“I mean, if you go back to 1960 on major pieces of legislation, the filibuster was used about eight percent of the time.” IfsMeanUsedPiecesMajorsPercentEightLegislation1960sFilibuster Author:Tom Udall
“I was in the doldrums for a while after my athletics career ended in 1992. I spent six to eight hours a day training, for 18 years, and it took a long time to get over the regret that I wasn't competing in major championships any more. All I ever wanted to be was the best. But I find new projects and I keep things in perspective.” YearsLongWantedHoursCareersRegretPerspectiveSixProjectsMajorsLong TimeTrainingEightChampionshipCompetingGet OverAthleticsNew ProjectsDoldrums Author:Daley Thompson
“Pitching is pitching. I've been doing this since I was eight-years-old, playing in my backyard with my dad. The things that work in Double-A will also work in the majors.” YearsDadMajorsMy DadEightPitchingBackyards Author:Josh Beckett
“I think, while it is true that the Hillary Clinton and I voted differently on the war in Iraq, what is important is that we learn the lesson of the war in Iraq. And that lesson is intrinsic to my foreign policy if elected president, is the United States cannot do it alone. We cannot be the policeman of the world. We are now spending more I believe than the next eight countries on defense. We have got to work in strong coalition with the major powers of the world and with those Muslim countries that are prepared to stand up and take on terrorism.” IfsThinkingWorldBelieveImportantWarCountryStatesNextStrongI BelievePresidentUnitedUnited StatesPolicyLessonsMajorsPreparedClintonIraqEightTerrorismSpendingDefenseForeign PolicyPolicemenCoalitions Author:Bernie Sanders
“Italy is one of the eight major industrial nations. What will happen if a G-8 country within the European Union goes bankrupt? Does anyone think Germany wouldn't be affected? Italy is one of our key markets.” IfsThinkingDoeCountryHappensNationsKeysMajorsUnionsEightGermanyAffectedEuropean Union Author:Martin Schulz
“When I was in the Senate, I had eight great years working with the community on major issues, trying to deal with problems that people brought to my attention. That's certainly what I intend to do as president. I think that is what President Obama has done.” PeopleThinkingTryingYearsDoneProblemPresidentCommunityDealsAttentionIssuesMajorsEightPresident ObamaSenateGreat Year Author:Hillary Clinton
“We have seven and a half times as many people in prison. And we have eight times as many black women in prison now as we did in 1981, when I left the White House. So that's been one of the major concerns I've had as a non-lawyer, to criticize the American justice system, which is highly biased against black people and poor people. And it still is.” PeopleStillsHouseLeftBlackJusticeWhitePoorHalfMajorsConcernPrisonSevenEightLawyerCriticizeWhite HouseBlack PeopleBlack WomenPoor PeopleJustice SystemBiasedHalf TimeAmerican Justice Author:Jimmy Carter
“Around 1998, I went through lots of pressures and struggles. My children got married within eight months of each other, my son was diagnosed with cancer and went through major surgery and radiation, my mother had five life-threatening hospitalizations where I stayed with her, my husband's dental office burned to the ground.” ChildrenMotherStruggleFiveSonMonthsHusbandOfficeMarriedMajorsPressureCancerEightMy ChildrenMy HusbandMy SonRadiationBurnedSurgeryThreateningDental Author:Anne Graham Lotz