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Tariq Ali Quotes

To dissociate politicians from capitalists is slightly disingenuous, to put it mildly. U.S. lawmakers are competitive and auction themselves to the highest bidder via the lobby system.

Tariq Ali

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: historian
Nationality: pakistani
Birth: October 21, 1943

Topics

Politicians System Competitive Put

Our great history has been that people came to Michigan because you didn't have to have a college degree to get a good-paying job. Consequently, we have got a larger number of our population that right now are facing outsourcing, et cetera, without higher or advanced degrees.

Jennifer Granholm

History Great Job People College

I really believed Obama when he spoke in 2008, but I remember watching his victory speech after this last election and it was the same speech. Exactly the same speech. I felt like he didn't even believe it anymore. He seemed to be tired of saying the same thing.

Andrew Dominik

Tired Victory Saying Believe Speech

As a kid I would be put to bed when my parents had guests and because I was such a show-off I would go to my mum's room, put on her nightdress and Jackie Onassis shawl, run downstairs, go outside, ring the doorbell and pretend to be one of the guests. I'd say, 'Hello, I'm Mrs. So-and-So.'

Rupert Everett

Parents Bed Go Say Run Ring

They think because I'm small, they can do what they want to do to me. But I'm not weak. If I lower my shoulder and they lower they're shoulder, they're going to go down.

Michael Johnson

Me Small Think Down Go Want

Whenever you are faced with someone who has made far more errors in judgment and far more mistakes than you, you have a tendency to get on your high horse.

Julia Roberts

Mistakes Someone Horse You High Get

Everyone's got something that they've held onto from their childhood or from a past relationship, someone who's told you what you are, and it's leaving all that behind and living a happy life and realizing that a lot of that is inside you - really uncovering that. The story - those themes - are heavy themes that everyone can connect to.

Joshua Henry

Life Relationship Childhood Past You

In a sense, 'American Pie' was a very despairing song but it can also be seen as very hopeful.

Don McLean

Song American Pie Seen Sense Very

Ideally, I'd like to have a movie that people like and makes money.

Christopher McQuarrie

Money People Like Movie Makes

Doubt whom you will, but never yourself.

Christian Nestell Bovee

Yourself Doubt You Will Never Whom

If Republicans want to bring these things up for a vote, I'm letting them know where I stand.

Brad Carson

Stand Know Want Vote Up Bring

There are so many causes that you care about, but one can't change or take on the world, so one has to really focus on where you feel you can - to use a very overworked phrase - truly try to do something to make a difference.

Anna Wintour

Change Focus World Make A Difference

In a way, Anglo-Saxon poetry cannot be translated.

Seamus Heaney

Poetry Way Cannot Anglo-Saxon