Quotes of Notorious - somelinesforyou

“ Heads of state are notoriously ill prepared for their mature careers; think of Adolf Hitler and our own Ronald Reagan. ”

- Barbara Ehrenreich

“ I'm notorious for giving a bad interview. I'm an actor and I can't help but feel I'm boring when I'm on as myself. ”

- Rock Hudson

“ Many persons of high intelligence have notoriously poor judgement. ”

- Sydney J. Harris

“ Breakfast is a notoriously difficult meal to serve with a flourish. ”

- Clement Freud

“ Here the sovereignty is exercised by a woman. So notoriously do they degenerate not only from a state of liberty, but even below a state of bondage. ”

- Germanicus

“ Truth cannot be defined or tested by agreement with 'the world'; for not only do truths differ for different worlds but the nature of agreement between a world apart from it is notoriously nebulous. ”

- Nelson Goodman

“ Publishers are notoriously slothful about numbers, unless they're attached to dollar signs — unlike journalists, quarterbacks, and felony criminal defendants who tend to be keenly aware of numbers at all times. ”

- Hunter S. Thompson

“ Revolutions are notorious for allowing even non-participants — even women! — new scope for telling the truth since they are themselves such massive moments of truth, moments of such massive participation. ”

- Selma James

“ Americans continue to suffer from a notoriously short attention span. They get mad as hell with reasonable frequency, but quickly return to their families and sitcoms. Meanwhile, the corporate lobbies stay right where they are, outlasting all the populist hysteria. ”

- Eric Alterman

“ September 11 began like many Tuesday mornings in Washington, DC. As the notorious DC rush hour traffic slowed lawmakers and their staff making their way to Capitol Hill, the worst of their thoughts was surely centered on Congress's always partisan budget battles… ”

- Terry Everett
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