“[I]n politics, reputation is the prologue to fact...”
“Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles.”
“Admiration, n.: Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves.”
“Politics, n. For the Elder Races, this generally involves bloodshed of some sort and a spate of funerals.”
“Avoid Prologues. They can be annoying, especially a prologue following an introduction that comes after a foreword.”
“kar.a.bek.i.an (n.); (from Rabo Karabekian, U.S. 20th Cent. painter). Fiasco in which a person causes total destruction of own work and reputation through stupidity, carelessness or both.”