“I prefer the noise of the free press to the silence of dictatorships.” – Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil
“I consider that Brazil has a sacred mission to show the world that it is possible for a country to grow rapidly without destroying the environment.” – Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil
What is the significance of your election as President of Brazil?
“So, I am here to state my first post-election commitment: To honor Brazilian women so that this unprecedented electoral victory now becomes something normal and can be repeated and expanded in companies, public institutions and organizations that are representative of our entire society.” Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil (Retriever Weekly, November 2010)
“When you look at unbalanced people, how they respond to the vitriol that comes out of certain mouths about tearing down the government. The anger, the hatred, the bigotry that goes on in this country is getting to be outrageous. And unfortunately, Arizona I think has become the capital. We have become the mecca for prejudice and bigotry.” — Clarence W. Dupnik, sheriff of Pima County, commenting after yesterday’s shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords on the Teabag nutjobs currently running the Republican party
"Pretty soon, we're not going to be able to find reasonable, decent people who are willing to subject themselves to serve in public office." - Clarence W. Dupnik, sheriff of Pima County
