By the end of the documentary [ '13th'], you really understand what prison is, what the prison industrial complex is, where this… — Ava DuVernay Copy Share Image
The carping and bickering of political factions in the nation's capital reminds me of two pelicans quarreling over a dead fish. — William Tecumseh Sherman Copy Share Image
People get anxious about dividing sorts of poetry, say Confessionalism from political poetry. But Confessionalism is very much an expression of racial… — Shane McCrae Copy Share Image
One of the more pretentious political self-descriptions is 'Libertarian.' People think it puts them above the fray. It sounds fashionable, and to… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
So long as the mental and moral instruction of man is left solely in the hands of hired servants of the public--let… — Frances Wright Copy Share Image
Obama's coalition would have consigned him to the political margins as little as 12 years ago, but the nation's demographic changes are… — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
The one big strategic error - which was a political error and an economic error of grand proportions - was the prescription… — David Keene Copy Share Image
The political process consists entirely of politicians talking out of their butts. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
In Sumter and other counties [in South Carolina] the whites are resorting to intimidation and violence to prevent the colored people from… — Rutherford B. Hayes Copy Share Image
The only quality needed for an MP is the ability to write a good letter. — Harold MacMillan Copy Share Image
The wisest is he that knows only that he knows nothing. God only knows. We mortals are only troubled with morbid little… — William Cowper Brann Copy Share Image
There's not a big range in the political poetry of the last year, or not a political range. On the one hand,… — David Biespiel Copy Share Image
“What would you do if I told you that corporations and corporate controlled governments invest heavily in corrupted science?” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
You can sometimes sneak a political joke in, which is sometimes the most effective place for a political joke - when it's… — Jeremy Hardy Copy Share Image
I spent most of my career in business not saying the word 'woman.' Because if you say the word 'woman' in a… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
Love of music, of sunsets and sea; a liking for the same kind of people; political opinions that are not radically divergent;… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
(The mainstream media) are so vested in our first black president not being a failure that it's going to be amazing to… — Joe Walsh Copy Share Image
“I would rather contend with an honest asshole than a duplicitous diplomat.” — A.E. Samaan Copy Share Image
“...they say if you don't vote, you get the government you deserve, and if you do, you never get the results you… — E.A. Bucchianeri Copy Share Image
If we ban whatever offends any group in our diverse society, we will soon have no art, no culture, no humor, no… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
The notion of a defense that will protect American cities is one that will not be achieved, but it is that goal… — James R. Schlesinger Copy Share Image
There must be something in the water in Minnesota because historically, despite its seemingly homogeneous population, the state has produced some of… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
From the dim morning hours of history when the father was king and priest down to this modern time of history's high… — Woodrow Wilson Copy Share Image
My reporting in Africa wouldn't be political per se, but it's certainly the point of my reporting - and of a lot… — Sebastian Junger Copy Share Image