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Charles Barkley

"Poor people cannot rely on the government to come to help you in times of need. You have to get your education. Then nobody can control your destiny."

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"Poor people cannot rely on the government to come to help you in times of need. You have to get your education. Then nobody can control your destiny."

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Amber Hurdle

"The young in this country, and you fellows are young by my reckoning, have a right to be concerned about the course that our government, the Federal Government, is taking under President Bush."

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Amber Hurdle

"A government full of Democrats would rather have you be a Republican, and a government full of Republicans would rather have you be a Democrat, than have you oppose both."

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Amber Hurdle

"The American people think the government in Washington is too big. That it spends too much. And - and that it's totally out of control. They want something done about it."

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Amber Hurdle

"This is a government takeover of our healthcare system. It is the government basically running the entire healthcare system, turning large insurers into de facto public utilities, depriving people of choice, depriving people of options, raising people's prices, raising taxes when we need new jobs."

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Amber Hurdle

"I do not intend to dispute in any way the need for defence cuts and the need for government spending cuts in general. I do not share a not in my backyard approach to government spending reductions."

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Amber Hurdle

"I'm very confident that the solutions that we are developing are going to be effective not only in application in Iraq, but also will be very helpful for potential homeland security situations as well."

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Amber Hurdle

"The ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination."

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Amber Hurdle

"This year, we are going to take our government out of the hands of corporate special interests and put it back into the hands of Ohio families - where it belongs."

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Amber Hurdle

"Parts of the Voting Rights Act are due to expire next year if Congress doesn't extend them, including the section that guarantees that voting rights will be protected by the federal government."

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Amber Hurdle

"The American people deserve truthfulness, not more political campaigning. The American people deserve a responsible government that seeks to address their needs, not more ideological dogma."

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"I don't care what people think. people are stupid."
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"Kids are great. That's one of the best things about our business, all the kids you get to meet. It's a shame they have to grow up to be regular people and come to the games and call you names."
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"This place? Nothing positive. OK, I want to say something positive. It's positively a dump."
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"I don't think of myself as giving interviews. I just have conversations. That gets me in trouble."
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"The main thing to do is relax and let your talent do the work."
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"I love New York City; I've got a gun."
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