"It is part of politics to make things look better than they really are. What is a spin doctor but a serial euphemiser?"

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Source : "The art of political euphemisms", news.bbc.co.uk. August 5, 2008.

Nigel Rees

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“The industrial real estate market completed one of its strongest demand cycles in history as several factors ignited the fire. For projects coming on line in 2005, record-low interest rates during the design phase 12 to 18 months prior provided additional incentive for development and absorption.”
“success is not a matter of circumstance, but of power to meet circumstance.”
“I don't like clothes that constrict. The idea is that they should accompany and help you. There's nothing superficial about getting dressed. Clothes can give you self-confidence and help you be yourself.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“The ultimate compliment a customer can make to an organization about one of its marketing people is: "I'm not sure whether your sales rep works for me or for you."”
“The transformation of disease, as exemplified by the case of diabetes, is a valuable and elegant concept that serves to remind us that the tally sheet for medical science must carry a column for debit as well as credit.”
“They would sort of keep you on your toes that way - that kind of Italian allergic reaction to eagerness. It's very bruta figura, bad form, to be eager. You sort of glide in and have a conversation and work things out, then it takes two days to get up and running.”
“By a museum, I assume you mean an institution dedicated to the events of Sept. 11 and the aftermath. If that is done with sensitivity, I think it would be most appropriate.”
“You cannot have a democracy without an informed people.”

Source : "Veteran White House Correspondent Helen Thomas On Bush and the State of the Media". Interview with Amy Goodman, www.democracynow.org. April 8, 2004.

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