"Whatever politicians, activists and manipulators propose, it is the phlegmatic, indifferent, ingrained electorate which disposes."

-- Don Aitkin

#Cynical Quotes #Democracy Quotes #Election Quotes

“If people are taking pictures of me at Starbucks, it's not the end of the world. It's cool, it's fun, it's exciting.”
“Imagine a world in which we are all enlightened by objective truths rather than offended by them.”
“Trust involves letting go and knowing God will catch you.”
“I am doing what I want to do - painting pictures people want and understand. I have no burning ambition to create the kind of 'art' which the confused critics praise for its 'plastic significance,' 'fluid lines,' and 'inner awareness,' or 'must be understood on three levels.”
“I think you can tell when a New York show isn't shot in the city. It's so iconic and has such a specific energy.”

Source : "Theo James (AKA Mr. Pamuk on Downton!) On His New Show Golden Boy, NYC, and More". Interview with Anna Moeslein, www.glamour.com. February 26, 2013.
“How can we worship a homeless man on Sunday and ignore one on Monday?”

Source : Shane Claiborne (2010). “The Irresistible Revolution: Living As an Ordinary Radical”, p.18, ReadHowYouWant.com
“The early summer sky was the color of cat vomit.”
“When Americans look out on the world, they see nothing but dark and menacing strangers who appear to have no sense of rhythm at all, nor any respect or affection for white people; and white Americans really do not know what to make of all this, except to increase the defense budget.”

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