[Most politicians have] brains like sparrows' nests - all shit and sticks.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Keating compares politicians' brains to messy nests to insult their intellect and the chaos of their thoughts.
- In plain terms
- Politicians have messy and dirty thoughts.
- What can you take from it?
- Leadership minds can be disorganized or base.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What should leadership minds look like?
- Is cynicism justified?
Another view
It is a crude generalization that lacks nuance.
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