Herther Quotes & Sayings

The coup that overthrew President Chavez of Venezuela in April 2002 was greeted with euphoria in Washington. The new president - a businessman - was instantly recognized and the hope expressed that stability and order would return to the country, thus creating the basis for solid future development. The New York Times editorialized in identical language.
... The coup was reversed three days later and Chavez then came back to power. The State Department soberly denied any prior knowledge about anything, saying it was all an internal matter. It was to be hoped that a peaceful, democratic, and constitutional solution to the difficulties would be arrived at, they said. The New York Times editorial followed suit, merely adding that perhaps it was not a good idea to embrace the overthrow of a democratically elected regime, however obnoxious, too readily if one of America's fundamental values was support for democracy. — David Harvey

In the '70s, Florida-style golf communities started to be built for America's baby-boomers who were doing well and taking up the game but couldn't get into exclusive golf and tennis clubs and were looking for a nice place to live and raise their families. — Alex Shoumatoff

Suddenly, she emitted a loud, long fart, like air escaping a beach ball, exhaust pipe of a Model T, tire-inflating hose at the service station, and this without any forewarning borborygmus. — Dennis Vickers

The problem for me with liberals is that we've abdicated our moral responsibility to the universe. — Sherman Alexie

Susan was sensible. It was, she knew, a major character flaw. — Terry Pratchett

When credit is cheaper to use and easier to arrange, people do use more of it. — Virginia Postrel

Really, what we want now, is not laws against crime, but a law against insanity. That is where the true evil lies. — Mark Twain

You fly from thermal to thermal looking for lift. — Kelly Corrigan

When you're the only sane person, you look like the only insane person. — Criss Jami

I'm still tap dancing. I'm still going. — Terence Stamp

Fantasies are absolutely safe, as long as you never try to make them a reality. — Jane Green

Standing there, I had the feeling of putting on armour, taking up secret weapons, becoming like a dreamer, invulnerable for the moment - safe in my dream. Now I could face the world, having no part in life; the presence of waiting phantoms could be forgotten. I was outside everything, surrendered unconditionally to my dream, giving no thought to my next move, prepared to obey whatever impulse next reaches me from the unseen. — Anna Kavan

To the extent that our workers compete with low-paid Mexicans, it is as much through undocumented immigration as trade. This pattern threatens low-paid, low-skill U.S. workers. The combination of domestic reforms and NAFTA-related growth in Mexico will keep more Mexicans at home. It is likely that a reduction in immigration will increase the real wages of low-skilled urban and rural workers in the United States. — William J. Clinton

People who go into show business are screwed up. — Craig Kilborn