#ron

Democracy was supposed to champion freedom of speech, and yet the simple rules of table decorum could clamp down on the rights their forefathers had fought and died for. ↗

— E.A. Bucchianeri

#democracy #ettiquette #freedom #freedom-of-speech #funny

My understanding is that what was provided was general order of battle information, not operational intelligence. I certainly have no knowledge of US participation in preparing battle and strike packages and doubt strongly that that occurred. ↗

— Frank Carlucci

#certainly #doubt #general #i #information

Draco's not really a bully. He's not exactly the biggest, strongest guy in the world. He's more a rich, snobby person. He thinks of himself as really cool. ↗

— Tom Felton

#bully #cool #draco #exactly #guy

We believe that it is very important that we have hopefully averted what would have been the most substantial headwind of all, which is a default for the first time in our history, and that that will contribute to a more positive environment that we hope will allow for greater growth and job creation. ↗

— Jay Carney

#averted #been #believe #contribute #creation

If you go forward in the spirit of the original apostles and followers of Jesus Christ, trusting not in man but in the living God, he will enable you to pull down the strong holds of sin and Satan, and that work by which he is pleased will prosper in your hands. ↗

— Adam Clarke

#christ #down #enable #followers #forward

Wasted Days and Wasted Nights, it's about days very wrongly invested in a love affair. ↗

— Freddy Fender

#affair #days #invested #love #love affair

President Barack Obama has it right - there is a lot to change about Washington. The problem is, not much will get changed unless we confront the runaway filibuster in the U.S. Senate. ↗

— Peter Fenn

#barack #barack obama #change #changed #confront

In London, the weather would affect me negatively. I react strongly to light. If it is cloudy and raining, there are clouds and rain in my soul. ↗

— Jerzy Kosinski

#clouds #cloudy #i #light #london

I love to dance. But I don't like being up in front of tons of people. I didn't have the desire to be performing in front of a lot of people. So it wasn't something I ever seriously considered. ↗

— Sherilyn Fenn

#considered #dance #desire #ever #front

What we're trying to do is address something I saw in Congress that was a major problem, which is to say that energy is arguably the most fundamental issue confronting our country. ↗

— Brad Carson

#arguably #confronting #congress #country #energy