#shin

The tea party movement and its passion arose in response to trillion dollar deficits as far as the eye can see and out of a sense that Washington is in need of dire fiscal reform. ↗

— Ari Fleischer

#as far as #deficits #dire #dollar #eye

I have been trying to point out that in our lives chance may have an astonishing influence and, if I may offer advice to the young laboratory worker, it would be this - never to neglect an extraordinary appearance or happening. ↗

— Alexander Fleming

#appearance #astonishing #been #chance #extraordinary

We both grew up at a time when homosexuality was not even spoken about. There were certainly no books that could help a young person understand that two people of the same sex could build a happy, productive and loving life together. When we entered our 50th year, another same sex couple told us we were ‘an inspiration’, so we began to feel we had the responsibility to make what we’ve experienced available to others. We also wanted to show people who were not gay that our life was not unlike theirs. We are all pretty much the same, so we deserve equal protection under the Constitution. ↗

— Norman Sunshine

#double-life #love-story #norman-sunshine #equality

Isn't that wonderful? When we drove through several of the places we lived - Grand Rapids, Washington - they all had those placards. That they stood by the street and had in their hands placards that said 'Gerald Our Ford'. That meant so much to us as we were driving into Washington. ↗

— Betty Ford

#drove #ford #grand #had #hands

In Washington, compromise has become a dirty word. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#compromise #dirty #washington #word

Washington's answer to a self-inflicted financial crisis reminded Americans why they so deeply distrust the political class. The 'fiscal cliff' process was secretive and sloppy, and the nation's so-called leadership lacked the political courage to address our root problems: joblessness and debt. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#answer #class #cliff #courage #crisis

Americans have known about mounting inequality and king-sized Wall Street bonuses for years. But we also had an entire genre of journalism dedicated to brushing the problem off. ↗

— Thomas Frank

#also #brushing #dedicated #entire #genre

Government is, by its very nature, a destroyer of liberties; the Obama administration, specifically, is promising to interfere with the economy and the health care system so profoundly that Washington will soon have us all in chains. ↗

— Thomas Frank

#care #chains #destroyer #economy #government

The valor and courage of our young women and men in the armed services are a shining example to all of the world, and we owe them and their families our deepest respect. ↗

— Bill Frist

#armed services #courage #deepest #example #families

It is astonishing what force, purity, and wisdom it requires for a human being to keep clear of falsehoods. ↗

— Margaret Fuller

#being #clear #falsehoods #force #human