"This is a generation weaned on Watergate, and there is no presumption of innocence and no presumption of good intentions. Instead, there is a presumption that, without relentless scrutiny, the government will misbehave."

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Source : "Dee Dee Myers : Press Secretary to an Administration Full of Talkers". Interview with Thomas B. Rosenstiel, articles.latimes.com. March 20, 1994.

Dee Dee Myers

#Government Quotes #Generations Quotes #Innocence Quotes

“Martin Williams persistently gets at essences, and that is why he has contributed so much to the very small body of authentic jazz criticism.”
“It turns out that information leaks between universes at the quantum level. We think it accounts for all kinds of phenomena, from what drives evolution to strange insights and mystical experiences through the ages. The machine was built as an attempt to investigate and amplify them.”

Source : James P. Hogan (1997). “Paths to Otherwhere”, Pocket Books
“It is a great help for a man to be in love with himself. For an actor, however, it is absolutely essential.”
“It's very difficult sometimes having bands, you know, when all the members aren't on the same page.”
“Turn your sparring into play - but always play seriously.”
“Nature is garrulous to the point of confusion, let the artist be truly taciturn.”
“If I were running the world I would have it rain only between 2 and 5 a.m. Anyone who was out then ought to get wet.”
“For my whole life I have dedicated myself to those who have been subjected to injustice. I've conducted investigations and written in newspapers about the homeless, the incarcerated, the sick excluded from care, about child labor, child exploitation, etc.”

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