It is necessary to realize that the most sacrosanct article of sexual politics in the period, the Victorian doctrine of chivalrous protection and its familiar protestations of respect, rests upon the tacit assumption, a cleverly expeditious bit of hu...
Perchik: There's a question... A certain question I want to discuss with you. Hodel: Yes? Perchik: It's a political question. Hodel: What is it? Perchik: The question of... marriage. Hodel: Is this a political question? Perchik: Well, yes. Yes, every...
Truthfulness, honor, is not something which springs ablaze of itself; it has to be created between people. This is true in political situations. The quality and depth of the politics evolving from a group depends in large part on their understanding ...
[Solitary confinement] is terrible. That is terrible. You're in a grave. You can't do anything. Everything's brought to you and you're in a room all day, except to come out of the showers. So when I would come out, I would entertain myself by singing...
Diane: [Mark has spent the previous night having sex with Diane only to realize she was an underage schoolgirl] Well, what's the matter, Mark? Mark "Rent-boy" Renton: It's you that's what's wrong! Diane: Well at least us hold hands. Mark "Rent-boy" R...
Politics is the one field you don't age out of.
The art of politics is knowing what to do next.
Politics is the art of the possible.
Kindness and politeness are not overrated at all. They're underused.
Political audiences are not fun.
In politics, if you're explaining, you're loosing.
Marriage is no substitute for political experience.
In politics, what begins in fear usually ends in failure.
Politics is a people business. I like people.
Politics would be a helluva good business if it weren't for the goddamned people.
Hope springs eternal, even in politics.
Mixing humor and politics is something that works.
Good government is good politics.
I was very political when JFK ran.
The money in politics is a cash cow for the media.
Business is boss, politics is servant.
