I should do something about the cigarettes I quite accept that its bad for your health, but you know a moderate tipple is positively beneficial and, at certain times, absolutely essential. – Charles Kennedy
Politics is much too serious to be taken too seriously equally, there are many aspects of it so laughable as to be lamentable. – Charles Kennedy
Yes, you need substance in politics – but I think your style also says something about how you arrive at some of your conclusions. – Charles Kennedy
The one thing we can all be sure about in politics is you are as well to expect the unexpected. – Charles Kennedy
As we get closer to the end of this Congress, we should be addressing the urgent needs of the American people – the war in Iraq, affordable health care, a sensible energy policy, quality education for our children, retirement security, and a sound and fair fiscal policy. – Chris Van Hollen
Ten years ago U.S. defence investment represented almost half of all defence expenditure in the whole alliance. Today it is 75%. This increasing economic gap may also lead to an increasing technology gap which will almost hamper the inter-operability between our forces. – Anders Fogh Rasmussen