Money is the mother's milk of everything, and it certainly is the mother's milk of politics.
One of the melancholy facts of political life is that your convictions tend to align with your paycheck.
What I would have liked to do on that show was play a secretary of state who has huge personal business interests throughout the world. That, to me, seems to be more in synch with reality.
Most of leaders in Philippine politics come from rich family.
I saw money change votes.I mean, they just seem unaware of this, that money is something - if they want to see the appearance of corruption, all they had to do was look in Las Vegas last weekend.
Dick Cheney and Bush's rise to power were built on tons of money from corporations and a dulled press.
Political battles are won when the rich favor them.
While money is used to finance speech, money is not speech.
Must we always look for the political opinions of our businessmen precisely where they suppose their immediate pecuniary advantage to be found?
Even if I am paid in crores, I have no interest to venture to politics.
