[Ads-l] Appeal for Notable Quotations of 2019

[Jonathan Lighter]

1. Matthew Whitaker, former acting Attorney General of the United States,
on Fox News, Oct. 22:

"Abuse of power is not a crime."

2, Charlie Dent (R.-Pa.), former chairman, House Ethics Committee, in
debate with former congressman Sean Duffy (R.-Wis.) on CNN (Oct. 23):

"People ask me why I push back against this administration and the
president.  [It's b]ecause my nose is not a heat-seeking missile for the
president's backside!"

JL

On Tue, Oct 22, 2019 at 9:42 PM Bonnie Taylor-Blake <b.taylorblake at gmail.com>
wrote:

> "When we're dancing with the angels, the question will be asked: In 2019,
> what did we do to make sure we kept our democracy intact? Did we stand on
> the sidelines and say nothing?"
>
> -- Rep. Elijah Cummings, 27 February 2019, in comments to then-witness
> Michael Cohen, during Cohen's appearance before the House Oversight
> Committee.
>
>
> https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-cohen-cummings-20190227-story.html
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 14, 2019 at 2:44 PM Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu>
> wrote:
>
> It's getting to be that time of year again.  In the next month and a half
> > or so I have to finalize my list of the 10 most notable quotations of the
> > year, disseminated by the Associated Press, and would welcome input.  The
> > criteria are quotations that are famous, or important, or particularly
> > revealing of the spirit of our times.  Invariably many of the quotes are
> > political in nature, but I do very much want some nonpolitical quotes
> from
> > fields such as popular culture, sports, business, science, etc.  I also
> > would like to have some foolish quotes from Democrats to give the list
> some
> > balance.
> >
> >
> > Below are some of the candidates that have been suggested to me.
> > Suggestions of additional quotations would be most welcome.  Note that
> > quotes from December 2018 may be eligible.  Internet memes can be
> > considered if they are very popular.
> >
> >
> > Fred Shapiro
> >
>
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