“I know that it's probably not a good idea for a comedian, especially a satirist, to support a public policy group or a politician. This is something I learned only too well years ago when I did a fundraiser for Pol Pot. A few years later I saw 'The Killing Fields,' and I've got to tell you, I just felt like a schmuck.” KnowsYearsWellsIdeasFeltSupportSawsGroupsPolicyFieldsPoliticianYears AgoKillingComedianPotGood IdeasPublic PolicySatiristFundraiserSchmucks Author:Al Franken
“What constitutes a good manager in this field? He must be knowledgeable in the art with which he is concerned, an impresario, labor negotiator, diplomat, educator, publicity and public relations expert, politician, skilled businessman, a social sophisticate, a servant of the community, a tireless leader - becomingly humble before authority - a teacher, a tyrant, and a continuing student of the arts.” ArtSocialCommunityLeaderTeacherFieldsStudentsPoliticianAuthorityConcernedLaborRelationManagementHumbleManagersServantExpertsGood ManTyrantsContinuingBusinessmanPublicityEducatorPublic RelationsKnowledgeableDiplomatsGood Manager Author:John D. Rockefeller
“The successful politician owes his power to the fact that he moves within the accepted framework of thought, that he thinks and talks conventionally. It would be almost a contradiction in terms for a politician to be a leader in the field of ideas. His task in a democracy is to find out what the opinions held by the largest number are, not to give currency to new opinions which may become the majority view in some distant future.” ThinkingGivingMayIdeasFactsWould BeMovingPoliticsTermViewsNumbersLeaderOpinionPowerDemocracySuccessfulFieldsPoliticianTasksMajorityAcceptedContradictionCurrencyFramework Author:Friedrich August von Hayek
“I'm not guilty. You're the one that's guilty. The lawmakers, the politicians, the Colombian drug lords, all you who lobby against making drugs legal. Just like you did with alcohol during Prohibition. You're the one who's guilty. I mean, c'mon, let's kick the ballistics here: ain't no Uzi's made in Harlem. Not one of us in here owns a poppy field. This thing is bigger than Nino Brown. This is big business. This is the American way.” WayMeanMadeBigsLordFieldsLike YouPoliticianDrugBiggerAlcoholGuiltyKicksBrownProhibitionBig BusinessHarlemPoppiesNot GuiltyLawmakersBallistics Author:Wesley Snipes
“A herd of prairie-wolves will enter a field of melons and quarrel about the division of the spoils as fiercely and noisily as so many politicians.” FieldsPoliticianDivisionQuarrelsSpoilHerdsPrairieMelons Author:William C. Bryant
“The global warming scare has provided a field day for politicians and others who wish to control our lives. After all, only the imagination limits the kind of laws and restrictions that can be written in the name of saving the planet.” KindLawNamesWishImaginationOur LivesWrittenFieldsPlanetsPoliticianLimitsSavingGlobal WarmingScareRestriction Author:Walter E. Williams
“The best that can be said for those like Senators Nelson and Landrieu is that they held out until Obama and Reid met their price. By now, I can't even recall what it took to make Joe Lieberman say 'Uncle!' But it just goes to prove that when politicians like these three refer to themselves as moderate Democrats, we should recognize that it's similar to the distinction made in a related field when call girls insist they're not streetwalkers. It's the same profession; only the prices differ.” ShouldMadeSaidI CanGirlThreeFieldsPoliticianMetsProveDemocratProfessionRelatedDistinctionRecallsSenatorsUnclesModeratesNelson Author:Burt Prelutsky
“A smart politician needs to come in and create a plan for when our students graduate college, there are opportunities in fields that interest them and a job that's a career. A president whose plans can embrace and incorporate every millennial will be successful.” NeedsJobsOpportunityPresidentInterestCareersSuccessfulPlansFieldsStudentsCollegePoliticianSmartEmbraceBeing SuccessfulGraduatesMillennials Author:Soledad O'Brien