You can use a biography to examine political power, but only if you pick the right guy.
Robert Caro
In a democracy, supposedly we hold power by what we do at the ballot box, so therefore the more we know about political power the better our choices... →
I was trying to learn about Lyndon Johnson when he was young and creating his first political machine in the Texas hill country. I moved there for... →
Someday a political genius will come along and make the Senate work.
Long Island is shaped the way it is largely because of Robert Moses. Long Island is a perfect example of how political power shapes people's... →
I think people have a strong desire to push me and others into some sort of political box that they can wrap their minds around.
Adam Carolla
We have learned in recent years to translate almost all of political life in terms of conspiracy. And the spy novel, as never before, really, has... →
John le Carre
For better or worse, I've been involved in the description of political conflict.
'The Spy Who Came in from the Cold' was the work of a wayward imagination brought to the end of its tether by political disgust and personal... →
I love to work. It's the idea of having someone else tell you how to make your film or how to sell it - that's the part I can't really... →
Shane Carruth