“We're building an independent political program that can run electoral politics and then turn on a dime to hold our leaders to task, in case they suddenly develop that old case of amnesia! We'll be there to remind them what they promised and who they promised to work for!” RunningPoliticalTurnsLeaderCasesBuildingProgramTasksIndependentTurn-onDimesAmnesia Author:Richard Trumka
“When done right - or wrong, depending on how you look at it - deficits remove liberal options from the table. Suddenly there's no money for building bridges or inspecting meat. Not surprisingly, running up a deficit is a strategy favored by the wrecking crew for its liberal-killing properties.” LooksDoneRunningBuildingTablesStrategyPropertyKillingBridgesMeatRemoveCrewDeficitNo MoneyBuilding Bridges Author:Thomas Frank
“Say, this new home building idea of President Hoover's sounds good. They are working out a lot of beneficial things. The only thing is it took 'em so long to think of any of 'em. We ought to have plans in case of depression, just like we do in case of fire, 'Walk, don't run, to the nearest exit.'” ThinkingLongIdeasHomeRunningSoundPresidentWalksBusinessCasesFirePlansBuildingOughtWork OutEmsBeneficialExitNew HomeHoover Author:Will Rogers
“I don't like doing action movies. They're not that interesting... it's fun to do the physical element but the really fun stuff, like running into exploding buildings, they won't let you do. There's too much money riding on you not getting hurt. But yes, there's something exhilarating in just sitting on a beach with somebody having a real conversation. There's something exhilarating about being open and honest.” RealRunningActionFunStuffHurtInterestingToo MuchHonestBuildingConversationElementsSittingBeachRidingExhilaratingAction MovieExplodingGetting HurtFun StuffReal Conversation Author:Channing Tatum
“I have two Filipino nannies who have British passport and not me. I don't need British passport. When you were running around in an animal skin, my ancestors were building the pyramids.” NeedsTwoRunningAnimalBuildingSkinsBritishAncestorPyramidsPassportsFilipinoNannies Author:Mohamed Al-Fayed
“What we can borrow from Ronald Reagan ... is that great sense of optimism. He led by building on the strengths of America, not running America down.” RunningAmericaBuildingOptimism Author:Rudy Giuliani
“In Harlem, for instance, all of the stores are owned by white people, all of the buildings are owned by white people. The black people are just there - paying rent, buying the groceries; but they don't own the stores, clothing stores, food stores, any kind of stores; don't even own the homes that they live in. They are all owned by outsiders, and for these run-down apartment dwellings, the black man in Harlem pays more money than the man down in the rich Park Avenue section.” PeopleMenKindHomeRunningPoliticsBlackWhitePayEconomyRichBuildingHe ManStoresInstanceParksLiberalismBuyingBlack PeopleClothingsMore MoneyOutsidersApartmentSectionsAvenuesDwellingGroceriesHarlemPaying Rent Author:Malcolm X