“Cradle-to-grave fairness may be infantile, but the idea lives on, especially in politics and most of all in Obama’s mind.” Daniel Henninger Posted on January 31, 2015 by mplacente Reply
“The nature of government is to perpetually grow. And the nature of politics and politicians is to seek wealth, power and aggrandizement. They represent government, not you.” Bob Livingston Posted on January 29, 2015 by mplacente Reply
“My accomplishments as Secretary of State? Well, I’m glad you asked! My proudest accomplishment in which I take the most pride, mostly because of the opposition it faced early on, you know the remnants of prior situations and mindsets that were too narrowly focused in a manner whereby they may have overlooked the bigger picture and we didn’t do that and I’m proud of that. Very proud. I would say that’s a major accomplishment.” ?????? Hillary Clinton March 11, 2014 Posted on January 28, 2015 by mplacente Reply
“What’s the use of happiness? It can’t buy you money.” Henny Youngman Posted on January 27, 2015 by mplacente Reply
“It will be a long time – perhaps not in our lifetime – before the price of gold returns to the peak of $850 an ounce.” Forbes Magazine, 1981 Posted on January 26, 2015 by mplacente Reply
“I spent 90 percent of my money on women and drink. The rest I wasted.” George Best Posted on January 25, 2015 by mplacente Reply
“When angry, count to 10 before you speak; if very angry, count to 100.” Thomas Jefferson Posted on January 24, 2015 by mplacente Reply
“Those who have knowledge don’t predict. Those who predict don’t have knowledge.” Lao Tzu Posted on January 23, 2015 by mplacente Reply
“Never underestimate the difficulty of changing false beliefs by facts.” Henry Rosovsky Posted on January 20, 2015 by mplacente Reply
“I learned early on that if you don’t want your memos to get you in trouble someday, just don’t write any.” Dick Cheney Posted on January 19, 2015 by mplacente Reply
“Don’t forget the statistician who drowned crossing a river with an average depth of just 2 feet.” B. Wesbury Posted on January 19, 2015 by mplacente Reply
“If you’re in the presence of a true expert, you will understand everything they say. If you don’t understand what someone is saying, they are not an expert.” Nido Qubein Posted on January 18, 2015 by mplacente Reply
“Sometimes the road less traveled is less traveled for a reason.” Jerry Seinfeld Posted on January 17, 2015 by mplacente Reply
“We cannot move around large quantities of necessary fluids without spilling them occasionally. Those of us who drink have proven this by experimental method.” P.J. O’Rourke Posted on January 16, 2015 by mplacente Reply
“Knowledge does not become power until it is used. There are plenty of people who know it all but have never bothered to do any of it. Ideas without action are worthless.” Harvey Mackay Posted on January 15, 2015 by mplacente Reply
“Formula for success: Rise early, work hard, strike oil.” J. Paul Getty Posted on January 15, 2015 by mplacente Reply
“The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter.” Winston Churchill Posted on January 13, 2015 by mplacente Reply
“When people show you – or tell you – who they are, believe them the first time.” Maya Angelou Posted on January 8, 2015 by mplacente Reply
“A man may take to drink because he feels himself to be a failure, but then fail all the more completely because he drinks.” George Orwell Posted on January 6, 2015 by mplacente Reply
“Success is a little like wrestling with a gorilla. You don’t quit when you’re tired – you quit when the gorilla is tired.” Robert Strauss Posted on January 4, 2015 by mplacente Reply
“Anyone can steer the ship, but it takes a leader to chart the course.” John Maxwell Posted on January 3, 2015 by mplacente Reply
“The kamikaze pilot who was able to fly fifty missions was involved – but never committed.” Lou Holtz Posted on January 3, 2015 by mplacente Reply
“You don’t drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there.” Edwin Cole Posted on January 1, 2015 by mplacente Reply
