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NOVEMBER 11, 2021 | The Jewish Home OCTOBER 29, 2015 | The Jewish Home
Notable Quotes “Say What?!”
Being happy and smiling a lot, red wine, and keeping fit with yoga. - Eileen Ash, a former international cricket player from Norwich, U.K., at her 110th birthday celebration last week, talking about her secret to longevity
President Biden announced yesterday that more than 70 countries would join the U.S. in a pledge to reduce global methane emissions by 30 percent by the end of the decade. Yeah, but not Russia or China, right? That’s like saying: “Hey, great news — I got the whole neighborhood to agree to stop murdering, except for Hacksaw Dave and Larry the Strangler. Sleep tight, everybody!” — Seth Meyers
I joked with people and I said, “I’m going to shock the world, I’m going to beat this man.” I was saying it, but really kind of joking. Because what chance did a person like me really stand against this man? He’s literally the second-most powerful person in the state of New Jersey. - Republican Edward Durr, a commercial truck driver who spent a total of $153 on his campaign, talking to NJ.com after defeating Democrat Stephan Sweeney who was the longest-tenured Senate president in New Jersey history
I’m just a simple man. Literally just like the song. - Ibid.
Listen, I’m a mother of four. I delivered one of my children in the front seat of my truck. Because as a mom of four, we got things to do. Ain’t nobody got time for two and a half months of maternity leave. We have a world to save here. - Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), on Fox News, mocking Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg for taking paternity leave during a supply chain crisis
It’s not true… That’s not gonna happen - President Biden on Wednesday when asked about a report that his administration is preparing to give thousands of illegal immigrants $450,000 each to settle a claim brought on their behalf by the ACLU
If it saves taxpayer dollars and puts the disastrous history of the previous administration’s use of zero tolerance and family separation behind us, the president is perfectly comfortable with the Department of Justice settling with the individuals and families who are currently in litigation with the U.S. government. - White House Deputy Press Secretary Jean-Pierre the very next day, disclosing that the report is, in fact, true and Pres. Biden does support it
