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"Even though mother's issues are not front page news, they touch us all personally, some more than others, and I believe passionately in the power of grassroots engagement."
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"You create your world with your thoughts."

"Power is a trick. It lies where we believe it lies."

"In a market economy, however, the individual has some possibility of escaping from the power of the state."

"But the power of instruction is seldom of much efficacy, except in those happy dispositions where it is almost superfluous."

"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom."

"Self-courage, Self-confidence, Self-will!"

"Television has tremendous power over our lives."

"You have enemies? Why, it is the story of every man who has done a great deed or created a new idea. It is the cloud which thunders around everything that shines. Fame must have enemies, as light must have gnats. Do no bother yourself about it; disdain. Keep your mind serene as you keep your life clear."

"Only when the lion is out of sight can you raise your fist at him."
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"We've got 50 percent voter turnout for presidential elections. That's appalling. We can do so much better."

"Moveon is not a one-way broadcast media. The Internet, when used best, is a two-way media. We have a forum in which people can post comments and those comments can be rated. We get a sense of what people feel most passionately about."

"Most families need both parents to work. Moms need to be able to work and earn fair pay and have the flexibility in their jobs to also be primary caretakers."

"Most jobs today are still structured the same way they were 50 years ago, when most families had someone who could stay at home."

"A book reaches a different crowd of people. There are 50 different stories of very different individuals participating in their communities either locally or nationally in meaningful ways."

"I have a real sense of optimism that we are revolutionizing the way we do politics in this country."

"Common sense as well as common values all lead us. Our future depends upon it and our present is going to be vastly better when we get back to these basics."

"We aim to express the passion of our members in something actionable that we can all in fact do."
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