“A lot of the music that I grew up loving has a really political bent to it.” Quote by Patterson Hood
“This time, we're living in such a crazy moment in history. People still write and talk about Watergate, which was such a huge, looming backdrop when I was coming of age and when I was a kid growing up. I think we're living in one of those times right now where, in 20 years, people will be writing and talking about it.” PeopleThinkingWritingYearsStillsMomentsKidsAgeTalkingGrowing UpGrowingCrazyHugeRight NowComing Of AgeWatergateKids Growing UpBackdropLooming Author:Patterson Hood
“I feel like, as a people, we're sort of stumbling in the dark right now.” PeopleFeelsDarkRight NowStumbling Author:Patterson Hood
“If I were scared of rednecks, I would've moved on a long time ago. That's not a fear I struggle with.” IfsLongStruggleLong TimeMovedScaredLong Time AgoRedneckMoved On Author:Mike Cooley
“Gun sales have spiked every time Democrats win elections since 1980.” WinningGunElectionDemocrat Author:Mike Cooley
“Guns started flying off store shelves just as soon as the black Democrat moved into the White House.” HouseBlackWhiteGunMovedDemocratStoresFlyingWhite HouseShelves Author:Mike Cooley
“With every record, there's something you realize about it after the process is done. And you know that's almost always the case.” KnowsDoneProcessRealizingCasesRecords Author:Mike Cooley
“If Estonia or any member-state was invaded and Article V was not invoked, NATO will fall apart. If it fails once, the alliance will no longer exist.” IfsStatesFallFailingMembersArticlesFalling ApartAlliancesNatoEstonia Author:Toomas Hendrik Ilves
“If you look at the funding of far-right parties in Europe - where's the money coming? We do know that 9 million euros was given by Russia, through a Czech bank, to [French National Front leader] Marine Le Pen. We know that this is not an isolated case. This is happening elsewhere.” IfsKnowsLooksGivenPartyLeaderMillionsCasesFrontsHappeningsEuropeRussiaPensIsolatedElsewhereMarineFundingEuroCzech Author:Toomas Hendrik Ilves
“As for the European far left, it has very little to do with Marxism-Leninism these days. It has more to do with anti-Semitism, racism, anti-migration. They claim to be left-wing but they're espousing positions which would actually be classically brown.” LittlesLeftPositionRacismClaimsWingsThese DaysBrownMarxismMigrationLeft WingAnti SemitismMarxism Leninism Author:Toomas Hendrik Ilves
“I think there are a number of little Ribbentrops running around. But Molotov hasn't found a good enough deal yet.” ThinkingLittlesEnoughRunningFoundDealsNumbersGood EnoughMolotov Author:Toomas Hendrik Ilves