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We live in a world where finding fault in others seems to be the favorite blood sport. It has long been the basis of political campaign strategy. It is the theme of much television programming across the world. It sells newspapers. Whenever we meet anyone, our first, almost unconscious reaction may be to look for imperfections.
Henry B. Eyring
Tags: Been Our World
Some political spouses are much more comfortable on the campaign trail than others, and they take to it a lot more naturally.
Monica Crowley
Tags: More Than Lot
It's a technical, fairly difficult job that has no particular political connotations, so I doubt there are any big campaign contributors dying to be on the Fed. And remember, it doesn't pay very well, certainly by Republican standards.
Alice Rivlin
Tags: Very Any Well
The male is always the pawn in a romantic comedy. Come together, break up, go chase her, get her, roll credits. That's what happens in all of them.
Matthew McConaughey
Tags: Romantic Get Up
Comedy to the Senate? Well, there certainly hasn't been a satirist or a political satirist who's done that. So, that really was uncharted territory during the campaign. But I think it's a good thing. Some people thought that it was an odd career arc, but to me it made absolute sense.
Al Franken
Tags: Good People Me
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What I do not want to write is didactic political tracts.


Joan D. Vinge
I felt ashamed for what I had done. I don't have any excuses. I did what I did. I take full responsibility for myself and my actions. I wouldn't pawn this off on anybody. I'm sorry it happened. And I hurt people.
Louie Anderson
Tags: People Had Any
My actual statement during the campaign was I want to be the sheriff of Wall Street, Albany and Main Street. I'm going to go after crime and corruption, wherever it is.
Eric Schneiderman
Tags: Want Go Going
But they are not going to take on Big Oil because Big Oil is very generous at campaign time, and this is all about the elections. They want to pretend that they are doing something meaningful.
Peter DeFazio
People have their constitutional right to contribute to a campaign and if they have discretionary money that they want to contribute to a candidate, whether a Republican or a Democrat, they should be able to do so.
Brian Sandoval
Tags: Money People Want
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We need real campaign finance reform to loosen the grip of special interests on politics.


Tom Daschle
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If you want to study the social and political history of modern nations, study hell.


Thomas Merton
Tags: History You Want
There is no excitement anywhere in the world, short of war, to match the excitement of the American presidential campaign.
Theodore White
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I want a minister to be in charge of a line department so they have clear political accountability.


Campbell Newman
We need to remember that politics is all about people, not programs. We shouldn't want to take the humanness out of the political arena.
J. C. Watts
I am not entering politics to be another Knesset member. If I enter the political arena I want to be prime minister. Period.
Ami Ayalon
Tags: Politics Want Am
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The way campaign funds are distributed are all a matter of record.


Elizabeth Edwards
Tags: Way Matter Record
I look at improvising as a prolonged game of chess. There's an opening gambit with your pawn in a complex game I have with one character, and lots of side games with other characters, and another game with myself - and in each game you make all these tiny, tiny moves that get you to the endgame.
Steve Carell
Tags: You Get Your
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I don't think anyone's pushing for spending limits in the campaign.


Craig Benson
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Remember the No campaign is Conservative people, Labour people, people of no party.


William Hague