The Conservative Argument Is That The Economy Is Like The Weather, That It Just Operates Automatically.
Our Climate Is Changing. And While The Increase In Extreme Weather We Have Experienced In New York City And Around The World May Or May Not Be The Result Of It, The Risk That It May Be - Given The Devastation It Is Wreaking - Should Be Enough To Compel All Elected Leaders To Take Immediate Action.
[the Weather Channel] Is The Most Watched Cable Channel In America. I'll Repeat That. It Is The Most Watched Cable Channel In America. They Were Worried About The Terrorists Immobilizing Us, And A Portion Of Our Countrymen Watch Weather. 'kay, You Don't Get Any More Immobile Than That... Unless You're In A Goddamn Coma. That Means You're Saying, "i'd Go To The Window, But It's Too Far." If You Want To Know What The Weather Is You Go To A Window And Stick Your Hand Out And If You Want To Know What The Temperature Is You Drive By A Bank.
Weather, N. The Climate Of An Hour. A Permanent Topic Of Conversation Among Persons Whom It Does Not Interest, But Who Have Inherited The Tendency To Chatter About It From Naked Arboreal Ancestors Whom It Keenly Concerned. The Setting Up Of Official Weather Bureaus And Their Maintenance In Mendacity Prove That Even Governments Are Accessible To Suasion By The Rude Forefathers Of The Jungle.
Barometer, N.: An Ingenious Instrument Which Indicates What Kind Of Weather We Are Having.
Painting, N.: The Art Of Protecting Flat Surfaces From The Weather, And Exposing Them To The Critic.
Friendship: A Ship Big Enough For Two In Fair Weather, But Only One In Foul.
Referring To The Bad Sun Conditions In Left Field At The Stadium: It Gets Late Out There Early.
You Never See A Pretty, Unattached Girl On A Racecourse. But You Often See Positive Gangs Of Rather Unpretty Ones. They Are The Owners Or The Owners' Wives And They Wear Mink In All Weathers And Far Too Much Make-up. For Some Odd Reason, I Can Never Work Out Why They Always Seem To Be Married To Haulage Contractors In The North, Builders In The South And Farmers In The West.
I Loved Working On That Show [defiance]. I Mean, That Show Was Brutal. We Worked Long, Brutal Hours In Really Brutal Weather.
Leaders Learn By Leading, And They Learn Bestby Leading In The Face Of Obstacles. As Weather Shapes Mountains, Problems Shape Leaders.
