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"We're sad about some of the losses of members of great seniority and distinction in the Congress, and some very new members, who will no longer be serving with us."
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"Lost love is still love, Eddie. It just takes a different form, that's all. You can't hold their hand... You can't tousle their hair... But when those senses weaken another one comes to life... Memory... Memory becomes your partner. You hold it... you dance with it... Life has to end, Eddie... Love doesn't."

"Fateful encounters with a cruel world reveal our character. No human is immune from heartbreaking loss. Regardless of our socioeconomic status, eventually everybody shall suffer a grievous personal loss, a body blow that inflicts pain of inexpressible magnitude."

"One of the hardest things you will ever have to go through is the death of a child. The second hardest thing you will ever have to go through is having a child die at Christmas time. The third hardest thing you will ever have to go through is telling your child that their friend and family member has passed away. The bittersweet moment that pulls you through it all is when your child says, "Mom don't cry. They're okay because they are with God now and they promise not to leave until they help you get through this."

"Time wasted can never be compensated."

"The dog leash was still tied tight around the oak tree in the back, stretched worn and limp across the green grass as if trying to escape to freedom; and he buried his wife without a tombstone. Where before, she sat most times in his home, licking her wounds."

"We have a very precise image - an image at times shameless - of what we have lost, but we are ignorant of what may follow or replace it."
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"Furthermore, we believe that health care reform, again I said at the beginning of my remarks, that we sent the three pillars that the President's economic stabilization and job creation initiatives were education and innovation - innovation begins in the classroom - clean energy and climate, addressing the climate issues in an innovative way to keep us number one and competitive in the world with the new technology, and the third, first among equals I may say, is health care, health insurance reform."

"Democratic priorities remain clear: to provide a tax cut for working families, to promote policies that produce jobs and economic growth, and to assist millions of our fellow Americans who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own."

"Bipartisanship is nice, but it cannot be a substitute for action, not having it cannot prevent us from going forward."

"The impact of climate change is a tremendous risk to the security and well-being of our countries."

"But we have to pass the bill so you can find out what is in it, away from the fog of the controversy."

"Being the first woman speaker and breaking the marble ceiling is pretty important. Now it's time to move on."

"We in Congress stand by Israel. In Congress, we speak with one voice on the subject of Israel."

"We have so much room for improvement. Every aspect of our lives must be subjected to an inventory... of how we are taking responsibility."

"I have deep emotions about the American people. If I were to cry for anything, I would cry for them and the policies that they're about to face."
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