"Bill Clinton was not a symbol. People did not invest in him their idea of what America should be or, worse, their pride in what they thought America had become. There was no great moral self-congratulation in having elected a president from Arkansas."

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Source : "Black Like Him: Obama's Narrow Path to Reelection" by Charles P. Pierce, www.esquire.com. July 23, 2015.

Charlie Pierce

#Congratulations Quotes #Pride Quotes #Self Quotes

“When you look back, history is not going to be kind to these last 16 years from 2000 to 2016.”
“Non cogitant, ergo non sunt.”
“Prostitution is the most hideous of the afflictions produced by the unequal distribution of the world's goods; this infamy stigmatizes the human species and bears witness against the social organization far more than does crime.”
“All labour is directed towards producing some effect.”

Source : Alfred Marshall (2010). “Principles of Economics”, p.65, Cosimo, Inc.
“To laugh is to live profoundly.”
“For 24 hours a day, for 10 years, all I thought about was being in a band. That's all I did. I had no other social life. I don't want my life to be like that now. I've spent the past 10 years having a real life as well. But Spandau Ballet is such a difficult shadow to outrun.”
“I don't think any movie I would do would be too serious or serious at all.”
“Poetry asks people to have values, form opinions, care about some other part of experience besides making money and being successful on the job.”

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