Quotes of: Political-system Keyword

The West Wing seems to be feeding the myth about how presidential politics are.

William Devane

I am an artist and a political being as well.

Robin Morgan

Today, political events are nullified unless they're on TV.

Umberto Eco

Even the most political poem is an act of faith.

Life

To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid - one must also be polite.

Voltaire

If you are going to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite.

Winston S. Churchill

I don't like things I work on to have political didacticism - there are questions, but not messages.

Jonathan Nolan

My work is drawn to the political but avoids an agenda. There is no inherent critique or support.

Taryn Simon

So actually war is politically profitable, financially profitable, morally depraved.

Dennis Kucinich

Cayl replies...I understand the human reproductive system, Agent Denning; I’m here to capture a killer, not indulge in these intrusive human senses.

Collective Memory

Infiltrating the records of a state penitentiary as well as the state and federal court systems was much more fun than deciphering art. -Phil Roach

Convicted

The airport bookstore did not sell books, only bestsellers, which Sita Dulip cannot read without risking a severe systemic reaction.

Changing Planes

Mendacity is a system that we live in," declares Brick. "Liquor is one way out an'death's the other.

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

I wouldn't burden any decent system of faith by participating in it... I'm not agnostic. Just nonpartisan. Theological Switzerland, that's me.

Death Masks

Self-awareness is probably overrated. A complex, self-regulating system doesn't need it in order to be successful, or even smart.

Earth

Those who do not think that employment is systemic slavery are either blind or employed.

The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms

From an early age I didn't buy into the value systems of working hard in a nine-to-five job. I thought creativity, friendship and loyalty and pushing the boundaries of what was acceptable was much more interesting.

Adam Clayton

I was very excited about the idea that I could be an idealist, that I could be my age, the eager beaver who had hope in the justice system and the one who gets disappointed just like the audience.

Elisabeth Rohm

I had it drummed into me from an early age that personalizing everything was not a good thing. Besides, I don't think that kind of commodity-driven system makes for the most productive architecture.

James Polshek

I've always had better luck learning things on my own. And I really love the challenge of doing it yourself and kind of being alone against the system.

Oren Peli

I am a much happier 27-year-old than I was at 20 years old. I am so fortunate because I have an amazing family, amazing friends and a great support system.

Meryl Davis