I am not going to accept that label.

We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur.

did not have to take the election away form Al Gore: He and his campaign gave it away themselves.

It's like the warning label on the cigarette packs. If you want to live here, you have to accept that girls are allowed to wear miniskirts and can stay out until 3 in the morning. You don't have to behave this way yourself, but you have to tolerate it.

We're not going to accept being OK.

When people flirt with despair about the future, they are less likely to take the actions necessary to safeguard it, focusing instead on the short-term.