#sm

At his best, Obama promised to work with Republicans to reduce the deficit in a way that honors both individualism and community. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#both #community #deficit #his #honors

Blending hard-bitten realism with long-view optimism, Obama said that every 20 or 30 years brings a new cycle of pessimism in America. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#blending #brings #cycle #every #new

In the time it takes to heat a TV dinner, Clinton had convinced me that he was the smartest person in the room and that I was the center of his attention. In the next 25 years, I would see countless others fall just as quickly to the Clinton Touch. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#center #clinton #convinced #countless #dinner

One side of the American psyche wants smaller government, lower taxes, and more choices for individuals, even if those choices increase risk. The other wants a strong social safety net to protect the weakest among us, even if it costs more to minimize risk. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#among #choices #costs #even #government

Since declaring that she would not serve in a second Obama administration, Clinton has dismissed suggestions that she will run in 2016. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#clinton #declaring #dismissed #obama #obama administration

The fact that Obama is getting criticism from the left and the right might reflect his understanding of the underlying political dynamics. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#dynamics #fact #getting #his #left

The most powerful argument of all for saving open space is economics; in most states, tourism is the number two industry. ↗

— Jim Fowler

#economics #industry #most #most powerful #number

I think you've got to take your time and make sure you're making choices that are smart for you. ↗

— Matthew Fox

#got #i #i think #make #making

Evil is the shadow of angel. Just as there are angels of light, support, guidance, healing and defense, so we have experiences of shadow angels. And we have names for them: racism, sexism, homophobia are all demons - but they're not out there. ↗

— Matthew Fox

#angels #defense #demons #evil #experiences

A lot of people want to see this idealized version of heroism, all pretty and perfect, and I'm not interested in playing the goody-goody hero at all. ↗

— Matthew Fox

#heroism #i #idealized #interested #lot