Stephanopoulos Quotes

#1. The president [Barak Obama] had been asked some questions by George Stephanopoulos on a news show about whether it was a tax. And he had given an answer that you might read as him saying it wasn't a tax. I think what he said was, "It isn't a tax increase on all Americans."

Donald Verrilli Jr.

#2. Somebody doesn't know they're not in Kansas anymore,' said Stephanopoulos.

Ben Aaronovitch

#3. What are my options?" she asked as I climbed into the driver's seat. "Meaningless euphemisms at one end and your full-on Unseen University at the other," I said. "The Unseen University is a bit like Hogwart's - " Stephanopoulos cut me off. "I have read some Terry Pratchett," she said.

Ben Aaronovitch

#4. Georgeta cleared her throat, and pushed herself deeper into the sofa cushion.
"You know Penelope Stephanopoulos, Jasmira's best friend?" she asked.
"That Greek redhead with an attitude bigger than the Parthenon?" Erik snorted.

A.O. Peart

#5. Well, our victim had a thirst for knowledge," said Stephanopoulos. "He was a student at St. Martins College.

Ben Aaronovitch

#6. Jazz vampires,' said Stephanopoulos.
'I wish I hadn't started calling them that,' I said.

Ben Aaronovitch

#7. In the beginning, I was searching for myself in my music. My music was for me. I didn't have the mental room to be conscious of the listener; I wrote to save myself.

Ayumi Hamasaki

#8. The Clinton paradox: How could a president so intelligent, so compassionate, so public-spirited and so conscious of his place in history act in such a stupid, selfish and self-destructive manner?

George Stephanopoulos

#9. No doubt a brain and some shoes are essential for marathon success, although if it comes down to a choice, pick the shoes. More people finish marathons with no brains than with no shoes.

Don Kardong

#10. The longer the president goes without telling his side of the story, the more unease there will be in the public.

George Stephanopoulos

#11. The Lord gave us Ten Commandments, but the bill before the House today gives us 39.

Tom Lantos

#12. No, seriously, I really don't have much ill-will toward anyone these days; I just ignore the people that I dislike.

Boyd Rice

#13. The president has kept all the promises he intended to keep.

George Stephanopoulos

#14. In homes where high ideals and gospel values are maintained, it is parents, not teachers, who lay the foundation of character and faith in the hearts of their children.

Rex D. Pinegar

#15. When families are strong and stable, so are children - showing higher levels of wellbeing and more positive outcomes. But when things go wrong - either through family breakdown or a damaged parental relationship - the impact on a child's later life can be devastating.

Iain Duncan Smith

#16. Lack is more in means, than in principles.

Napoleon Bonaparte

#17. Four years in the White House and two presidential campaigns is an awful long time. In politics, every year in the White House is like dog years, six years off your life.

George Stephanopoulos

#18. Well, I did say we'll put it out and we'll put it out when we can. But I don't know what we can put out or when we can put it out.

George Stephanopoulos

#19. If we can kill Saddam, we should.

George Stephanopoulos

#20. For the president to resign now would be wrong. President Clinton may have debased himself with his behavior, but we shouldn't debase the office with an impulsive overreaction.

George Stephanopoulos

#21. You must not use wood to put out the fire.

Bette Lord

#22. It's going to be a long, hot summer. The hotter it gets in Baghdad, the hotter it will get in D.C.

George Stephanopoulos

#23. The oblivion, and I'll say even the historical error, are a key factor in the creation of a nation, to the extent that the progress of historical studies is often a danger to nationality.

Ernest Renan

#24. In politics, every year in the White House is like dog years, it takes off seven years of your life.

George Stephanopoulos

#25. The President has kept all of the promises he intended to keep.

George Stephanopoulos

#26. If you shut the door to all errors, truth will be shut out.

Rabindranath Tagore

#27. You would have to say his number one accomplishment has been to inspire a sense of confidence in the country. That confidence, that optimism, not only gives President Obama a political cushion, but it could have a real world economic impact.

George Stephanopoulos

#28. I do not believe that loyalty should demand defending behavior that I find abhorrent.

George Stephanopoulos

#29. I'm learning all the right vocabulary words - 'You're right, I'm wrong.'

George Stephanopoulos