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as a lobbyist he had long ago concluded there was no difference in how Democrats and Republicans conducted the business of government. The game stayed the same: It was always about favors and friends, and who controlled the dough. Party labels were merely a way to keep track of the teams; issues were mostly smoke and vaudeville. Nobody believed in anything except hanging on to power, whatever it took. ..... Carl Hiaasen
Wealthy Americans who benefit hugely from a system rigged in their favor react with hysteria to anyone who points out just how rigged the system is. Paul Krugman
It does take great maturity to understand that the opinion we are arguing for is merely the hypothesis we favor, necessarily imperfect, probably transitory, which only very limited minds can declare to be a certainty or a truth. Milan Kundera
Lucius Annaeus Seneca quote: "If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable."
If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable. Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Bill Watterson quote: "The world isn't fair, Calvin."I know Dad, but why isn't it..."
The world isn't fair, Calvin."I know Dad, but why isn't it ever unfair in my favor? Bill Watterson
Shelby Foote quote: "On Lee as commander: "He had a cheerful dignity and could..."
On Lee as commander: "He had a cheerful dignity and could praise them (his men) without seeming to court their favor. Shelby Foote
Love me or hate me, both are in my favor…If you love me, I'll always be in your heart…If you hate me, I'll always be in your mind. William Shakespeare
It bothers them that instead of taking on the role of abandoned lover, I have become a happy wife. They relish seeing strong women like you and me humiliated. They cannot forgive us that we triumphed where so many others fail...Courage is a virtue appreciated in a male but considered a defect in our gender. Bold women are a threat to a world that is out of balance, in favor of men. That is why they work so hard to mistreat and destroy us. But remember that bold women are like... Isabel Allende
Politics will eventually be replaced by imagery. The politician will be only too happy to abdicate in favor of his image, because the image will be much more powerful than he could ever be. Bella Abzug
Abraham Lincoln quote: "I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. That..."
I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being. Abraham Lincoln
Warren Ellis quote: "By four o'clock, I've discounted suicide in favor of killing..."
By four o'clock, I've discounted suicide in favor of killing everyone else in the entire world instead. Warren Ellis
Jorge Luis Borges quote: "I prayed aloud, less to plead for divine favor than to..."
I prayed aloud, less to plead for divine favor than to intimidate the tribe with articulate speech. Jorge Luis Borges
Aristocracy's only an admission that certain traits which we call fine - courage and honor and beauty and all that sort of thing - can best be developed in a favorable environment, where you don't have the warpings of ignorance and necessity. F. Scott Fitzgerald
What I wished more than anything was that the thing hadn't happened at all, and I thought that by not mentioning it I'd be doing everyone else a favor. Kazuo Ishiguro
I weigh my past against my future, but find them both admirable, cannot give either the preference, and find nothing to grumble at save the injustice of Providence that has so clearly favored me. Franz Kafka

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