"Bush's life is that a fundamentally decent man presided over a moment when politics got meaner and rougher. '88 was the year of the handler, of bringing in political consultants who played very hard and very tough'."

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Source : "George H.W. Bush". "The Presidents", www.pbs.org. May 5, 2008.

Evan Thomas

#Men Quotes #Years Quotes #Political Quotes

“I'm more of a dog person. But I admire cats and their ability to take so much while giving so little.”

Source : Jeri Smith-Ready (2009). “Wicked Game”, p.297, Simon and Schuster
“Folklore is a collection of ridiculous notions held by other people, but not by you and me.”

Source : Margaret Halsey (1952). “The Folks at Home”
“This gathered worship, as Quakers call it, is not only absence of noise. Gathered worship springs from the reverent, silent expectation that God will come among the people. The silence deepens as we feel ourselves drawn beautifully to God and each other. Our hearts and souls burst with thanksgiving-a thanksgiving best expressed by silence. Silence growing from awe is the natural human response to hints of the Divine.”
“My curling personality really had the killer instinct, compared to the real me. I kind of liken it to when a surgeon is going into the operating room and has to put his game face on. But in real life, he might be a charming guy to have a beer with. Everybody always told me that I had Maurice Richard eyes when I competed; that the intensity that was on my face was scary. But that was what I needed to bring when I stepped on the ice. And even to this day, when I get on the rink, that person comes out pretty quickly. My brain and body know that I'm going into battle.”

Source : Source: www.macleans.ca
“By the time I'm 50, there is probably going to be a nuclear holocaust. I should just enjoy myself.”
“I do have issues with the fact that music is so accessible nowadays. When I was growing up, we had to find our music; we had to fight for it. But hey, you live in the age that you're born in, and you get on with it.”
“If you find my aggressive and dominating play dirty, then that's your opinion. But I would assume most people want someone who is going to do anything and everything within the lines to win for their team, because I know I would.”
“Woman of my dreams, I donâ€™t sleep so I canâ€™t find her”

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