Thanks to former President George W. Bush - remember the compassionate conservative? - I have a good name for the fundamental principle that should guide the Democratic alternative: compassionate deficit reduction.
It is provided by the Constitution that the President shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the state of the Union and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.
When I am right, I get angry. Churchill gets angry when he is wrong. We are angry at each other much of the time.
Once upon a time there was an old country, wrapped up in habit and caution. We have to transform our old France into a new country and marry it to its time.
We went into darkness after being in daylight the whole time on the way to the Moon. And then we went into darkness. And we're in the shadow... of the Moon.
I would suspect strongly that over a period of time, if we put our mind to going to Mars, it will be a consortium of several countries.
Half the issues they - are so polished they're talking about - are dead by the time they get into the office, and into the midst of their tour where they're really productive.
I wanted to have the adoration of John Lennon but have the anonymity of Ringo Starr. I didn't want to be a frontman. I just wanted to be back there and still be a rock and roll star at the same time.
As minorities and other immigrant groups become more important to our economy, the inner city is a crucible that gives us an early look at phenomena that are going to be spreading more broadly in the economy over time.
When I was born, some of our relatives came to our house and told my mother, 'Don't worry, next time you will have a son.'
With every song that I write, I compare it to the Beatles. The thing is, they only got there before me. If I'd been born at the same time as John Lennon, I'd have been up there.
Something happened a long time ago in Haiti, and people might not want to talk about it. They were under the heel of the French... and they got together and swore a pact to the devil.
If you want to go into space first time on a new vehicle that's never been flown, you want to go with a pro.
I don't stretch enough. I know I should do it more, and I'd like to do yoga, but I just don't have time.
The Constitution preserves the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation where the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms.
John: [John is combing a fake beard in the mirror; girlish voice] My name's Betty.
John Oldman: [about the food] Put that stuff in the kitchen! Harry: [wryly] No, I'm gonna put it in the bathroom, John.
Clucky: [smacking Prince John on the head with the golden arrow] Take that, you scurvy knave! Prince John: Seize the fat one!
[voiceover] John Hartigan: I take away his weapon. [shoots Junior's hand] John Hartigan: [pauses] Both of them. [shoots Junior's groin]
John Hartigan: [pounding Yellow Bastard into floor] John Hartigan: [shouts] Eight long years, you son of a bitch!
With the shrinking of the US economy, and it's shrinking very rapidly, you not only have more money, but you also have fewer goods. That's a classic double-whammy on inflation.
