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Ronald
Reagan, 40th President of the United States
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“Facts
are stupid things.”
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“My fellow
Americans I'm pleased to tell you I just signed legislation which
outlaws Russia forever. The bombing begins in five minutes.” - Said
by the US President during a microphone test in 1984.
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"Trees cause more
pollution than automobiles do."
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"A tree is a tree.
How many more do you have to look at?"- Opposing expansion of
Redwood National Park as governor of
California in 1966.
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"Fascism was really
the basis for the New Deal." - On his failed campaign for the
Republican nomination in 1976.
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"You can't help
those who simply will not be helped. One problem that we've had,
even in the best of times, is people who are sleeping on the grates,
the homeless who are homeless, you might say, by choice." - On Good
Morning America in January, 1984, defending his administration
against charges of callousness.
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"This fellow
they've nominated claims he's the new Thomas Jefferson. Well let me
tell you something; I knew Thomas Jefferson. He was a friend of mine
and Governor... You're no Thomas Jefferson!"
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"What does an actor
know about politics?" - Reagan, complaining about Screen
Actors' Guild president Ed Asner speaking out on U.S. foreign
policy.
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“I am not worried
about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself."
- “I have left
orders to be awakened at any time in case of national emergency,
even if I’m in a cabinet meeting.” "I've noticed that everyone who
is for abortion has already been born"
- "What makes him think a middle aged
actor, who's played with a chimp, could have a future in politics?"
- Reagan commenting on Clint Eastwood's bid to become mayor of
Carmel
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What Others Had to Say
About Reagan:
"A triumph of the embalmers art" - Gore
Vidal, author
"I believe that Ronald Reagan can make this
country what it once was - an Arctic region covered with ice." - Steve
Martin, comedian, actor
"Ronald Reagan doesn't dye his hair, he's
just prematurely orange."
- Gerald Ford, for U.S. President
"Compared to the Clintons, Reagan is living
proof that a Republican with half a brain is better than a Democrat with
two." - - P.J. O'Rourke, writer, journalist
"In the heat of a political lifetime, he
innocently squirrels away tidbits of misinformation and then, sometimes
years later, casually drops them into his public discourse, like gum balls
in a quiche." - Lucy Howard
Washington could not tell a lie; Nixon
could not tell the truth; Reagan cannot tell the difference.
- Mort Sahl, actor
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"Get all the fools on your
side and you can be elected to anything." - Frank Dane, author
- "I get to go to lots
of overseas places, like Canada."
- "I always
listen to ‘NSYNC’s Tearin’ Up My Heart. It reminds me to wear a
bra."
- "I always
call my cousin because we’re so close. We’re almost like sisters, and
we’re also close because our moms are sisters.”
- "You know what,
Christina? You're scary." - Britney Spears in an interview with
Blender magazine when asked about her feelings about Christina
Agulilera.
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"Madonna has done so much, and she's been around so long, and the bitch
still looks good!"
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"Marry Prince William? I would love that. After all, who wouldn't want
to be a princess?"
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"I like most of the
places I've been to, but I've never really wanted to go to Japan, simply
because I don't really like eating fish, and I know that's very popular
out there in Africa, but the whole thing just doesn't appeal to me."
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"The movies are weird. You actually have to
think about them when you watch them." -
Britney on Sundance
independent films.
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"I
would rather start out somewhere small, like
London or England. -
Britney when asked about taking a Broadway role."
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"Where
the hell is Australia anyway?"
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"Honestly, I think we
should just trust our president in every decision that he makes and we
should just support that, you know, and be faithful in what happens."
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"I'm famous, but I'm not
famous like freaking Brad Pitt or Jennifer Aniston."
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"I want to wait to have
sex until I'm married."
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"I wish my hair was
thicker, and I wish my feet were prettier. My toes are really ugly. I
wish my ears were smaller. And my nose could be smaller too."
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"I did not have
implants, I just had a growth spurt."
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"Just because I look
sexy on the cover of Rolling Stone doesn't mean I'm naughty."
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"You know, I mean, I,
you don't go around sleeping around with people. I mean, I really
thought that I was going to be with him for the rest of my life."
This girl seriously needs to finish her
education!!
What Others Have to Say About Britney:
"The
idea that someone like Britney Spears is a role model for teenage girls is
kind of sad and horrifying. Britney is the epitome of a non-artist. She
has nothing to offer but her T&A." - Joan of Arcadia star Amber
Tamblyn
"With Britney Spears, I
just like to make fun of her. I don't actually like to make fun of Britney
herself, just her body of work. - Scarlett Johansson, actress
"If she had a clue, she
wouldn't have made that movie 'Crossroads', don't you think?" - Justin
Timberlake, on his ex Britney Spears' career choices.
"You both smoke, you
both drink and you both cheated on significant others after three years."
- Shar Jackson (Kevin Federline's ex-girlfriend and former Moesha star) on
why Kevin and Britney were made for each other.
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"Creativity is the sudden cessation
of stupidity." - Edwin Land, inventor
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