#lit

Maybe we should have known that night in Denver that things that begin with plywood Greek columns and artificial smoke typically don't end well. Maybe the Hollywood stars and the glamour blinded us a little: you thought it was the glare, some of us thought it was a halo. ↗

— Artur Davis

#begin #blinded #columns #denver #end

We don't need flowery words about inequality to tell us that, and we don't need a party that has led while poverty and hunger rose to record levels to give us lectures about suffering. ↗

— Artur Davis

#flowery #give #hunger #inequality #lectures

My role isn't to be politically smart. My role is to do what's right under the constitution. And if that's politically unpopular, so be it. ↗

— Rose Bird

#politically #right #role #smart #under

With respect to Barack Obama, let's face it; Barack Obama is an iconic figure in the African-American community. We respect that. We understand that. African-Americans are going to vote for the first black president, especially when he happens to share the liberal politics on economic issues that many in that community hold. ↗

— Artur Davis

#african-american community #barack #barack obama #black #community

The pigs stuck out their little feet and snored. ↗

— Elizabeth Bishop

#little #out #pigs #stuck #their

My attitude to writing is like when you do wallpapering, you remember where all the little bits are that don't meet. And then your friends say: It's terrific! ↗

— Harrison Birtwistle

#bits #friends #like #little #little bits

Politics ruins the character. ↗

— Otto von Bismarck

#politics #ruins

Tobacco companies are legally operating entities in Australia. If the Government thinks that they should not make donations to political parties, well then they should ban them operating as legally structured entities in Australia. ↗

— Julie Bishop

#ban #companies #donations #entities #government

This dapper little mouse that wore such cute clothes and said such interesting things, yeah. I thought it was a great idea to have a mouse like that in your family, so now I get to see what it was like. ↗

— Geena Davis

#cute #family #get #great #great idea

The political spin in Washington is revolting, just revolting. It's a callous political game. ↗

— Rob Bishop

#game #just #political #revolting #spin