"The adoring crowds and overwhelming Democratic support in the 2008 election was based largely on joy at jettisoning Bush and the appeal of electing a superbly qualified charismatic African American leader."

-- Mary Frances Berry

#Support Quotes #Joy Quotes #Leader Quotes

“Gold has intrinsic value. The problem with the dollar is it has no intrinsic value. And if the Federal Reserve is going to spend trillions of them to buy up all these bad mortgages and all other kinds of bad debt, the dollar is going to lose all of its value. Gold will store its value, and you'll always be able to buy more food with your gold.”
“Women have to be active listeners and interrupters - but when you interrupt, you have to know what you are talking about.”
“All I ever wanted to be was a Ninja... Tong from Kickboxer, Sagat from Street Fighter.”
“O God, since thou made Zhou Yu, why did thou also create Zhuge Liang?”
“We're telling small-business owners that not only are we going to raise their costs by a buck and a quarter, but we're also going to raise it with these cost-of-living adjustments. Here's what's going to happen: They're going to have to lay people off.”
“In dialogue, there is opposition, yes, but no head-on collision. Smashing heads does not open minds.”

Source : Deborah Tannen (2012). “The Argument Culture: Moving from Debate to Dialogue”, p.26, Ballantine Books
“When love is true there is no truer occupation.”

Source : Song: A Passing Ship, Album: East of Midnight
“A partner can encourage you, maybe even stop you from falling, but they can't get you to the top. That's entirely up to you.”

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