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Related: About this forumQuote 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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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, its 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
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,
I'm not a Republican. Maybe he meant the words were to be spoken in Spanish.
My pet peeve- word choice.
world wide wally
(21,760 posts)3. And those words are...
Tax cuts for the wealthy!
Peace_maker
(12 posts)4. Perspective
"Democracy is the worst form of government - except for all the others" - Winston Churchill
appalachiablue
(41,199 posts)5. That sounds like Churchill. A dignified, highly educated Asian doctor we know said once while
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.