“I have the deepest regret about 9/11. Sept. 11, 2001, was one of the most difficult days I've ever had. I was in Lima, Peru, and had to fly back eight hours not knowing what happened in my own country, knowing thousands of my fellow citizens had died.” CountryDifficultHoursMy OwnKnowingHappenedRegretCitizensDiedFellowsEightNot KnowingPeruSept 11Difficult Days Author:Colin Powell
“Today, the Iraqi citizen sees that America is coming and wants to occupy his country and kill him, and he is willing to experience for himself what happened in Palestine.” WantCountryTodayAmericaHappenedWillingCitizensPalestine Author:Bashar al-Assad
“Part of what we're trying to do is lay out what really happened. For example, I've been trying to get across that the intelligence leadership did not just keep the country in the dark. They actively misled the country on key issues. When you have someone who heads the NSA saying we don't hold data at all on US citizens, that's one of the most misleading statements I believe that's ever been made about surveillance policy. And I think that now we're starting to get that message across.” ThinkingTryingBelieveMadeCountryI BelieveDarkIssuesHappenedPolicyExampleKeysCitizensMessagesLaysStartingStatementsDataSurveillanceMisleadNsaMisled Author:Ron Wyden
“I understand the frustration of the community, i want citizens to know exactly how it happened, and if necessary, I will ensure that we hold the right people accountable.” PeopleIfsKnowsWantCommunityHappenedCitizensFrustration Author:Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
“One of the most meaningful things that's happened to me since I've been the governor - the president - governor - president. Oops. Ex-governor. I went to Bethesda Naval Hospital to give a fellow a Purple Heart, and at the same moment I watched him-get a Purple Heart for action in Iraq - and at that same - right after I gave him the Purple Heart, he was sworn in as a citizen of the United States - a Mexican citizen, now a United States citizen.” GivingHeartStatesMomentsActionPresidentUnitedUnited StatesHappenedCitizensFellowsIraqMeaningfulHospitalsGovernorsExesPurpleMexicanNavalMost MeaningfulMeaningful ThingsPurple Heart Author:George W. Bush
“There you go again. When I opposed Medicare, there was another piece of legislation meeting the same problem before the Congress. I happened to favor the other piece of legislation and thought that it would be better for the senior citizens to provide better care than the one that was finally passed.” ProblemWould BeCarePiecesHappenedCitizensMeetingsCongressFavorsLegislationSeniorMedicareSenior Citizen Author:Ronald Reagan
“One of the most troubling aspects of the Rubio-Schumer Gang of Eight Bill was that it gave President [Barack] Obama blanket authority to admit refugees, including Syrian refugees without mandating any background checks whatsoever. Now we've seen what happened in San Bernardino. When you are letting people in, when the FBI can't vet them, it puts American citizens at risk.” PeoplePresidentRiskHappenedCitizensAuthorityAspectBillsIncludingEightBackgroundsChecksBarackRefugeeGangBlanketFbiPresident Barack ObamaAmerican CitizensVetsBackground ChecksSyrian Refugees Author:Ted Cruz
“What's happened is that our government has been taken over by a secret government, which is associated with President Obama. And this has gone through one step and another. We've just gone through another step, which is actually, really mass murder, mass murder of citizens of the United States - the only term you can call it.” Has BeensStatesGovernmentPresidentTermUnitedSecretStepsUnited StatesGoneTakenHappenedCitizensMassMurderPresident Obama Author:Lyndon LaRouche
“I think of what's happening in Detroit as part of something that's much bigger. Most people think of the decline of the city as having to do with African-Americans and being in debt, and all the issues like crime and bad housing. But what happened is that when globalization took place, following World War II, Detroit's role as the center and the symbol of industrialization was destroyed. It wasn't because we had black citizens mainly or a black mayor; it was because the world was changing.” PeopleThinkingWorldWarBlackCitiesRolesIssuesHappenedCrimeCitizensHappeningsBiggerFollowingDebtDestroyedSymbolsAfrican AmericanWar Of The WorldsWorld War IiDeclineWorld War IGlobalizationHousingMayorsDetroitIndustrialization Author:Grace Lee Boggs
“I happen to represent Enron here in Houston. We have many good corporate citizens here in Houston. Enron happened to have been one.” Has BeensHappensHappenedCitizensCorporateHoustonEnron Author:Sheila Jackson Lee