#specter

People wrap themselves in their beliefs. And they do it in such a way that you can't set them free. Not even the truth will set them free. ↗

— Michael Specter

#atheism #denialism #fundamentalism #michael-specter #science

There is humor in the specter of the worst disaster in our nation's history. All I have to do is sweep away the debris of shock to find it. ↗

— Will Durst

#debris #disaster #find #history #humor

How does one kill fear, I wonder? How do you shoot a specter through the heart, slash off its spectral head, take it by its spectral throat? ↗

— Joseph Conrad

#fear #head #heart #how #i

My mother, Lillie Specter, was an angel and totally uninterested in politics. ↗

— Arlen Specter

#mother #politics #specter #totally #uninterested

Senator Arlen Specter hasn't really switched parties; he's simply realized he cannot win the Pennsylvania Republican primary election. ↗

— Michael Reagan

#cannot #election #hasn #parties #pennsylvania

The Obama administration's large and sustained increases in debt raise the specter of another financial crisis and large future tax increases, further chilling business investment and job creation. ↗

— Glenn Hubbard

#another #business #chilling #creation #crisis

A specter is haunting Europe - the specter of communism. ↗

— Karl Marx

#europe #haunting #specter

There is a specter haunting Europe, the specter of Communism. ↗

— Karl Marx

#europe #haunting #specter

The amount of U.S. debt held by countries such as China and Japan is at a historic high, with foreign investors holding half of America's publicly held debt. This dependence raises the specter that other nations will be able to influence our policies in ways antithetical to American interests. ↗

— Evan Bayh

#america #american #american interests #amount #antithetical

The U.S. Senate already has one Arlen Specter too many. ↗

— Marco Rubio

#arlen #many #senate #specter #too