“The United States is willing to exert strong leadership to give diplomacy its very best chance to succeed.” GivingStatesStrongChanceUnitedUnited StatesWillingSucceedDiplomacy Author:Condoleezza Rice
“Women are being considered as candidates for vice-president of the United States because it is the worst job in America. It's amazing that men will take it. A job with real power is first lady. I'd be willing to run for that. As far as the men who are running for president are concerned, they aren't even people I would date.” PeopleMenFirstsRealStatesRunningJobsAmericaPresidentUnitedUnited StatesWorstWillingHe ManConcernedVicesCandidatesVice PresidentFirst LadyReal PowerJobs In America Author:Nora Ephron
“How many people in the United States do you think will be willing to go to war to free Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania?” PeopleThinkingWarStatesUnitedUnited StatesWillingEstoniaLithuaniaLatvia Author:Franklin D. Roosevelt
“There is only one party in the United States, the Property Party...and it has two right wings: Republican and Democrat. Republicans are a bit stupider, more rigid, more doctrinaire in their laissez-faire capitalism than the Democrats, who are cuter, prettier, a bit more corrupt - until recently... and more willing than the Republicans to make small adjustments when the poor, the black, the anti-imperialists get out of hand. But, essentially, there is no difference between the two parties.” TwoStatesHandsBitsBlackDifferencesPoorUnitedPartyUnited StatesWillingRepublicanCapitalismWingsPropertyDemocratAdjustmentRight WingLaissez FaireLaissez Faire Capitalism Author:Gore Vidal
“Bill Clinton, who, to his credit, has established a clear and consistent foreign policy, which is as follows: Whenever the president of the United States gets anywhere near any foreign head of state, living or dead, he gives that leader a big old hug. This has proven to be an effective way to get foreign leaders to do what we want: Many heads of state are willing to sign any random document that President Clinton thrusts in front of them, without reading it, just so he will stop embracing them.” WayWantGivingStatesBigsReadingPresidentUnitedLeaderUnited StatesClearFrontsPolicyWillingBillsClintonCreditConsistentForeign PolicyHugDocumentsProvenThrustPresident ClintonHead Of State Book:Dave Barry Is from Mars and Venus Source: Dave Barry Is from Mars and Venus
“Anyone willing to do what is required to become president of the United States is thereby barred from taking that office. I'm only half joking” StatesPresidentUnitedHalfUnited StatesWillingOffice Book:The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World Source: The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World