“It may sound terrible, but I often say that the military saved me from a conventional life in the United States and I've never really thanked them for it, because I haven't exactly been pro-military in my work.” MayStatesSoundUnitedUnited StatesMilitaryHavensTerribleSavedConventionalConventional Life Author:Robert Jay Lifton
“The birth certificate of the royal baby lists her parents' occupations as being 'the prince and princess of the United Kingdom.' It says that under occupation, which I guess sounds better than 'unemployed.'” ParentSoundUnitedBabyBirthListsKingdomsOccupationPrincessRoyalUnemployedCertificatesUnited KingdomBirth Certificate Author:Conan O'Brien
“The [Libyan] rebels this week kind of hinted to the United States that they could use a little help. Right. Like, America would just blunder around the Middle East killing people without all the facts. That doesn't sound like the America I know.” PeopleKnowsKindLittlesStatesFactsHelpingUseAmericaSoundUnitedUnited StatesWeekMiddleKillingEastRebelMiddle EastBlundersLittle Help Author:Bill Maher
“[On the United States:] A nation which does not appreciate that the simple elocution exercise 'Merry Mary married hairy Harry' contains not one but three vowel sounds.” DoeStatesThreeLanguageNationsSoundSimpleUnitedUnited StatesExerciseMarriedAppreciateMaryMerryVowelsElocution Author:Jessica Mitford
“There is a sound reason why one and a half billion dollars are spent for cosmetics in your country every year, and only half that sum for education: There are no naturally pretty girls in the United States.” YearsCountryStatesReasonGirlSoundUnitedHalfBeautyUnited StatesDollarsAppearanceBillionsReason WhyCosmeticsPretty Girl Book:Anything But Love: A Complete Digest of the Rules of Feminine Behavior from Birth to Death ... Source: Anything But Love: A Complete Digest of the Rules of Feminine Behavior from Birth to Death ...
“Big money buys access in Washington, and access purchases influence. It is as simple as that. And they have basically given a green light, a further green light, after Citizens United, to the biggest money to have the bigger voice in our politics, and to sound out and drown out the voice of just ordinary citizens.” BigsLightGivenSoundVoiceSimpleUnitedInfluenceCitizensOrdinaryBiggerGreenAccessOrdinary CitizensGreen LightsCitizens United Author:Mark Shields