#pol

It is longstanding U.S. policy that we will talk to the Iranians anytime, anywhere, on any subject, with no preconditions. So far, they have not taken us up on our offer. ↗

— Howard Berman

#anytime #anywhere #far #iranians #longstanding

I served seven years as the chair of the Princeton economics department where I had responsibility for major policy decisions, such as whether to serve bagels or doughnuts at the department coffee hour. ↗

— Ben Bernanke

#coffee #decisions #department #economics #had

That includes not cutting down the rain forest, and stop polluting the ocean because once we kill the coral reefs and the rain forest, this earth is toast. ↗

— Michael Berryman

#coral #cutting #down #earth #forest

So the result was that as one approached a political convention for most of the 19th century and for most of the 20th century until the 1960's, part of the drama was the fact that you didn't know ultimately who was going to be the nominee at the end of that convention week. ↗

— Michael Beschloss

#20th century #approached #century #convention #drama

It's always the small people who change things. It's never the politicians or the big guys. I mean, who pulled down the Berlin wall? It was all the people in the streets. The specialists didn't have a clue the day before. ↗

— Luc Besson

#before #berlin #berlin wall #big #big guys

Consul - in American politics, a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given one by the Administration on condition that he leave the country. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

#american #american politics #condition #country #failed

The journey for women, no matter what venue it is - politics, business, film - it's, it's a long journey. ↗

— Kathryn Bigelow

#film #journey #long #long journey #matter

The pole vault is a very complicated event, there are many things involved. ↗

— Sergei Bubka

#event #involved #many #pole #things

If the police ever try to pick me up, Michael Jackson told me I can hide out at his house. ↗

— Gilbert Gottfried

#hide #his #house #i #i can

I would hope to inspire in my listeners a feeling of freedom - of speech, thought and political activity. ↗

— John Hall

#feeling #freedom #hope #i #inspire