#decades

When I came out publicly, some photo editors had a field day searching for pictures of me with a limp wrist or some other stereotypical gay signifier - as though, after decades in the public eye, they'd suddenly come across a trove of shots where I looked like a Cher impersonator. ↗

— James McGreevey

#after #came #cher #come #day

Overcoming the Cold War required courage from the people of Central and Eastern Europe and what was then the German Democratic Republic, but it also required the steadfastness of Western partner over many decades when many had long lost hope of integration of the two Germanys and Europe. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#central #cold #cold war #courage #decades

The Italian economy has been held back for decades. ↗

— Mario Monti

#been #decades #economy #held #italian

For decades, the journalistic norm had been that the private lives of public officials remained private unless that life impinged on public performance. ↗

— Roger Mudd

#decades #had #journalistic #life #lives

Over the last two decades, America has increased its demand for oil by nearly 30 percent, yet we have not expanded our ability to produce domestic sources of fuel. ↗

— Tim Murphy

#america #decades #demand #domestic #expanded

I've met and sketched most of the great athletes from the past five decades and their movement, grace and energy have kept me captivated over the years. That's what the ancient Greeks first saw and that's what caught my interest. ↗

— LeRoy Neiman

#ancient greeks #athletes #captivated #caught #decades

You know it's always amazed me - I think the most startling thing that's happened in the last couple of decades is that there is no sort of objective reporting anymore. ↗

— Brian De Palma

#amazed #anymore #couple #decades #happened

For two decades the state has been taking liberties, and these liberties were once ours. ↗

— E. P. Thompson

#decades #liberties #once #ours #state

For decades engineers have stood accused that their buildings do not have any cultural value. We have attempted to liberate engineering of this accusation. ↗

— Fritz Todt

#accused #any #attempted #buildings #cultural

The Government of Iraq also owes a debt to the American and coalition forces who are fighting the insurgency and helping put that country back together after decades of repression. ↗

— Ike Skelton

#also #american #back #coalition #coalition forces