#or

Far be it from me to denigrate Senator McCain's advice on vice presidential nominees. ↗

— David Axelrod

#denigrate #far #mccain #me #nominees

I have never believed in the Wizard of Oz theory of consulting, that I am all-knowing and all-seeing, and that everyone around me is kind of a backbencher. ↗

— David Axelrod

#around #believed #consulting #everyone #i

I see my job simply as helping disseminate the message of Barack Obama, working with the communications team to make sure that we're true to the ideals and the values and the programs that he wants to advance in this country. And that's the extent of my involvement. ↗

— David Axelrod

#barack #barack obama #communications #country #disseminate

I think the millions of people who had been able to renegotiate their mortgages so they are paying lower interest rates are better off. ↗

— David Axelrod

#been #better #better off #had #i

I'm a kibitzer with a broad portfolio. ↗

— David Axelrod

#i #portfolio

Now, China, India have set goals. We're going to be able to review what they're doing. We're going to be able to challenge them if they don't meet those goals. We're going to pursue this anyway, because the President understands that our future lies with a clean energy economy. We've doubled renewables this year. There are millions of jobs to be had there, more energy security, so we're going to pursue this. ↗

— David Axelrod

#anyway #because #challenge #china #clean

We have to deal with the world as we find it. The world of what it takes to get this done. ↗

— David Axelrod

#done #find #get #takes #world

I loved being in Close Encounters, just to watch Steven Spielberg working was exciting. ↗

— Bob Balaban

#close #encounters #exciting #i #just

I wish I had been wiser. I wish I had been more effective, I wish I'd been more unifying, I wish I'd been more principled. ↗

— Bill Ayers

#effective #had #i #i wish #more

There are the countries of the north of Europe taking decisions and the countries of the south of Europe that are living under intervention. This division exists. ↗

— Jose Maria Aznar

#decisions #division #europe #exists #intervention