Its really very simple, Governor. When people are hungry they die. So spare me your politics and tell me what you need and how youre going to get it to these people. – Bob Geldof
I think Karl Rove saw that in George W. Bush early on and understood the impact that he could have on Texas politics and probably on national politics. – Ed Gillespie
Well, a lot of politics is communicating with people, and obviously comedy has something to do with that. Ive been a producer and led people. Also, being a comedian, youre under pressure. – Al Franken
In Seattle, I soon found that my radical ideas and aesthetic explorations – ideas and explorations that in Richmond, Virginia, might have gotten me stoned to death with hush puppies – were not only accepted but occasionally applauded. – Tom Robbins
Our grandchildren accept us for ourselves, without rebuke or effort to change us, as no one in our entire lives has ever done, not our parents, siblings, spouses, friends — and hardly ever our own grown children. – Ruth Goode
