Famous Quotes
A Farewell Kiss
Submitted by k9hi on Mon, 12/15/2008 - 13:56
This is a farewell kiss! Dog! Dog!"
--Iraqi journalist Muntadar al-Zaidi, as he hurled two shoes at President Bush at a press conference in Badhdad yesterday
In It, Daily
Submitted by k9hi on Mon, 12/15/2008 - 10:15
I've been in the Bible every day since I've been the president." --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Nov. 12, 2008 from About.com
"There Would Be Others"
Submitted by k9hi on Fri, 12/12/2008 - 17:13
Well, let's see. There's ― of course in the great history of America there have been rulings that there's never going to be absolute consensus by every American, and there are those issues, again, like Roe v. Wade, where I believe are best held on a state level and addressed there. So, you know, going through the history of America, there would be others but ―"
--Sarah Palin, unable to name a Supreme Court decision she disagreed with other than Roe vs. Wade, interview with Katie Couric, CBS News, Oct. 1, 2008 from About.com
They Know Me Here
Submitted by k9hi on Fri, 12/12/2008 - 15:40
I know I'm in my own world. It's okay, they know me here." --Unknown
Lincoln Would Roll Over In His Grave
Submitted by k9hi on Wed, 12/10/2008 - 10:37
The conduct would make Lincoln roll over in his grave."
--Patrick Fitzgerald, U.S. Attorney, commenting on the alleged scheme by Illinois Governor Rob Blagojevich to sell Obama's vacated senate seat to the highest bidder, from The Boston Globe, December 10, 2008
"During I Arrived In President"
Submitted by k9hi on Tue, 12/09/2008 - 09:19
You know, I'm the President during this period of time, but I think when the history of this period is written, people will realize a lot of the decisions that were made on Wall Street took place over a decade or so, before I arrived in President, during I arrived in President." --George W. Bush, ABC News interview, Dec. 1, 2008 from About.com
Overstating The Number
Submitted by k9hi on Sat, 12/06/2008 - 10:53
At a time of great crisis with mortgage foreclosures and autos, he says we only have one president at a time. I'm afraid that overstates the number of presidents we have. He's got to remedy that situation."
--House Financial Services Committee Chairperson Barney Frank, on President Barack Obama's reluctance to upstage President Bush, from The Boston Globe, December 6, 2008
The Future
Submitted by k9hi on Fri, 12/05/2008 - 16:53
Why does everyone think the future is space helmets, silver foil, and talking like computers, like a bad episode of Star Trek?"
--Tracey Ullman, from BrainyQuotes.com
"She Didn't Think Of It, But She Thought Of It"
Submitted by k9hi on Thu, 12/04/2008 - 00:13
I want to share with you an interesting program -- for two reasons, one, it's interesting, and two, my wife thought of it -- or has actually been involved with it; she didn't think of it. But she thought of it for this speech."
--George W. Bush, discussing a company that improves access to clean water in Africa, Washington D.C., Oct. 21, 2008 from About.com
No Justification To Deprive
Submitted by k9hi on Mon, 12/01/2008 - 21:36
The desire to be rewarded for one's creativity does not justify depriving the world in general of all or part of that creativity."
--Richard Stallman, from BrainyQuote.com
