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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Mon Mar 16, 2015, 01:46 PM Mar 2015

Quote of the Day


“Running against Hillary is like running against Jerry Brown in California.”

— California Gov. Jerry Brown (D), quoted by the Washington Post.

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Bonus Quote of the Day

“From the standpoint of a budget, the less words of the English language you use, the better off you are.”

— Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), quoted by The Hill, noting that when it comes to saving money in entitlement programs, it’s preferable to “just have figures in there” instead of spelling out specific reforms.

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Quote of the Day (Original Post) DonViejo Mar 2015 OP
"Less words of the English language." Huh? I'd have said "fewer words," but then, valerief Mar 2015 #1
Yep NYC_SKP Mar 2015 #2
And those words are... world wide wally Mar 2015 #3
Perspective Peace_maker Mar 2015 #4
That sounds like Churchill. A dignified, highly educated Asian doctor we know said once while appalachiablue Mar 2015 #5

valerief

(53,235 posts)
1. "Less words of the English language." Huh? I'd have said "fewer words," but then,
Mon Mar 16, 2015, 02:17 PM
Mar 2015

I'm not a Republican. Maybe he meant the words were to be spoken in Spanish.

appalachiablue

(41,103 posts)
5. That sounds like Churchill. A dignified, highly educated Asian doctor we know said once while
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 11:47 PM
Mar 2015

teaching a class to US med students about 10-15 years ago. W.C. came up and he asked if they knew who he was. The students said he was an American president.

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