Centraal Bureau Quotes & Sayings

American voters have to pay closer attention to politics if they want to avoid four years of whining about the outcome. — Jack Germond

The sound of her voice was painful. She screamed, sobbed, whispered Hallelujah. But she never sang it. — Brenna Yovanoff

[L]ike it or not, the right timing is an inescapable part of human endeavor and thus of politics. . . . But some activists suggest that "timing" is irrelevant in public policy and politics. In their view, it's just another "excuse" by "incrementalists," another example of their traitorous cowardice, another reason why they should be condemned and purged. . . . There is a fundamental ethical and practical difference between compromise and prudently fighting for the most good that can be gained in the face of overwhelming odds. . . . Realizing the constraints and limits of this world should guard us against unrealistic expectations of what politics can or should achieve. And yet, the examples of Wilberforce and Lincoln, among many others, demonstrate that moral purpose can be successfully pursued in politics with prudence. — Clarke D. Forsythe

I will write peace on your wings and you will fly all over the world. — Sadako Sasaki

It either is or ought to be evident to everyone that business has to prosper before anyone can get any benefit from it. — Theodore Roosevelt

Everybody's motivation comes from the core of who they are. — Vincent D'Onofrio

No society is complete without some victim, a creature to pity, to jeer at, to scorn or to protect. — Honore De Balzac

I would also would have liked the part of the Bus Driver. — Kevin McDonald

If you couldn't get the outcome you wanted, torture 'em with process. — Jonathan Kellerman

In the world's most dangerous country, the job of going after Pablo was the most dangerous position of all. — Mark Bowden