Charlie Pierce The idea that America elected a black man to be its president forty years after it declined to allow Martin Luther King Jr. to stand on a balcony without getting shot still maintains its power to awe and inspire. – Charlie Pierce America Quotes Awe Quotes Balcony Quotes Black Quotes Declined Quotes Elected Quotes Idea Quotes Inspire Quotes Jr. Quotes King Quotes Luther Quotes Maintains Quotes Martin Quotes Power Quotes President Quotes Shot Quotes Stand Quotes It is now an article of absolute faith among Republicans that ‘the government’ is an entity separate from ‘the American people,’ which they say the same way that the old Jesuits talked about ‘the mystical Body of Christ.’ It is now an ironclad commandment of conservative orthodoxy that ‘the government’ is something parasitic and alien. According to the people who dearly would love to throw him out of office, Barack Obama was elected to be ‘above politics.’ He wasn’t elected to be president, after all. He was elected as an avatar of American tolerance. His attempts to get himself reelected imply a certain, well, ingratitude.
Dusty Hill My impression of Las Vegas was in the movies and on TV. So we were all gonna go see somebody perform – I can’t recall who it was – and we went out and rented tuxedos because I thought that’s what you did in Vegas. – Dusty Hill
Carrie Hope Fletcher The mark of a good agent is someone who you feel is on your side, fighting your corner. – Carrie Hope Fletcher
Neil Tennant When we did concerts, we wanted them to be theatrical events – collaborations with designers, choreographers, and directors – because we thought traditional rock concerts were boring. – Neil Tennant
Jason Jones I get ‘The New Yorker,’ and I’m usually about three issues behind. But I do catch up. The problem is that it always seems like homework, but then you start reading it and go, ‘Why am I not doing this all the time? These are such great stories!’ But, yeah, that stack gets so big and dense. – Jason Jones
Oliver Luck The wagering thing for a lawyer is very interesting. Will there be mobile sports wagering? Will there be mobile prop betting? Conceivably, someone sitting in basketball area placing prop bets on a mobile phone while the individual is 10 feet from the court? Some of the possibilities are angst-producing. – Oliver Luck
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