"There is much more to being a patriot and a citizen than reciting the pledge or raising a flag."

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"There is much more to being a patriot and a citizen than reciting the pledge or raising a flag."

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"But, in fact, there is nothing that can bring you closer to fearlessness about everything else in the world than being a parent - because everyday fears - like not being approved of - pale by comparison to the fears you have about your children."

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"The fact that the Prophet cared for every human being and tried his best to ensure their security in the hereafter must be the most telling of his compassionate and merciful characteristics."

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"Everybody knows if you are too careful you are so occupied in being careful that you are sure to stumble over something."

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"I think being famous is more of a hindrance, a constraint, than just letting yourself be free."

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"I like being in the workforce; it keeps me grounded."

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"You're better off being a brick layer if you're going to play guitar than a sheet metal worker."

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"I mean being a writer is like being a psychoanalyst, but you don't get any patients."

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"The aim of a joke is not to degrade the human being, but to remind him that he is already degraded."

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"Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash."

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"Complacency is a state of mind that exists only in retrospective: it has to be shattered before being ascertained."

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"I don't believe we need the government's help as much as some think we do. That belief sets me apart from the Democrats, since their way of dealing with everything is to tax and spend."

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"There's no question that we need tougher drunk-driving laws for repeat offenders. We need to take a lesson from European countries where driving isn't a right but a privilege."

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"I don't support abortion. I could never participate in one. But I think it would be a mistake to make them illegal again."

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"Remember that government doesn't earn one single dollar it spends. In order for you to get money from the government, that money must first be taken from somebody else."

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"I believe patriotism comes from the heart. Patriotism is voluntary. It is a feeling of loyalty and allegiance that is the result of knowledge and belief."

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"There are a lot of good causes out there, but they can't possibly all be served by government."

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"I don't think I would want the responsibility for enforcing the death penalties. There's always the inevitable question of whether someone you gave the order to execute might truly have been innocent."

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"I decided to run for governor because I got mad... I want to make government more directly accountable to the people."

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"Politics is not my life. I have a career in radio and another career in film."

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"Government's role should be only to keep the playing field level, and to work hand in hand with business on issues such as employment. But beyond this, to as great an extent as possible, it should get the hell out of the way."

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