#ere

The Pentagon can't even audit its own books. It doesn't even know where its money is going. And we refuse to have the tough forces go on the Pentagon so that at least they are efficient with the money they're spending. ↗

— Tom Coburn

#books #efficient #even #forces #go

Well, I think the president is going to do well in terms of his influence for positive change here in the Congress, making sure that we don't overspend, making sure that we spend for only those programs that are justified. ↗

— Thad Cochran

#congress #going #here #his #i

I didn't really know exactly the point where I wanted to be an actor. But I know at this point, because I never went to college, I don't really have anything to fall back on. ↗

— Rory Cochrane

#anything #back #because #college #exactly

Here lies one whose name was writ in water. ↗

— John Keats

#lies #name #water #whose #writ

Never underestimate the effectiveness of a straight cash bribe. ↗

— Claud Cockburn

#cash #effectiveness #never #never underestimate #straight

I recently spent quite a bit of time in Sheffield, England, which is where I'm from. I wouldn't move back there, but it's funny when you spend a bit of time in the place where you were brought up. You kind of realize how that place has had quite a big effect on you or made you a certain way. ↗

— Jarvis Cocker

#big #bit #brought #certain #certain way

I think the credit crunch is a brilliant thing. We should all stop moaning and start celebrating. When times are tough, it's an opportunity to start looking at life in a different way. ↗

— Jarvis Cocker

#celebrating #credit #crunch #different #different way

Silver Machine still sounds really modern with all the white noise. It's a bit punky in a way. They were ahead of their time. ↗

— Jarvis Cocker

#bit #machine #modern #noise #really

To look for some kind of insight or meaning in pop songs is not really - well there's plenty of other places where you should probably look first before you start looking for it in a pop song. I guess it was just because I was really into music as a child, and I wanted it to say more. It was the thing, wasn't it? And now it isn't. ↗

— Jarvis Cocker

#before #child #first #guess #i

You know when you get into that thing where people want to discuss the relationship? I'd rather discuss what was on telly, avoid the issue, discuss anything other than the relationship. ↗

— Jarvis Cocker

#avoid #discuss #get #i #into