Quotes about "Politics & Government"

It is unhappily true that much insincere Literature and Art, executed solely with a view to effect, does succeed by deceiving the public. ”

As his vice president for eight years, I learned more from Ronald Reagan than from anyone I encountered in all my years of public life. ”

My career before I was main event I was always trying to steal the show and I feel I have a style that can be endearing to the boxing public. It's a style that allows me to box how I want to box. ”

Polling is merely an instrument for gauging public opinion. When a president or any other leader pays attention to poll results, he is, in effect, paying attention to the views of the people. Any other interpretation is nonsense. ”

I care about public perception, yes. I don't care about my enemies' perception. ”

The Internal Revenue Service is the real undefeated heavyweight champion. ”

The unlimited replication of information is generally a public good. ”

My first play, 'The Colored Museum,' was done in '86 at the Public Theater. ”

The Public Theater requires one to be very public, and writing requires one to be very private. ”

Confidence comes in going on personal journeys in a public arena and feeling as though you have a right to do that. You have to give yourself permission to discover what you need to discover and not worry about how pretty the journey is. If you're aware of the pretty, you're not going to dig into the mess. ”