Chocha Grande Quotes & Sayings

Today's Republican Party ... is an insurgent outlier. It has become ideologically extreme; contemptuous of the inherited social and economic policy regime; scornful of compromise; unpersuaded by conventional understanding of facts, evidence, and science; and dismissive of the legitimacy of its political opposition, all but declaring war on the government. The Democratic Party, while no paragon of civic virtue, is more ideologically centered and diverse, protective of the government's role as it developed over the course of the last century, open to incremental changes in policy fashioned through bargaining with the Republicans, and less disposed to or adept at take-no-prisoners conflict between the parties. This asymmetry between the parties, which journalists and scholars often brush aside or whitewash in a quest for "balance," constitutes a huge obstacle to effective governance. — Thomas E. Mann

I went to college and law school with the help of the GI Bill. That experience moved me so much, I dedicated the rest of my life to serving this great country and helping others succeed. — Charles B. Rangel

Widowers marry again because it makes their lives easier. Widows often don't, because it makes their lives harder. [p. 61] — Siri Hustvedt

Your potential is not what you have done, but what you can do! — Sherri Jefferson

The divorce is a regret of mine and my mum thinks that we should have stayed together. He's now remarried so there's no chance of us getting back together. — Carol Vorderman

You must feed your mind with reading material, thoughts, and ideas that open you to new possibilities. — Oprah Winfrey

Charm is the ability to insult people without offending them; nerdiness the reverse — Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Uncle Acton spent the whole of his working life in India, for the simple reason that he gave up work very young. — Rosemary Sutcliff

On that gray street, with the smell of industrial smokes in the air and the afternoon bleeding away to evening, downtown Derry looked only marginally more charming than a dead hooker in a church pew. — Stephen King

I am sure, zeal or love for truth can never permit falsehood to be used in the defense of it. — John Locke

Since Israel is a democratic state surrounded by essentially undemocratic states which have sworn her destruction, those interested in democracy everywhere must support Israel's existence. — Bayard Rustin

A lot of people think, and Microsoft is happy to let them think, that all great things are invented by Microsoft. In fact, very, very little has been invented by Microsoft. — Alan Cooper

One of the hardest tasks is to extract continually from one's soul an almost inexhaustible ill will. — Victor Hugo

It's quite hard not to cringe at your own music; you're always a bit annoyed at some parts of it. — Michael Kiwanuka

Lord, I surrender myself to You to do with me as You will. Grant that I may become a healing presence to others. — Albert S. Rossi