Otto von Bismarck

But we suspect that the time has come to update Otto von Bismarck's famous comment that "politics is the art of the possible" to "social change is the art of the posse-able."

Matthew Bishop: The Art of the Posse-able Matthew Bishop 2011

But we suspect that the time has come to update Otto von Bismarck's famous comment that "politics is the art of the possible" to "social change is the art of the posse-able."

Matthew Bishop: The Art of the Posse-able Matthew Bishop 2011

Greater fiscal union is likely to face opposition from a large fraction of the euro zone's population, especially in France, where nationalist and socialist politicians are starting to compare her with Otto von Bismarck.

Paying Politicians for Fiscal Discipline Theo Vermaelen 2011

But we suspect that the time has come to update Otto von Bismarck's famous comment that "politics is the art of the possible" to "social change is the art of the posse-able."

Matthew Bishop: The Art of the Posse-able Matthew Bishop 2011

But we suspect that the time has come to update Otto von Bismarck's famous comment that "politics is the art of the possible" to "social change is the art of the posse-able."

Matthew Bishop: The Art of the Posse-able Matthew Bishop 2011

Greater fiscal union is likely to face opposition from a large fraction of the euro zone's population, especially in France, where nationalist and socialist politicians are starting to compare her with Otto von Bismarck.

Pay Politicians for Fiscal Discipline Theo Vermaelen 2011

His slicked-back hair, family castle and glamorous wife—a duchess related to Germany's founding chancellor, Otto von Bismarck—became staples of Germany's tabloids and glossy magazines.

German Minister Resigns Over Plagiarism Scandal Marcus Walker 2011

In 1863 one of Otto von Bismarck's colleagues described the 47-year-old Prussian minister-president's appearance and aura: full red-blond mustache, ­thinning hair, a "tall broad-shouldered figure, mighty and impressive," but with "a certain casualness in stance, movement and speech that had something provocative about it."

The Shrewdest of the Shrewd Geoffrey Wawro 2011

Otto von Bismarck is said to have warned against watching laws and sausages being made.

Hopes for Solution to Crisis Hang on ECB Alen Mattich 2011

But we suspect that the time has come to update Otto von Bismarck's famous comment that "politics is the art of the possible" to "social change is the art of the posse-able."

Matthew Bishop: The Art of the Posse-able Matthew Bishop 2011