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The Zero Game (2004) (edit title/settings)

by Brad Meltzer (Author) (edit contributors)

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The New York Times bestselling author of The Millionaires and The First Counsel returns to Wash-ington, D.C., with the story of an insider's game that turns deadly.Matthew Mercer and Harris Sandler are best friends who have plum jobs as senior staffers to well-respected congressmen. But after... read more

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  • “" I dont belong here"”
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  • It’s one of the dirtiest little secrets on Capitol Hill: Congressmen can pass a bill, but if it needs funding, it’s not going anywhere without an Appropriator.
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  • And that, as the old joke goes, is why there’re actually three parties in Congress: Democrats, Republicans, and Appropriators.
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  • the whole purpose of the Appropriations Committee is to write the checks for all discretionary money spent by the government.
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  • This is how the sausage is made, and this is how America’s bank account is actually spent: by four staffers sitting around a well-lit conference table without a Congressman in sight. Your tax dollars at work.
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  • “There’s something else that goes along with feeling like you’re last in the race—and it’s not a bad thing. Being last means you’ve got a hunger in your gut no one else’ll ever be able to comprehend. They couldn’t buy it with all their money. And know what that hunger gives you?” “Besides my big butt?” “Success, Viv. No matter where you go, or what you do. Hunger feeds success.”
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  • I’m reminded that the worst beatings we take are the ones we give ourselves.
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  • It’s the first rule of politics: The only time you get hurt is when you forget it’s all a game.
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  • “In the subatomic world, there are three kinds of particles that have mass. The first and heaviest are quarks, which make up protons and neutrons. Then, there’re electrons and their relatives, which are even lighter. And finally come neutrinos, which are so incredibly lightweight there are still some doubters out there who argue they don’t have mass at all.”
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  • It’s not just about standing up for yourself—it’s also about standing up for those who need it.
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  • When you fly from coast to coast on an airplane, it’s the equivalent of one to two chest X-rays. That’s why the airlines regularly screen flight attendants to see if they’re pregnant.
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I DON'T BELONG HERE.

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  1. Brad Meltzer (Author)

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  1. Scott Brick (Narrator)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Warner Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: January 20, 2004
ISBN: 978-0446530989
Page Count: 496

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  • Library of Congress: PS3563.E4496 Z37 2004
  • Dewey: 813.54

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