Thread: Quotes

"And if this were about a company here or there failing, I wouldn't be for intervening in any way, shape or form. This is about our way of life, our society, our economy, the American people's jobs, their savings. This isn't about Wall Street. That's how serious this crisis is. And while I hope it works and we want it to work, there's no guarantees here."
~ House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio.~

Little birds sit on your shoulders,
All pure and white.
Little birds sit on your shoulders,
All lovely bright.
Men and times of evil,
Nothing more is right,
Little birds sit on your shoulders,
And sing me through the night
— Kenneth Patchen

"Geithner is a fantastic choice to help lead the financial markets out of the wilderness.”

~Chris Rupkey/chief financial economist.~

"It's time for the governor to refocus on Alaska's needs."

~the Anchorage Daily News~

America’s war in Iraq will end in three years’ time, with American troops being shown the door and Iraqi politicians competing to claim credit for getting rid of the foreigners.

~The Economist~

Hussein al-Faluji, an independent Iraqi lawmaker, called on the government to include a clause in the security deal, requiring the US to pay compensation for damages it caused by the means of invasion.

~The Voices of Iraq news agency~

Hope is ambiguous, but fear is precise.
— Leo Rosten

"It's (Barack Obama economic team ) not going to be left, it's not going to be right, it is going to be pragmatic."

~Ken Goldstein, economist at the Conference Board in New York~

Nothing is more difficult than competing with a myth.
— Françoise Giroud

Relevant to Thailand today.

I am not among those who fear the people. They, and not the rich, are our dependence for continued freedom.
-Thomas Jefferson to Samuel Kercheval, 1816.

"My position is not as important as the country's law and order as well as democracy. This is a government elected by the people and we will keep doing our job to the best of our ability".

~Prime Minister Somchai Wongsavat~

Never trust the teller. Trust the tale.
— D. H. Lawrence

''I beg the PAD to understand the spiritual needs of Thai Muslims. We have nothing to do with any side. We maintain our neutrality and, above all, love our King.

Some have sold their land for this once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage, and now they end up being stranded at the airport."


~Pridi Chueaphudee, adviser to the Chularatchamontri, the leader of Thailand's Islamic community~

But it must be Allah's will..

There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning.
— Louis L’Amour

"For one man's chin is as rough as anothers, and one man's lies are as smooth as anothers"~ Helen Rowland

Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons." -- Gen. MacArthur </B>

"Thailand is the seventh most-dangerous spot for travellers behind Iraq, Afghanistan, Chechnya, South Africa, Somalia and Sudan. Thailand is said to be more dangerous than Colombia and Haiti at the moment."

~The Telegraph~

If your strength is small, don’t carry heavy burdens. If your words are worthless, don’t give advice.
— Chinese Proverb

Not all bits have equal value.
— Carl Sagan

MARK STEYN: “Britain has clearly decided it has a golden future as one vast theme-park for The Onion.”

"The events in Mumbai acquired real international significance only after it became clear that the militants targeted British and American citizens in the Taj and Oberoi hotels, as well as Jewish families "

~The Independent~

If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it’s free.
— P.J. O’Rourke

No man’s life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session.
— Mark Twain

“And so this is Xmas for black and for white, for yellow and red, let's stop all the fight.”

~John Lennon~