#ton

Six decades ago, as Mao's Communists seized power, the question in Washington was, 'Who lost China?' Now, as his capitalist descendants stand astride the world stage and Washington worries about decline, it seems to be, 'Who lost America?' ↗

— Eric Liu

#ago #america #astride #capitalist #china

I had never, ever drunk beer in high school, and by the time I got to Tech we were having these parties out in the cotton fields and getting so drunk. I was the champion beer drinker; suddenly I was pouring it down my throat... Insane! Insane! ↗

— Bob Livingston

#by the time #champion #cotton #cotton fields #down

I Kenneth Robert Livingstone, having been elected to the office of mayor of London, declare that I take that office upon myself, and will duly and faithfully fulfil the duties of it to the best of my judgement and ability. ↗

— Kenneth Robert Livingstone

#been #best #declare #duly #duties

For generations, people have come to U.S. shores to seek opportunity. It's what my grandfather did a century ago, when he came to Seattle, and worked as a houseboy just one mile from the Washington State governor's mansion that I was privileged to inhabit for eight years. ↗

— Gary Locke

#came #century #come #did #eight

Washington's entire honesty of mind and his fearless look into the face of all facts are qualities which can never go out of fashion and which we should all do well to imitate. ↗

— Henry Cabot Lodge

#face #facts #fashion #fearless #go

We have to be aware that the scientific community throws up tons of different hypotheses and at a certain point we'll find out who was right and who was wrong. But we have to go with the best information right now, which I would claim to be the IPCC reports. ↗

— Bjorn Lomborg

#best #certain #certain point #claim #community

I wanted to bring back that big, ballad type of music that we used to love so much. Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, when they first came out, that's what I grew up singing. ↗

— LaToya London

#ballad #big #bring #came #carey

I have a four year old and I'm telling you we did Nickelodeon last night and he embarrassed me. It was like one of those moments when I couldn't believe my kid is acting like this. I just had to just like walk away from him because he was really pushing my buttons. ↗

— Nia Long

#away #because #believe #buttons #did

Men of genius are often dull and inert in society; as the blazing meteor, when it descends to earth, is only a stone. ↗

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

#descends #dull #earth #genius #inert

Everybody said Peyton Place would be a mistake. ↗

— Dorothy Malone

#mistake #peyton #place #said #would