"Washington is a pool of money surrounded by people who want some."

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David Brinkley

#People Quotes #Political Quotes #Want Quotes

“Words must be taken according to the matter whereof they are uttered.”

Source : Richard Hooker (1822). “The works of ... Richard Hooker. To which is prefixed the life of the author, by I. Walton”, p.335
“God always has another custard pie up his sleeve.”

Source : "Screen: Angry-Young-Man Fairy Tale; 'Georgy Girl' Arrives at the Fine Arts Lynn Redgrave Stars in Tragicomic Film" by Michael Stern, www.nytimes.com. October 18, 1966.
“In the back of your mind you always want it to be successful and you want things to happen, but I've learned in my life that if you want something too much, even when it happens it may not be what you wanted if you set your expectations too high.”
“Jesus did not come to live as an example of how to die as a martyr, but as a substitute, taking the place that we deserve in order that we might enjoy what we don't deserve. This is good news. Let us tell all our friends!”
“In our world no one ever knows what to do, and everyone's just as clueless and full of crap as everyone else, and you have to figure it all out by yourself. And even after you've figured it out and done it, you'll never know whether you were right or wrong. You'll never know if you put the ring in the right volcano, or if things might have gone better if you hadn't.”
“The key to a successful career is realizing that it's not separate from the rest of your life, but is rather an extension of your most basic self. And your most basic self is love.”
“I have no faith, very little hope, and as much charity as I can afford.”
“Some things are only capable of being done in space. Examples of that are looking at our Earth from that far away, and understanding the entire processes of storms and weather patterns, and oceans, and coastlines.”

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