The only reason to be in politics is public service. Theres no other reason. Frankly, if thats the best job you can get in terms of money, thats too bad, you know. Because frankly, its not well paid, everyone knows that. So for most people its a big sacrifice. – Malcolm Turnbull
Growing older, I have lost the need to be political, which means, in this country, the need to be left. I am driven into grudging toleration of the Conservative Party because it is the party of non-politics, of resistance to politics. – Kingsley Amis
Not drunk is he who from the floor – Can rise alone and still drink more But drunk is They, who prostrate lies, Without the power to drink or rise. – Thomas Love Peacock
It was an ideal spring day, a light blue sky, flecked with little fleecy white clouds drifting across from west to east. The sun was shining very brightly, and yet there was an exhilarating nip in the air, which set an edge to a man’s energy. – Arthur Conan Doyle
So I just had to step up how I was doing it and the moment that I stepped up and the moment I focused all my energy on that is when things started to happen. So theres a direct relationship between my inspiration and my output. – Talib Kweli
Government is inherently incompetent, and no matter what task it is assigned, it will do it in the most expensive and inefficient way possible. – Charley Reese
