Ben Fountain The collective memory of America is short. – Ben Fountain America Quotes Collective Quotes Memory Quotes Short Quotes After Bush was elected in 2004 – please note that I didn’t say ‘re-elected’ – and I was walking around in my befuzzed state of confusion and low-grade depression, I set out more or systematically to read writers who’d grappled with that fundamental question of what America is, why it is the way it is. Even a cursory run through American history shows exceptionalism has been used to justify bloodshed, oppression, and profit.
Jacob Rees-Mogg The appetite of the British people for a long-term involvement in another Middle Eastern conflict could not be weaker. There is no wish to have any further long-term obligations of a military kind that do not affect the most direct national interest. – Jacob Rees-Mogg
Peggy Lee Retire? Not on your life. I have no plans to stop singing. What are you going to do when you love music? It’s a terrible disease. You can’t stop. Of course, I’d like to get off the road. – Peggy Lee
Joey Votto I think it’s very difficult to have fewer opportunities to have success and still execute. My favorite player was Barry Bonds, and he got so few opportunities. – Joey Votto
Christian CageCool The cool thing about wrestling fans is that they’re so passionate. – Christian Cage
Kamal Haasan A political party is about an ideology. And I don’t think my goals in politics can match the ideology of any political party. – Kamal Haasan
Kendrick Lamar I learned, when I look in the mirror and tell my story, that I should be myself and not peep whatever everybody is doing. – Kendrick Lamar
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