Trump Quotes by Beau Willimon

8 Trump quotes by Beau Willimon

Beau Willimon’s eight brief comments on Trump blend narrative flair with critique. Though the tally is modest, each line offers a clear glimpse of his perspective on the political figure.

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This is the way I think about politics: We want two diametrically opposed things from a politician. On one hand we want…

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In politics, it's very theatrical. There's a lot of stage craft. The campaign is trying to tell a story that they want…

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Like any young person who gets into a political campaign, I joined out of a highfalutin' desire to change the world. But…

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The way I see politics is, I don't think it's cynical to accept the fact politicians are human beings, that they're flawed,…

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We all experience power struggles in our lives - at the workplace, with our friends, in our love lives. In a way,…

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I don't think that Washington is a fundamentally bad or corrupt place.

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The political world is a dark place. If you want to portray it accurately, authentically, you've got to turn out the lights…

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When you have both parties who will not find ways to compromise, who won't meet in the middle, you have paralysis. It's…

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The checks and balances is a way to prevent government from either devolving into an autocratic tyranny or an autocratic mob mentality.

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In the best possible scenario, whenever you get notes from people, they're good notes, and they see things that you wouldn't have seen otherwise,…

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I don't desire happiness. I think it's a myth, and I don't think it's... and it makes you complacent. I feel very satisfyingly uncomfortable.…

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Real leaders have to live a paradoxical life, where they must break the rules in order to maintain them. If your expectations are high,…

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I refuse to buy a PS3 or Xbox for my home for fear that it might ruin my life. I think I would cease…

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In Washington, if you're a congressman or a senator or the President, you make much more money than the average American, but you'd think…

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Tales of power and ambition and intrigue and betrayal and desire - when you're telling those in a big way, you automatically want to…

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If you work hard and play by the rules, you'll have a better life than your parents did, and your children will have a…

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It's a rough and tumble game whenever power is involved - people's ambitions, their desires, their competitive spirit will often push them to play…

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