“The government is quite rationally focusing on the issues that will deliver the most domestic bang for its yuan...That puts the US Congress and its demand for yuan reforms in the back seat.”
Carl Weinberg
“Some issues go beyond rationality. Any sign of an affront to northern sovereignty is absolutely guaranteed to get on the front page of all the newspapers.”
Rob Huebert
“Our aim is to avail ourselves of all diplomatic means to settle the issue in a correct and rational way - if some people prefer a non-peaceful settlement, then we definitely do not belong to those people.”
Ali Larijani
“Indeed, so far from being humorous, the male American is the most abnormally serious creature who ever existed.... It is only fair to admit that he can exaggerate, but even his exaggeration has a rational basis. It is not founded on wit or fancy; it does not spring from any poetic imagination....”
Oscar Wilde
“No rational comparison can be made between individuals who choose not to take a position on the issue and those who stood by idly while millions were slaughtered.”
Bettysue Feuer
“To rationalize their lies, people -- and the governments, churches, or terrorist cells they compose -- are apt to regard their private interests and desires as just.”
Wendy Kaminer
“Windows XP is indeed friendly and rational, and its minor inconveniences are normal in a new product,”
Francesco Cossiga