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William Safire Quotes

The noun phrase straw man, now used as a compound adjective as in 'straw-man device, technique or issue,' was popularized in American culture by 'The Wizard of Oz.'

William Safire

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: December 17, 1929 - September 27, 2009

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Culture Man American Now Straw Used

Income taxes are very poor at generating income from automation because the gains are realized by technology companies that are experts at not paying taxes.

Andrew Yang

Technology Automation Poor Taxes

I don't believe that artists really are interested in money. That's not the motivation for art.

Jeff Koons

Art Money Believe Motivation Artists

I definitely try to go above and beyond with live mixing and scratching.

Statik Selektah

Live Go Beyond Try Above Mixing

I've done a lot of period stuff but that's mostly because, in England, we get off on a lot of period stuff, but it's not any kind of particular choice. That's where a lot of the work is.

Rupert Everett

Work Choice Done Kind Get Off

There is no debating that, under President Obama, corporate profits are at their highest levels in decades.

Juan Williams

President Corporate Decades Highest

In between jobs, you think your luck has run out, but they keep on letting me do what I love to do. I really can't complain.

Jon Tenney

Love Me Luck Think You Run

I was very fortunate to have a wonderful woman as my voice coach when I started singing professionally. I was only 19, so now it's been 60 years!

Johnny Mathis

Woman Singing Voice Now Coach Years

I've never been on a fad diet.

Denise Van Outen

Diet Never Been Fad

There was a best-selling book in the late '60s and '70s called 'The Adventurers' by Harold Robbins. The lead character's name was Dax. Anyone that's roughly my age that's named Dax is named from that book.

Dax Shepard

Age Character Book Name Late Lead

When I stood up to oppose an invasion of Iraq in 2002, it wasn't a popular thing to do.

Chellie Pingree

Up Invasion Popular Iraq Thing

Most of my career was negative.

Pete Maravich

Negative Career Most

I think these are very improper questions for any American to be asked, especially under such compulsion as this. I would be very glad to tell you my life if you want to hear of it.

Pete Seeger

Life Think American My Life You