KeenBrain
KeenBrain
KeenBrain

Ron Fournier Quotes


Share this page on

Quotes by Ron Fournier

Showing 11-20 of 90 Quotes by Ron Fournier

Election night is the easiest time to act like a grownup.

~Ron Fournier

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


To be fair, my analysis failed to spell out Obama's first-term accomplishments, although I did acknowledge his 'enormous skills' and tried to focus readers on the distinction between good and great presidencies.

~Ron Fournier

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Perhaps we should wait until his second term begins before carving Barack Obama's face in Mount Rushmore. Is that asking too much?

~Ron Fournier

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Historians will likely give Obama credit for steering the country away from the brink of economic collapse in 2009.

~Ron Fournier

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


'Argo,' 'Lincoln,' and 'Zero Dark Thirty,' three films honored with Best Picture Oscar nominations, lionize their Washington-anchored protagonists as crafty, competent, and virtually incorruptible.

~Ron Fournier

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Hollywood has a history of raising expectations beyond Washington's reach, of appealing to the very American desire to mythologize political leaders, particularly the president.

~Ron Fournier

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Movies such as 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' in 1939 to 'Dave' in 1993 portray Washington leaders as the ultimate Everymen - decent people just like you and me, only thrust onto greatness.

~Ron Fournier

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


In times of tumult, voters are likely to forgive a president, if not reward him, for compromises made in service of solutions.

~Ron Fournier

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Climate change was a point of division between Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney. The president declared climate change a global threat, acknowledged that the actions of humanity were deepening the crisis, and pledged to do something about it if elected.

~Ron Fournier

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


In Washington, compromise has become a dirty word.

~Ron Fournier

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: Unknown

Links

Find Ron Fournier on Amazon

Related Authors

Dave Barry
Ambrose Bierce
Erma Bombeck
Ann Coulter
Ann Landers
Fran Lebowitz
Mignon Mclaughlin
Hunter S. Thompson

Popular Authors

Carol Burnett Hillary Clinton Mitch Hedberg Robert A. Heinlein Niccolo Machiavelli Keanu Reeves Charles Spurgeon H. G. Wells

Change your beliefs...change your life.

Get a related quote or insight every day.

(it's 100% free)

Follow Us On

Today's Birthdays

1958 - Neil Degrasse Tyson

1600 - Thomas Goodwin

1703 - Jonathan Edwards

1713 - Denis Diderot

1824 - Henry Chadwick

1830 - Chester A. Arthur

1879 - John Erskine

1882 - Robert H. Goddard

1887 - Rene Cassin

1902 - Ray Kroc

Birthdays on October 5th
All Birthdays

Popular Topics

Anniversary Christmas Computers Food Memorial Day Movies Saint Patrick's Day Smile