#rat

Preemption is the right of any nation in order to preserve its National Security; however, preemptive war is a tactic, not a strategy. When used as a strategy preemption dilutes diplomacy, creates an atmosphere of distrust, and promotes regional instability. ↗

— Ellen Tauscher

#atmosphere #creates #diplomacy #distrust #however

Today's tax cuts provide yet another illustration of the Republicans' fiscally irresponsible economic policies that ignore the needs of America's middle class, students, and working families. ↗

— Ellen Tauscher

#another #class #cuts #economic #economic policies

You probably have to have redundant levee systems with canals in between them, like the Dutch have, to make sure that incoming water is channeled off to areas where you deal with it rather than have it drown you. ↗

— Billy Tauzin

#between #canals #channeled #deal #drown

They consider me to have sharp and penetrating vision because I see them through the mesh of a sieve. ↗

— Khalil Gibran

#consider #i #i see #me #mesh

I want to build a studio in my backyard. The interest rates are low now, so who knows. ↗

— Paul Taylor

#build #i #interest #knows #low

It's interesting to note that all revolutionary literature was written by pastors. These guys were involved in a revolution against the mightiest power that the world had ever seen. ↗

— Randall Terry

#ever #guys #had #interesting #involved

I'd much rather turn down a starring role in a bad picture and do a small role in a very good picture. ↗

— Rod Taylor

#down #good #good picture #i #much

The homosexual community has more acceptance in America than it ever has, and the suicide rate is as high as it's always been. ↗

— Randall Terry

#always #america #been #community #ever

Cyberspace. A consensual hallucination experienced daily by billions of legitimate operators, in every nation, by children being taught mathematical concepts. ↗

— William Gibson

#being #billions #children #concepts #consensual

For a while we were chasing a book by Graham Greene to do Brighton Rock as a musical. We didn't get the rights, so we decided to create something from scratch, with Jonathan. By that time we were big fans of his work. ↗

— Neil Tennant

#book #brighton #chasing #create #decided