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The carping and bickering of political factions in the nation's capital reminds me of two pelicans quarreling over a dead fish.


William T. Sherman

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ALLAN SHERMAN It would be great some day to have astronauts in a rover on Mars. But just about anyone except an oi...
BRAD SHERMAN My only purpose is to teach children to rebel against authority figures.
SHERMAN ALEXIE But the real interesting stuff is in the cellar and the attic.
SHERMAN ALEXIE I have to be motivated, and I'm sure time will avail itself.
BOBBY SHERMAN I think people are more apt to believe photographs, especially if it's something fantastic. They...
CINDY SHERMAN As we talk about the need to foster academic achievement, we must recognize and reward those who str...
BRAD SHERMAN In the middle of the night, when you're ambiguously ethnic, like me, when you're brown, beig...
SHERMAN ALEXIE There may be a lot of people out there who don't like me who don't even know me. But there a...
RICHARD SHERMAN Like officer Dave.He's never said much about his life, but I can tell he's scarred. And he knows I'm...
SHERMAN ALEXIE There are all kinds of addicts, I guess. We all have pain. And we all look for ways to make the pain...
SHERMAN ALEXIE I feel I'm anonymous in my work. When I look at the pictures, I never see myself; they aren'...
CINDY SHERMAN I don't believe in curses. I believe in God.
RICHARD SHERMAN We don't have any indication of that at this point. There was no indication it was an animal rights'...
BRUCE SHERMAN We're very fortunate to be able to present Ms. Calderon with her group.
BRUCE SHERMAN We anticipate that other shareholders would strongly support the board's efforts to auction the comp...
BRUCE SHERMAN We anticipate that other shareholders would strongly support the board's efforts to auction the comp...
BRUCE SHERMAN We may look mild, but we're wild.
BRUCE SHERMAN It really requires ice in your veins and good conviction.
BRUCE SHERMAN substantially in excess of the current share price.
BRUCE SHERMAN This center will greatly benefit students who will one day be alumni themselves.
BRUCE SHERMAN It is most appropriate that the entrance to this beautiful facility ? a facility that was constructe...
BRUCE SHERMAN As a child, I read because books–violent and not, blasphemous and not, terrifying and not–were t...
SHERMAN ALEXIE I believe the team is being fair in its decision for this weekend. Although I am not currently in a ...
BRENT SHERMAN I learned a couple of things. I'm not the greatest cook, but the basics were a great start, and it w...
BRENT SHERMAN I'm not focused on exactly where I want to finish. I'm focused on finishing each week the best I pos...
BRENT SHERMAN It's all about the comfort food. It takes time to make a lot of stuff.
BRENT SHERMAN It's definitely going to be a tough season. I feel like some of the rookies have a good shot at fini...
BRENT SHERMAN Apparently, logic doesn't count when a powerful Republican is involved,
BRAD SHERMAN I think historians in the future may wonder why in our defense budget we spent so much defending our...
BRAD SHERMAN People who lived through the Northridge earthquake have a special sympathy for victims of another on...
BRAD SHERMAN Because that is what the President of Afghanistan was saying. If you're here on behalf of the State ...
BRAD SHERMAN The process of making art frees people from the pressures of their illness and offers them a means o...
BRAD SHERMAN the House weren't a rubber stamp for this administration.
BRAD SHERMAN In the last six weeks, Bill Thomas' Kern County has just gotten way more than it deserves, and I kno...
BRAD SHERMAN [China Lake is located in the district of Congressman Bill Thomas, the influential chairman of the H...
BRAD SHERMAN