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The checks and balances is a way to prevent government from either devolving into an autocratic tyranny or an autocratic mob mentality.

~Beau Willimon

Topics: Autocratic Balances Checks Checks And Balances Either Government Mentality Mob Prevent Tyranny Way

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Like any young person who gets into a political campaign, I joined out of a highfalutin' desire to change the world. But you start to see the sort of tactics people use. You start to see politics not only in the macro but in the micro of the campaign itself. Some people get turned off by this side of it. Other people are drawn to it.

~Beau Willimon

Topics: Any Campaign Change Change The World Desire Drawn Get Gets Itself Joined Like Micro Off Only Other Out People Person Political Political Campaign Politics See Side Some Some People Sort Start Tactics Turned Use Who World You Young Young Person

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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 days. But, whenever I get the chance, I head over to my friend Kyri's house to play his PS3.

~Beau Willimon

Topics: Addictive Chance Chess Created Days Far Far Less Find Friend Games Get Head His Home House Less Mostly My Friend Online Over Play Risk Scrabble Spectacular Stick Than Whenever

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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 dispense with all human contact, and would very well end up with a nasty case of arthritis in my over-used digits from constant gameplay.

~Beau Willimon

Topics: Accomplish Anything Arthritis Buy Case Cease Constant Contact Dispense End Fear Home Human Life Might My Life Nasty Productive Quickly Refuse Ruin Think Up Very Well Would I Think Xbox

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A lot of people have asked me whether I am a cynic or take a cynical view of politics and are often surprised when I say that I consider myself an optimist, but an optimist dressed in the robes of a realist.

~Beau Willimon

Topics: Am Asked Consider Cynic Cynical Dressed Lot Me Myself Often Optimist People Politics Realist Say Surprised Take View Whether I Am

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Real leaders have to live a paradoxical life, where they must break the rules in order to maintain them. If your expectations are high, you're setting yourself up for disillusionment. The land of governance is paved with gray streets, not black or white ones.

~Beau Willimon

Topics: Black Black Or White Break Disillusionment Expectations Governance Gray High Land Leaders Life Live Maintain Must Order Paradoxical Paved Real Rules Setting Streets Them Up Where White You Your Yourself

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The media doesn't create narratives, really. They're not that powerful. What they do is they tap into narratives that are already bubbling amongst their viewership or readership.

~Beau Willimon

Topics: Amongst Create Media Narratives Powerful Readership Really Tap

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My jobs on campaigns were pretty low on the totem pole - I was an advance man.

~Beau Willimon

Topics: Advance Campaigns Jobs Low Man Pole Pretty Totem Were

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It's a rough and tumble game whenever power is involved - people's ambitions, their desires, their competitive spirit will often push them to play outside the rules. It's dramatic, it's interesting, and I think it's something we can all identify with to a degree.

~Beau Willimon

Topics: Ambition Competitive Degree Desires Dramatic Game Identify Interesting Involved Often Outside People Play Power Push Rough Rules Something Spirit Them Think Whenever Will I Think

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Money is finite; it's limited by a number and what you can buy with it. Power has no limits if you're willing to go far enough in order to get as much of it as you can.

~Beau Willimon

Topics: Buy Enough Far Finite Get Go Limited Limits Money Much Number Order Power Willing You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Playwright

Born: Unknown

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