"A gaffe is when a politician tells the truth."
-Michael Kinsley
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"He's nice enough not to want to be associated with a nasty remark but not nice enough not to make it. Lacking the courage of one's nastiness does not make one nice.“
-Michael Kinsley
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"The logic is often far-fetched - how does medical marijuana affect interstate commerce? - and some conservatives would like judges to start throwing out federal laws wholesale on commerce clause grounds. The court once again said no thanks."
-Michael Kinsley
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"In those days, the late 1970s, one of the leading politicians was a soon-to-be uncle by marriage of Arnold Schwarzenegger, named Ted Kennedy."
-Michael Kinsley
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"It wouldn't be fair to say that conservatives cherish property the way liberals cherish equality. But it would be fair to say that the takings clause is the conservatives' recipe for judicial activism just as they say liberals have misused the equal protection clause."
-Michael Kinsley
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"In 1977, at least, he wished to have people believe that he shared and was proud of an attitude toward women that is not acceptable in a politician. In 2003, all he has said is that he doesn't remember the interview."
-Michael Kinsley
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"How sweet it is!"
-Jackie Gleason
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"I want to encourage our people, to educate our people to have the courage to understand and fight for their rights."
-Megawati Sukarnoputri
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"You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence."
-William Boetcker
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"I know that if I'd had to go and take an exam for acting, I wouldn't have got anywhere. You don't take exams for acting, you take your courage."
-Dame Edith Evans
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"There can be a fundamental gulf of gracelessness in a human heart which neither our love nor our courage can bridge."
-Patrick Campbell
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"Resignation is the courage of Christian sorrow."
-Alexandre Vinet
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"There's no mystique to acting. It's only common sense - and a bit of courage."
-Bill Hunter
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