“(on fox news)…. it's like watching a Disney movie about the news.”
Stephen Colbert (1964) American political satirist, writer, comedian, television host, and actor
Stewart on The O'Reilly Factor ( Partial transcript http://crooksandliars.com/david-neiwert/what-bill-oreilly-edited-out-his-int) <br class="br">The Bill O'Reilly Factor Appearance (2010)
“(on fox news)…. it's like watching a Disney movie about the news.”
Stephen Colbert (1964) American political satirist, writer, comedian, television host, and actor
Ken Livingstone (1945) Mayor of London between 2000 and 2008
As quoted in "Now Livingstone is standing up for Mao's mass murder" by Jane Merrick in Daily Mail (19 May 2006), p. 48.
“[I]n the words of Chairman Mao, 'It's darkest before it's totally black.”
John McCain (1936–2018) politician from the United States
In response to a reporter's question, "Which is more likely: making progress in Iraq or you winning the nomination?" (July 2007) <br class="br">2000s, 2007 <br class="br">Source: Liasson, Mara. McCain Nearly Broke But Stays Course http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12000037. National Public Radio. July 7, 2007.
“Chairman Mao was the first in the world to use Twitter. All his quotations are within 140 words.”
Ai Weiwei (1957) Chinese concept artist
2000-09, The Bold and the Beautiful, 2009
“I am reminded of the words of Chairman Mao: It's always darkest before it goes completely black.”
John McCain (1936–2018) politician from the United States
As quoted in "McCain Wraps It Up" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mccain-wraps-it-up/ (5 March 2008), by Andante Higgins, CBS News <br class="br">2000s
Robert G. Ingersoll (1833–1899) Union United States Army officer
A Christmas Sermon (1890)
Context: I do not remember that one science is mentioned in the New Testament. There is not one word, so far as I remember, about education—nothing about any science, nothing about art. The writers of the New Testament seem to have thought that the world was about coming to an end. This world was to be sacrificed absolutely to the next. The affairs of this life were not worth speaking of. All people were exhorted to prepare at once for the other life.
Kristi Noem (1971) South Dakota politician
Montgomery, David. Thune, Noem want answers on Libya http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/news/article_57540f4e-562d-11e0-9f87-001cc4c03286.html, Rapid City Journal. March 24, 2011.
“Productivity, however, is exactly the wrong thing to care about in the new economy.”
Kevin Kelly (1952) American author and editor
Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems and the Economic World (1995), New Rules for the New Economy: 10 Radical Strategies for a Connected World (1999)
Kerry Ellis (1979) English stage actress and singer
As quoted in "Brian May/Kerry Ellis: Exclusive Interview" (21 February 2011) http://queenonline.com/en/features/brian-maykerry-ellis-exclusive-interview/