author:Hiroshi Fujiwara
“I used to work in an office in New York for this terrible company, and we used to have staff meetings, and I would just count how many times the boss would use the phrase "in terms of." And he would say it like 30 or 40 times. And sometimes he would just say it. He'd be like, "Uhh, in terms of, how are we doing with that?" I realized nobody knows what they're talking about. Everyone's bullshitting. Maybe not everybody, but certainly a lot of people.” PeopleSometimesTermTerribleOfficeMeetingsI RealizedBossNobody Knows Author:Tim Heidecker
“To me, the stories that have always intrigued me are the stories of people leaving my movies and being affected by them. They walk home 20 blocks the wrong way. Or they lock themselves in their office. Or they find themselves weeping when in the shower after the film. And those intrigue me, because I know I've touched something inside them.” PeopleHomeFilmOfficeLeavingBlockWeepingIntrigued Author:Terry Gilliam
“I actually am locked away. I think I have 4.6 million Instagram followers, which is obviously a great way to communicate my work and my life. But it's also a form of protection, because I don't want everybody to see my process. What I want to share in the pictures I post is something dreamier than reality. I love solitude. I love escaping into my mind and sketching. Sometimes I travel alone. I'm the first one at the office in the morning, the last one closing the door. People don't expect that, because on Instagram I have a reputation as a party boy who takes selfies all day.” PeopleThinkingMindSometimesRealityPartyBoysMorningShareSolitudeOfficeCommunicateProtectionReputation Author:Olivier Rousteing
“You see the natural progression of what happens when the executive gets power and then a new executive comes in. The new executive doesn't say, "Oh, man. The president has just got too much power. We're going to dial that back." No, they expand the power. It's like, "He didn't use it well, so I'm going to take more power and use it better because I'm a better guy and my values are better." Then you suddenly realize that the very people who were attacking Guantánamo prior to getting into office are now the people expanding an assassination program overseas.” PeopleMenGuyValuesPresidentRealizingNaturalOfficeProgramProgression Author:Alex Gibney
“You would hope that coworkers who are dating can act professionally. But then again, some people can handle it, and some people can't. And those who can't kind of ruin it for the rest of us. Sometimes it's hard to be around an office relationship that went sour. When two actors have to be onscreen together, it can get really, really awful.” PeopleKindSometimesTogetherOfficeDatingGet RealCoworker Author:Kathleen Robertson
“What I'm trying to do is to create excitement. So people looking at the Bloomberg's office building say, "My goodness, what's going on here? There's something different about this company." You want the employees to get psyched. And it's a chance to meet each other. My job is to get people to work together. With free food and no offices, even for Bloomberg, this might be considered one of the world's great corporate headquarters.” PeopleTryingDifferentTogetherChanceBuildingGoodnessOfficeExcitementEmployeeWorking Together Author:Michael Bloomberg
“I interview these people all the time who come to my office and say, "I want to be a fashion designer." I tell them where they should start, and they say, "I don't want to do that. I don't want to get anyone coffee." Don't they know it is great to get people coffee?” PeopleFashionOfficeCoffeeDesignerFashion Designer Author:Tom Ford
“It's so easy to disappear into your character because there isn't all this fuss around you, and we keep a closed set, and closed off to all crew members, even, unless we're cut. A lot of times, you're doing a scene in a movie and there are literally 35 people standing behind the camera all waiting to do their job, but here they have to be off the stage. On The Office, it is very much just the actors, a cameraman and a boom operator, like a real documentary, like we really are being documented.” PeopleRealCharacterEasyWaitingCuttingSceneOfficeDisappear Author:Jenna Fischer
“While we have a very strong popular culture, the roots of American culture are very shallow, and we put emphasis on how a movie does as far as the box office goes. Many years ago, it would have been vulgar to print box - office grosses in the paper. Now The New York Times does it, and it's the big story for people interested in arts and entertainment on Monday. Which is why emphasis has shifted away from filmmakers and fallen on movie stars and business people.” PeopleArtCultureStrongOfficeFallenFilmmakerPrintVery StrongShallowVulgarMondayMovie StarAmerican CulturePopular Culture Author:Willem Dafoe
“I have been dealing with the minimum wage issue for the last 28 years that I have been in elective office. And when you raise the price of employment, guess what happens? You get less of it. At a time when the American people are still asking the question, where are the jobs, why would we want to make it harder for small employers to hire people?” PeopleOffice Author:John Boehner
“Sure, people talk about all kinds of stuff at the office, but surely everyone has better things to do than sound like they're auditioning for Fox News.” PeopleKindOfficeAll Kinds Author:Emily Yoffe