#decade

When I came out publicly, some photo editors had a field day searching for pictures of me with a limp wrist or some other stereotypical gay signifier - as though, after decades in the public eye, they'd suddenly come across a trove of shots where I looked like a Cher impersonator. ↗

— James McGreevey

#after #came #cher #come #day

In 1973, America imported 30 percent of its crude oil needs. Today, that number has doubled to more than 60 percent. Gas prices are as high as they are now in part because we've had no comprehensive national energy policy for the past few decades. ↗

— Gary Miller

#because #comprehensive #crude #crude oil #decades

It was used for decades to describe talented computer enthusiasts, people whose skill at using computers to solve technical problems and puzzles was - and is - respected and admired by others possessing similar technical skills. ↗

— Kevin Mitnick

#computer #computers #decades #describe #enthusiasts

The Italian economy has been held back for decades. ↗

— Mario Monti

#been #decades #economy #held #italian

The people that were invested in me staying the same way after a decade will most likely by default have to be disappointed. ↗

— Alanis Morissette

#decade #default #disappointed #invested #likely

The late 20th century sea level rise rate lacks any sign of acceleration. Satellite altimetry indicates virtually no changes in the last decade. ↗

— Nils-Axel Morner

#acceleration #any #century #changes #decade

For two decades the state has been taking liberties, and these liberties were once ours. ↗

— E. P. Thompson

#decades #liberties #once #ours #state

The much greater crimes of the Soviet Gulags occurred over decades and cost millions of lives. ↗

— Jean-Marie Le Pen

#crimes #decades #greater #lives #millions

Let's win the peace and democracy the good people of Iraq so richly deserve after decades of tyranny. ↗

— Mike Pence

#decades #democracy #deserve #good #good people

I do take lots of time off between projects, but when the right thing comes along, I don't like to turn it down, I've been doing this for a decade, and I remember what it was like when I started. You spend maybe five percent of your time actually doing it, and the rest of the time, you're trying to get that five percent. ↗

— Bill Pullman

#along #been #between #comes #decade