Is self-interest a bad thing? We want our leaders to be pure and good, but at the same time we want them to be effective, and to be effective you often have to be ruthless and not bound by ideology or the same morals that we pretend to hold ourselves to.
My jobs on campaigns were pretty low on the totem pole - I was an advance man. - Beau Willimon
My jobs on campaigns were pretty low on the totem pole - I was an advance man.
- Beau Willimon
The checks and balances is a way to prevent government from either devolving into an autocratic tyranny or an autocratic mob mentality. - Beau Willimon
The checks and balances is a way to prevent government from either devolving into an autocratic tyranny or an autocratic mob mentality.
Film is much more visual, a scene is typically a lot shorter, you’re dealing with a lot more characters, a lot more locations and you’re able to rely… - Beau Willimon
Film is much more visual, a scene is typically a lot shorter, you’re dealing with a lot more characters, a lot more locations and you’re able to rely…
In Washington, if you're a congressman or a senator or the President, you make much more money than the average American, but you'd think that if you… - Beau Willimon
In Washington, if you're a congressman or a senator or the President, you make much more money than the average American, but you'd think that if you…
I refuse to buy a PS3 or Xbox for my home for fear that it might ruin my life. I think I would cease to accomplish anything productive, would quickly… - Beau Willimon
I refuse to buy a PS3 or Xbox for my home for fear that it might ruin my life. I think I would cease to accomplish anything productive, would quickly…
I don't think that Washington is a fundamentally bad or corrupt place. - Beau Willimon
I don't think that Washington is a fundamentally bad or corrupt place.
At home I mostly stick to online Scrabble, or chess or Risk - games I find far less addictive than the spectacular games created for consoles these d… - Beau Willimon
At home I mostly stick to online Scrabble, or chess or Risk - games I find far less addictive than the spectacular games created for consoles these d…
Every director is different. One of the great things about getting to work with so many directors in one TV series is collaborating with different ar… - Beau Willimon
Every director is different. One of the great things about getting to work with so many directors in one TV series is collaborating with different ar…
We all experience power struggles in our lives - at the workplace, with our friends, in our love lives. In a way, we're all politicians. - Beau Willimon
We all experience power struggles in our lives - at the workplace, with our friends, in our love lives. In a way, we're all politicians.
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