Alan Simpson Quotes

"I think we have to set a date for withdrawal. The January elections (in Iraq) are a natural time."

"The word liberal distinguishes whatever nourishes the mind and spirit from the training which is merely practical or professional or from the trivialities which are no training at all."

"Here we can brag and bluster and blather and almost like a comic book character you could invent, Captain Bombast, pull the cape around the shoulders and shout the magic words, "Get him." And rise above it all in a blast of hot air."

"That means more disposable income, which results in more visits to restaurants and more restaurant sales."

"He's been very dismissive of the media all his public life ... There's a certain diffidence. It's not arrogance, [more like] why should I waste my time?"

"This is one of the greatest thrills of my life. It's a wonderful college where they can teach you everything from Shakespeare to welding, and I'm just glad to be a part of it."

"It's going to be an extraordinary debate filled with fear and guilt and racism and xenophobia."

"If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters."

"There is more awareness among parents and families and teachers that if we want children to succeed in school, we need to provide good experiences in kindergarten and earlier."