Linda Colley Quotes

The children of politicians learn the allure and tricks of politics along with their alphabet. They inherit a network of useful contacts, and - if they're lucky - a name that confers instant voter recognition.

Linda Colley

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I think that, unfortunately, it appears that Donald Trump is trampling all over the Constitution.

Joe Morton

ConstitutionThinkDonald TrumpOver

It's great that people are basically spending their two weeks of vacation to come out and be with us in some weird part of the world. And I think we owe it to them to take 'em to some cool places.

Jeff Ament

GreatVacationPeopleCoolWorld

'Squidbillies' is pretty educational.

Slim Jimmy

PrettyEducational

No writer besides Shakespeare has created more memorable characters attached to vices and virtues. In even their least sympathetic characters, one senses a kind of helplessness to passion quivering between the poles of good and evil.

Roger Rosenblatt

GoodPassionGood And EvilEvilKind

Although the reasons for Michigan's malaise are varied, one big reason is our state's almost uniquely uncompetitive tax structure, which one General Motors official called the costliest of all jurisdictions where GM operates.

Mike Bouchard

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Psychology is as important as substance. If you treat people with respect, they will go out of their way to accommodate you. If you treat them in a patronizing way, they will go out of their way to make your life difficult.

Mohamed ElBaradei

LifeRespectPeopleTreatYouGo

I did everything, I used to be a drag queen, I used to be a stripper.

DeObia Oparei

QueenEverythingDragUsedDid

I really love showing up at work at 10 A.M., trying to make it funny until 3 P.M., and then going home. It's like comedy bankers' hours.

Chris Eigeman

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No matter how bad your day is, when you start talking about cookies or cakes or pies, or you bring someone cookies, there's just not bad news. The worst news is, 'Hey, there's sugar in that.'

Christina Tosi

DayStartSomeoneTalkingYouBad

Well, sometimes when you say you want to be like everybody else, you're really saying that you're not.

Christopher Atkins

SayingYouSometimesSayWantWell

No matter where you put me, I don't care if it is North Carolina, Florida, California, New York City; I'm going to be who I am.

Chris Paul

I AmNew YorkCityMeCareYou

I had a hard time convincing students that they were going to North Africa to understand the North Africans, not to understand themselves.

Clifford Geertz

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