"Conservatives cannot govern well for the same reason that vegetarians cannot prepare a world-class boeuf bourguignon: If you believe that what you are called upon to do is wrong, you are not likely to do it very well."

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Source : "Republicans: good at theatre, dreadful at governing - as we'll see tomorrow" by Michael Tomasky, www.theguardian.com. January 4, 2011.

Alan Wolfe

#Believe Quotes #Class Quotes #World Quotes

“The tender heart, the broken and contrite spirit, are to me far above all the joys that I could ever hope for in this vale of tears.”

Source : Charles Simeon (1847). “Memoirs of the Life of the Rev. Charles Simeon ...: With a Selection from His Writings and Correspondence”, p.695
“It's a wonderful thing to be able to create your own world whenever you want to.”
“A Britain which denounced the insanity of the nuclear strategy would be in a position to direct its influence at the United Nations and in the world at large, in a manner at present denied us”
“I got the impression that instead of going out to shoot birds, I should go out and shoot the kids who shoot birds.”
“I love to see the rarest movies, the most talked-about movies and documentaries. I read all the reviews and compare them to see if its worth going! I have a secret movie critic blog I have shown no one or promoted, and I intend to keep it that way.”
“Sometimes people say unkind or thoughtless things, and when they do, it is best to be a little hard of hearing â€” to tune out and not snap back in anger or impatience.”
“It is more honorable to be raised to a throne than to be born to one. Fortune bestows the one, merit obtains the other.”

Source : "Madalyn Aslan's Jupiter Signs: How to Improve Your Luck, Career, Health, Finances, Appearance, and Relationships Through the New Astrology". Book by Madalyn Aslan, 2003.
“My Irish derivation has nothing to do with me. Why should it?”

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