“The political scene in our country has never been so marked by student action, and it is not reckless to predict that this is no aberrant phenomenon but a fundamental shift in social patterns that will distinguish this era from others past.”— Bernice King, twitter.com
“If the needle lives long enough, one night the needle will suggest Democrats are poised to win, even as Republicans hold a lead in the tabulated vote. In the end, the Republican candidate will survive as a major urban center doesn’t yield as many votes as the needle imagined. Or alternately, the Rep…”— Nate Cohn, nytimes.com
“This is why it makes sense that liberal politicians intuitively portray danger as manageable — recall FDR’s famous Great Depression era reassurance of “nothing to fear but fear itself,” echoed decades later in Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address — and why President Trump and other Republ…”— John Bargh, washingtonpost.com
“Persuasive and stupid, like every politicians' speech.”— Paolo Sorrentino, Lenny Belardo, Jude Law, imdb.com
“Guarantee is a word that amateurs use in politics.”— Heidi Schreck, Wes Jones, Chuck Rhoades, Paul Giamatti, imdb.com
“Always a Whig in politics, and generally on the Whig electoral tickets, making active canvasses —I was losing interest in politics, when the repeal of the Missouri Compromise aroused me again.”— Abraham Lincoln, abrahamlincolnonline.org
“Power is like money: imaginary, entirely dependent upon belief. Most of the power of institutions lies in the faith people have in them. And cynicism is also a kind of faith: the faith that nothing can change, that those institutions are corrupt beyond all accountability, immune to intimidation or a…”— Tim Kreider, mobile.nytimes.com
“There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob law.”— Abraham Lincoln, abrahamlincolnonline.org
“I realized that this city was a part of me, that it was in my blood. And I would do anything to make it a better place for people like you.”— Joe Pokaski, Wilson Fisk, Vincent D'Onofrio, imdb.com
“Nor is it hostility against their fellow-citizens of one section if the Union alone. The interersts, the honor, the duty, the peace, and the prosperity of the people of all sections are equally involved and imperiled in this question.”— Franklin Pierce, amazon.com
“You have summoned me in my weakness. You must sustain me by your strength.”— Franklin Pierce, amazon.com
“When people say 'never again' they don't mean 'we must prevent the literal resurrection of Hitler.' They mean "watch for similar circumstances"”— Katie Mack, twitter.com
“I greatly fear some of America's greatest and most dangerous enemies are such as think themselves her best friends.”— Nathan Hale, amazon.com
“We need to stand up, go out and vote, talk to our legislators, and get educated. Be persistent. Because these interest groups and these politicians will not listen if we don't speak up.”— David Hogg, cbsnews.com
“The higher up the mountain the more treacherous the path.”— Bill Cain, Beau Willimon, Frank Underwood, Kevin Spacey, imdb.com
“In Gaffney we had our own brand of diplomacy: shake with your right hand and hold a rock in your left.”— Kenneth Lin, Beau Willimon, Frank Underwood, Kevin Spacey, imdb.com
“I will march forward, even if I have to do so alone.”— Beau Willimon, Frank Underwood, Kevin Spacey, imdb.com
“After all, we are nothing more or less than what we choose to reveal.”— Beau Willimon, Frank Underwood, Kevin Spacey, imdb.com
“The nature of promises, Linda, is that they remain immune to changing circumstances”— Beau Willimon, Frank Underwood, Kevin Spacey, imdb.com