Becoming Quote by Amos Oz

I think comedy and satire are a very important part of democracy, and it's important we are able to laugh at the idiosyncrasies or…

— Rory Bremner

I think the age of the modern media campaign has created a new icon, the celebrity-in-chief. Political elections have become wars fought by candidates…

— Noah Hawley

We have a natural constant craving for leadership. Democracy is always a fragile and imperfect achievement. Yet a distinct feeling of malaise in our…

— Tim Soutphommasane

Politics has become entertainment.

— Joe Eszterhas

The political arena is the funniest.They [politicians] are always pretending to change, but they never change. They're the best actors and actresses in the…

— Paul Mooney

Democracy has always been in crisis: democracy is all about practicing the art of bearable dissatisfaction. In democratic societies, people often complain about their…

— Ivan Krastev

“Democracy is popular because of the illusion of choice and participation it provides, but when you live in a society in which most people’s…

— Gavin Nascimento

So I think democracy, in the long-term, in our countries will survive if it comes to be associated with leadership, will not survive if…

— Mario Monti

For the record, our democracy is revered around the world. And free elections are the best way on Earth to choose our leaders. This…

— Michelle Obama

The main problem in any democracy is that crowd-pleasers are generally brainless swine who can go out on a stage & whup their supporters…

— Hunter S. Thompson

I think it is absolutely essential in a democracy to have competition in the media, a lot of competition, and we seem to be…

— Walter Cronkite

Our public life withers when only the most extreme voices get attention. Most of all, democracy breaks down when the average person feels their…

— Barack Obama