Many of you know that I got my name, Barack, from my father. What you may not know is Barack is actually… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Political ignorance helps explain Americans' perpetual disappointment with politicians generally, and presidents especially, to whom voters unrealistically attribute abilities to control events. — George Will Copy Share Image
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[Winston Churchill] never spares himself in conversation. He gives himself so generously that hardly anyone else is permitted to give anything in… — Aneurin Bevan Copy Share Image
Religion and political cartoons, as you may have heard, make a difficult couple, ever since that day of 2005, when a bunch… — Patrick Chappatte Copy Share Image
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I want you to know that this administration is motivated by a political philosophy that sees the greatness of America in you,… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
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It's important that the drivers stay together, because in difficult moments we have each other. If we are not together the financial… — Ayrton Senna Copy Share Image
When you look at 'Grapes of Wrath,' the weakest moments are those in which Steinbeck is spouting a political idea directly at… — Philipp Meyer Copy Share Image
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Bob Dole revealed he is one of the test subjects for Viagra. He said on Larry King, 'I wish I had bought… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
I was interested in the ripples of feminism passing through Britain and Ireland in the mid-Seventies - how the reverberations of the… — Maggie O'Farrell Copy Share Image
You have to realize: OK, I don't know how to solve a political problem, I don't know how to solve the pollution… — Jewel Copy Share Image
Give the FBI unchecked domestic spying powers and instead of focusing on preventing terrorism, it will revert to doing what it does… — Wendy Kaminer Copy Share Image
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Men are too emotional to vote. Their conduct at baseball games and political conventions shows this, while their innate tendency to appeal… — Alice Duer Miller Copy Share Image
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