#slate

I argued that the Bush administration, and the Coalition officials more recently, didn't understand Iraqi society. They thought it was a blank slate, that they could use Iraqis as guinea pigs. ↗

— Juan Cole

#argued #blank #blank slate #bush #bush administration

If there be any plausible reason for supposing that we have the right to legislate on the slave interests of the District, you cannot put down the investigation of the subject out of doors, by refusing to receive petitions. ↗

— Caleb Cushing

#cannot #district #doors #down #interests

I am proud to stand with the millions of women and men who recognize that our government should legislate according to the reality of our lives - not for ideology. ↗

— Sandra Fluke

#am #government #i #i am #ideology

With President Obama, there's a feeling that he gets it. He has women in his life. He knows that our health care is important, that it's important able to get access to the care that we need when we need it. That's what translates. Women hear that when they hear him speak about these issues. He will be a champion and will defend us when we need it. ↗

— Sandra Fluke

#about #access #care #champion #defend

I just cleared the slate and thought of her as a mother and went from there. ↗

— Marg Helgenberger

#her #i #just #mother #slate

You can't legislate morality. ↗

— Jesse Ventura

#morality #you

I will say nothing to an actor that cannot be translated into action. ↗

— Elia Kazan

#actor #cannot #i #into #nothing

Sometimes it just doesn't translate to people. You just move on, and you feel bad because people worked so hard on it and everyone loved it... Everybody was treated so well and was going for something and trying to do the best work possible. ↗

— Catherine Keener

#because #best #best work #everybody #everyone

You can't legislate sobriety. ↗

— Robert Zemeckis

#sobriety #you

I try and reduce myself to an almost blank slate and hope to God that I am creative. ↗

— Ben Kingsley

#am #blank #blank slate #creative #god