“I'm really happy, and beating Marc [Marquez] at the very last chicane gives me an extra boost.” Quote by Valentino Rossi
“In 2009, I didn't like that Yamaha signed such a young and competitive teammate [Jorge Lorenzo]. But now everything is different. We are more mature. Everyone knows his role and position. Things are clear.” KnowsDifferentYoungRolesClearPositionMatureTeammateYamaha Author:Valentino Rossi
“I am completely focused on being strong, riding fast, and enjoying myself. With the new generation of riders, only the chronometer counts. I need to be faster than them on track.” NeedsStrongEnjoyGenerationsTrackFocusedFasterRidingRidersNew Generation Author:Valentino Rossi
“I am focused on racing. I enjoy it. It's a great feeling to be back fighting for the title.” FeelingsFightingEnjoyFocusedTitlesRacingGreat Feelings Author:Valentino Rossi
“The media should be embarrassed and humiliated and keep its mouth shut and just listen for a while.” ShouldMediaMouthsEmbarrassedJust ListenHumiliated Author:Kevin Drum
“The media here is the opposition party. They don't understand this country. They still do not understand why Donald Trump is the president of the United States.” StillsCountryStatesPresidentUnitedPartyUnited StatesMediaTrumpOppositionOpposition Parties Author:Kevin Drum
“Actually, I think we all understand just fine why Donald Trump is president: because he ran a racist, boorish, epically mendacious campaign and Republicans all decided to go along with it. And even that wouldn’t have been enough if Trump hadn’t gotten some additional help from his pals James Comey and Vladimir Putin.” IfsThinkingHas BeensEnoughHelpingPresidentFineTrumpRepublicanDecidedCampaignsRanRacistPutinPals Author:Kevin Drum
“In any case, to the extent that the media is dedicated to exposing lies and reporting the truth, it is indeed the opposition party to people like Bannon.” PeopleLyingPartyCasesMediaOppositionDedicatedExposingOpposition Parties Author:Kevin Drum
“Despite more than a year of spittle-flecked fury at Hillary Clinton for using a private email server, most Trump voters probably don’t even know what a private server is. Nor do they care. It was just a buzzword that somehow meant Hillary was a crook.” KnowsYearsCareTrumpClintonDespiteVotersEmailFuryCrooksServer Author:Kevin Drum
“[David] Muir tried four or five times to get a straight answer about [Donald] Trump's idiotic claim that 3-5 million noncitizens voted, and Trump just flatly wouldn't engage.” AnswersMillionsFiveFourTrumpClaimsIdiotic Author:Kevin Drum
“I’m just some white guy in California, and nobody in Flint is going to pay any attention to what I’m saying. I don’t blame them. Nor do doctors want to publicly agree with me, because nobody wants to downplay the effects of lead poisoning. I get that too. I can already imagine the number of tweets and emails I’m going to get demanding to know why I think Flint is no big deal.” ThinkingKnowsWantI CanBigsGuyWhiteDealsNumbersPayAttentionImagineEffectsDoctorsAgreeBlameCaliforniaEmailBig DealTweetPoisoningWhite Guys Author:Kevin Drum