“It’s unlikely to change – there’s nothing in King Salman’s past as governor of Riyadh for about forty years that suggests that he was particularly a reformer, not on the role of women, not on democratic development. There’s been a rumor in the last couple of days that he said to someone in an e-mail that he’s in favor of a constitutional monarchy, but I would be surprised if the level of repression started to go down … I think the kind of thing that we would view as significant reforms is unlikely.” IfsThinkingYearsKindSaidWould BeLastsPastLevelsViewsRolesDevelopmentCoupleKingsDemocraticFavorsSignificantReformFortyMailGovernorsUnlikelyRumorMonarchyRepressionReformersConstitutional MonarchyRiyadh Author:Elliott Abrams
“The apocalypse is coming, that's the one thing I like about George Bush, I really think he can get us into the ... apocalypse, like the BIBLICAL ... I really think he believes that he'll be the guy in the white hat. I think he's read the Stephen King novel The Stand a couple times, and he really thinks there's a dark man in the desert somewhere and he's gonna fight him or something.” ThinkingMenBelieveGuyFightingDarkWhiteNovelOne ThingCoupleKingsDesertHatsBiblicalApocalypse Author:Patton Oswalt
“Once I was a couple. I was my own king and queen with cheese and bread and rosé on the rocks of Rockport.” SelfMy OwnRocksCoupleKingsBreadQueensCheeseKings And Queens Book:El Asesino y otros poemas Source: El Asesino y otros poemas
“I could probably live in Bali the rest of my life and completely live in the sticks and have a f - king moped and make a record every couple of years and not step in public and break even like I do anyway. That's really tempting.” YearsStepsBreakRecordsCoupleKingsSticksTemptingBaliBreak EvenMopeds Author:Ben Folds
“Realize that sleeping on a futon when you're 30 is not the worst thing. You know what's worse, sleeping in a king bed next to a wife you're not really in love with but for some reason you married, and you got a couple kids, and you got a job you hate. You'll be laying there fantasizing about sleeping on a futon. There's no risk when you go after a dream. There's a tremendous amount to risk to playing it safe.” KnowsReasonDreamKidsJobsHateNextRealizingSleepWifeRiskWorstAmountCoupleKingsBedSafeMarriedWorst ThingsHate YouSleeping InPlaying It SafeFutonsJobs You Hate Author:Bill Burr
“I am made Hand of the King which gives me an enormous amount of power, which I use quite ruthlessly - but skilfully - and Dame Diana Rigg joins us [playing political mastermind the Queen of Thorns] and we have a couple of really good sparring moments.” GivingMadeMomentsUseHandsPoliticalAmountCoupleKingsGive MeEnormousQueensThornsDianaDamesSparringMastermind Author:Charles Dance
“I wanted something different. I'd been using the C+ amps for a long time, and I love them - they're one of my favorite amps ever. But on this album [Road Kings] I wanted - there were a couple reasons, actually. One is that I wanted a more aggressive sound, some more teeth and hair.” LongDifferentReasonWantedSoundHairCoupleKingsLong TimeMy FavoriteAlbumsTeethAggressive Author:John Petrucci
“I changed my major to English and I went off to Fort Collins. And within the first couple of weeks, I noticed that they were having auditions for a production in their theater department. They were going to stage Jean Anouilh's Becket, which was a film I loved, with Peter O'Toole and Richard Burton. So I went down and auditioned, and I got the role. I got the Peter O'Toole part. So here I was, a 19-year-old playing King Henry.” YearsFirstsFilmRolesWeekStageChangedCoupleKingsMajorsTheaterDown AndProductionsDepartmentPeterAuditionsFortsKing Henry Author:Keith Carradine
“I figure if Doc is right about the time I have left,I should wrap up my adolescence in the next few days, get into my early productive stages about the third week of school, go through my midlife crisis during Martin Luther King Jr's birthday, redouble my efforts at productivity and think about my legacy, say, Easter, and start cashing in my 401(k)s a couple weeks before Memorial Day.” IfsThinkingShouldSchoolNextLeftEffortWeekStageFiguresCoupleKingsThirdsCrisisProductivityLegacyProductiveAdolescenceEasterLutherWrapsMemorialMemorial DayMidlifeMidlife Crisis Author:Chris Crutcher
“How're we getting to King's Cross tomorrow, Dad?" asked Fred as they dug into a sumptuous pudding. "The Ministry's providing a couple of cars," said Mr. Weasley. Everyone looked up at him. "Why?" said Percy curiously. "It's because of you, Perce," said George seriously. "And there'll be little flags on the hoods, with HB on them-" "-for Humongous Bighead," said Fred.” LittlesSaidFamilyCarCoupleKingsDadTomorrowCrossesFlagsProvidingMinistryHoodPuddingWeasleyBecause Of YouFred WeasleySumptuousFunny Harry PotterPercy Weasley Author:J. K. Rowling