“Belafonte sent his people to pick me up and I went back and shook his hand, then went back to my little flat. I was very happy to have met a president of the United States - little me!” PeopleLittlesStatesHandsPresidentUnitedUnited StatesMetsPicksFlatsVery HappyPick MePick Me Up Author:Miriam Makeba
“Our efforts will only be effective if ordinary citizens in other countries have confidence that the United States respects their privacy too. And the leaders of our close friends and allies deserve to know that if I want to learn what they think about an issue, I will pick up the phone and call them, rather than turning to surveillance.” IfsThinkingKnowsWantCountryStatesUnitedEffortLeaderUnited StatesIssuesCitizensOrdinaryPicksDeservePhonesPrivacyAlliesOther CountriesSurveillanceHave ConfidenceNsaClose FriendsOrdinary Citizens Author:Barack Obama
“Only a dreamer or a fool would pick a stock at random and expect it to take off like a space ship from its launching pad. Certainly this has happened - about as often as a dime-store clerk has become a Hollywood star or a boy born in a log cabin has been elected President of the United States - just often enough, that is, to keep alive the Great American Dream.” Has BeensStatesEnoughDreamStarsPresidentBornSpaceUnitedBoysUnited StatesAliveHappenedFoolPicksHollywoodStoresShipsDreamerAmerican DreamDimesGreat AmericanClerksPadsCabinsLaunchingHollywood StarsLog Cabins Author:Catherine Crook de Camp
“Governor Gray Davis has asked the California state Supreme Court to delay the October recall vote because he says that's not enough time to put on a fair election. Hey, let me tell you something. If we didn't need a fair election to pick the president of the United States, we don't need a fair election to pick the governor of California.” IfsNeedsStatesEnoughPresidentUnitedUnited StatesPicksFairsVoteLet MeElectionCourtSupremeHeyCaliforniaGrayGovernorsRecallsSupreme CourtDelayOctoberEnough TimeNot Enough Time Author:Jay Leno
“There's more emphasis on art and culture in Europe than there is in the United States and I think that a lot of American directors and writers are just trying to copy other American horror films, they don't pick up much in the way that European filmmakers do.” ThinkingWayTryingArtStatesFilmCultureUnitedUnited StatesHorrorDirectorsPicksEuropeFilmmakerCopiesEmphasisHorror FilmArt And Culture Author:Wes Craven
“I actually kind of like Janet Reno. She seems like a nice enough lady. But when you're basically going through the entire phone book trying to find women lawyers who don't have maids to pick the attorney general of the United States, how well can you do?” TryingWellsKindBookStatesEnoughSeemsUnitedUnited StatesNicePicksPhonesLawyerAttorneyMaids Author:Dave Barry