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"I started with the firm conviction that when I came to the end, I wanted to be regretting the things that I had done, not the things I hadn't."

"A man may lack everything but tact and conviction and still be a forcible speaker; but without these nothing will avail... Fluency, grace, logical order, and the like, are merely the decorative surface of oratory."

"Genocide begins, however improbably, in the conviction that classes of biological distinction indisputably sanction social and political discrimination."

"Faith is that which is woven of conviction and set with the sharp mordant of experience."

"The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity."

"Painting is a faith and it imposes the duty to disregard public opinion."

"I act with complete certainty. But this certainty is my own."

"A man convinced against his will, stands opposed ever still. A man convinced he is right, gives the effort twice the fight."

"If you truly have faith in your convictions, then your convictions should be able to stand criticism and testing."

"It is better to believe than doubt."
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"I am looking forward to a series of productive meetings in both Austria and Estonia, particularly what role organized crime plays in the Baltic drug trade."

"At a time when we have much work to do to address our Nation's critical infrastructure, and, as I said, which is currently in dire need of upgrade and repair, this legislation is also a jobs bill and is obviously a jobs creator."

"My home State of North Carolina ranks 12th in the United States for increased aging population and, according to a national report, 41st in overall health. According to this same report, individuals aged 50+ are the least healthy."

"I think in the wake of Katrina, the Coast Guard may well have been the only entity or agency that came out of that exercise free of fault and free of blame."

"When the government is handed over to the Iraqi Council on 30 June, many have declared, oh, the Americans must never leave because civil unrest may erupt. Well, I agree, we cannot abruptly depart, but Iraq needs to step up to the plate on 30 June."

"I am told that the majority of Iraqis wanted Saddam removed from power, but they were unwilling and were incapable of doing the job themselves because they feared Saddam and knew the pain and torture he was capable of inflicting upon them."

"As I have been saying for more than a year now, turning this vital mission over to the Iraqi people as soon as possible should remain a topic of debate for Congress while relying on our military commanders to set up the timetable."

"It was fairly obvious to anyone who studied the situation that China was dumping bedroom furniture in the U.S. to the detriment of our American workers and manufacturers to gain market access and share."

"I was heartened to hear the President say that as we make progress on the ground, and Iraqi forces increasingly take the lead, we should be able to further decrease our troop levels."
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