#been

In the Pentagon Papers case, the government asserted in the Supreme Court that the publication of the material was a threat to national security. It turned out it was not a threat to U.S. security. But even if it had been, that doesn't mean that it couldn't be published. ↗

— Alan Dershowitz

#been #case #court #even #government

I just knew that economics had never been my big motivation. ↗

— Leigh Steinberg

#big #economics #had #i #just

It is only prudent never to place complete confidence in that by which we have even once been deceived. ↗

— Rene Descartes

#complete #confidence #deceived #even #never

I've been a vegan for about 15 years. ↗

— Emily Deschanel

#been #i #vegan #years

I've been a long time coming, and I'll be a long time gone. You've got your whole life to do something, and that's not very long. ↗

— Ani DiFranco

#coming #gone #got #i #life

There's been a lot said about Social Security reform. What has been left out of the debate is the double tax on Social Security benefits. I believe it's time to get rid of a tax that punishes seniors and discourages work and retirement savings. ↗

— Rob Simmons

#been #believe #benefits #debate #discourages

Much has been written about the life of the mind. ↗

— Annie Dillard

#been #life #mind #much #written

I've been asked to say a couple of words about my husband, Fang. How about short and cheap? ↗

— Phyllis Diller

#asked #been #cheap #couple #fang

Programme names have been changed, and we have Andrew Neil saying he won't be using long words. ↗

— Jonathan Dimbleby

#been #changed #long #long words #names

You cannot prove this in real time, but when economists 20 years from now write a book on the recovery, it may well be entitled, 'It could have been much better.' ↗

— Jamie Dimon

#better #book #cannot #could #economists