“A nation that can't control its energy sources can't control its future.”
Barack Obama (1961) 44th President of the United States of America
Source: The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
Context: We're doing a great disservice to our young people because the only protection is abstinence, as condoms have been proven fallible.... The federal government should not be telling young people to use condoms.... It's also an insult to teenagers, reducing them to the level of a dog that can't control its hormones.
“A nation that can't control its energy sources can't control its future.”
Barack Obama (1961) 44th President of the United States of America
Source: The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
Newton Lee American computer scientist
Facebook Nation: Total Information Awareness (2nd Edition), 2014
James Thurber (1894–1961) American cartoonist, author, journalist, playwright
"An Introduction", The Fireside Book of Dog Stories (Simon and Schuster, 1943); reprinted in Thurber's Dogs (1955)
From other writings
“Q: What's the difference between an enzyme and a hormone?
A: You can't hear an enzyme.”
Dorothy Parker (1893–1967) American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist
“To say it is a dog's breakfast is an insult to the pet food industry.”
Rhodri Morgan (1939–2017) British politician
James Landale, "Collected sayings of Morgan the mouth'", The Times, November 10, 1998, p. 8.
Comment on architectural plans for the National Assembly for Wales building.
Nora Ephron (1941–2012) Film director, author screenwriter
Source: I Feel Bad about My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman