Knife/legislation

Famous quotes containing the words knife and/or legislation:

“The screaming silence of no’s knife in yes’s wound.”
—Samuel Beckett (1906–1989)

“There were two unpleasant surprises [about Washington]. One was the inertia of Congress, the length of time it takes to get a complicated piece of legislation through ... and the other was the irresponsibility of the press.”
—Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter, Jr.)