“I don't believe that the American people want us to focus on our job security. They want us to focus on their job security. I don't think they want more gridlock. I don't think they want more partisanship. I don't think they want more obstruction. They didn't send us to Washington to fight each other in some sort of political steel-cage match to see who comes out alive. That's not what they want. They sent us to Washington to work together, to get things done, and to solve the problems that they're grappling with every single day.” PeopleThinkingWantBelieveDoneProblemTogetherJobsPoliticalFightingFocusAliveSecurityDon't BelieveSolveWorking TogetherSteelCagesWant UThings DonePartisanshipObstructionGrapplingGridlock Author:Barack Obama
“God told me to strike at al Qaeda and I struck them, and then he instructed me to strike at Saddam [Hussein], which I did, and now I am determined to solve the problem in the Middle East. If you help me I will act, and if not, the elections will come and I will have to focus on them.” IfsHelpingProblemHumorPoliticalFocusMiddleElectionSolveDeterminedEastStrikesHelp MeAlsMiddle EastSaddamTalibanPolitical HumorI Am Determined Author:George W. Bush
“People can believe pretty much whatever they want to believe about moral and political issues, as long as some other people near them believe it, so you have to focus on indirect methods to change what people want to believe.” PeopleWantBelieveLongPoliticalMoralIssuesFocusMethodIndirectPolitical Issues Author:Jonathan Haidt