“I think most presidents are amazed at the overwhelming responsibility they have when they enter office and the tremendous amount of work there is. See, a modern president has far more responsibility than a president years ago. And if I were rewriting the Constitution, I would suggest a president be more like a monarch and then have a prime minister under him.” IfsThinkingYearsPresidentResponsibilityModernAmountOfficeYears AgoConstitutionMinistersPrimeOverwhelmingAmazedPrime MinisterMonarchsRewriting Author:Billy Graham
“He [Erdogan] has crept up to the edge talking about mistakes by pilots. But he also knows that with leaders like himself and Vladimir Putin, apologies may not be the answer. Just look at Israel. Prime Minister Netanyahu apologized years ago to Erdogan over this incident off the coast of Gaza in which Turkish people died onboard an aid ship. And only just now is that relationship at least in talks to be improved.” PeopleKnowsYearsLooksMayAnswersMistakeTalkingLeaderYears AgoDiedEdgesIsraelAidsShipsMinistersPrimePilotsApologyCoastPrime MinisterIncidentsPutinGazaTurkishErdogan Author:Peter Kenyon
“Margaret [Hodge] is obviously entitled to do what she wishes to do. I would ask her to think for a moment, a Tory prime minister resigned, Britain's voted to leave the European Union, there are massive political issues to be addressed, is it really a good idea to start a big debate in the Labour Party when I was elected less than a year ago with a very large mandate not from MPs, I fully concede and understand that, but from the party members as a whole.” ThinkingYearsIdeasWholeMomentsBigsPoliticalAsksWishPartyIssuesMembersYears AgoUnionsDebateMinistersBritainLabourMassivePrimeGood IdeasEntitledPrime MinisterEuropean UnionMandatesResignedLabour PartyPolitical IssuesMps Author:Jeremy Corbyn
“Things have gotten openly more extreme in the last few years. I was lecturing in Hungary, whose prime minister, Victor Orban, is an example of this trend. All over Budapest, statues have been replaced, museum exhibits have been redone, to turn ethnic Hungarians, not Jews, into the prime victims of the Germans during World War II. Five years ago, who would have thought this possible?” WorldYearsHas BeensWarLastsTurnsFiveExampleYears AgoVictimJewExtremesMinistersWar Of The WorldsFive YearsPrimeTrendsMuseumsWorld War IiWorld War IReplacedPrime MinisterStatuesExhibitsHungaryHungariansLecturingBudapest Author:Adam Hochschild
“The last time I was in Japan as President of Russia was 11 years ago, if memory serves. I later visited in my capacity as Prime Minister.” IfsYearsLastsPresidentMemoriesCapacityYears AgoRussiaMinistersJapanPrimeLast TimePrime Minister Author:Vladimir Putin
“My mother is an ordained minister. I'm a Muslim. She didn't do backflips when I called her to tell her I converted 17 years ago. But I tell you now, we put things to the side, and I was able to - I'm able to see her. She's able to see me. We love each other.” YearsAbleMotherSidesYears AgoMinistersLove Each OtherBackflips Author:Mahershala Ali
“Some years ago there was a study to discover the most stressful occupation. It turned out not to be the head of a large business, football manager or prime minister, but rather: bus driver.” YearsStudyFootballYears AgoManagersMinistersDriversPrimeOccupationBusPrime MinisterStressfulBus Driver Author:Jonathan Sacks
“Years ago, before this estate was generously and unwillingly turned over to the crown, the lord here was a genuine dimwit. He had a minister stashed behind his throne to whisper clever things to say.” YearsBehindsLordYears AgoCleverGenuineMinistersCrownsThronesEstatesDimwits Book:The Goose Girl Source: The Goose Girl
“Two years ago, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon described the Gaza Strip settlement of Netzarim as a vital part of Israel's national security and now he is going to leave. That is because of the 'effective armed struggle'.” YearsTwoStruggleSecurityYears AgoIsraelMinistersIslamicTwo YearsPrimeNational SecurityPrime MinisterIsraeliSettlementGazaArielTwo Years AgoSharonGaza StripArmed Struggle Author:Zuheir Mohsen