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"Wisconsin is very proud of the career and technical college system that we have back home."

"Wisconsin is very proud of the career and technical college system that we have back home."

Ron Kind, American Politician

Home, Career, College

36

"If you're in a company, you're dancing from 9 a.m. till 7 in the evening, and then you go home and get in a hot tub and get some Epsom salts and try to get your body goin' again. There's no social life, no anything."

"If you're in a company, you're dancing from 9 a.m. till 7 in the evening, and then you go home and get in a hot tub and get some Epsom salts and try to get your body goin' again. There's no social life, no anything."

Neve Campbell, Canadian Actress

Home, Life, Body, Company

36

"I go home by noon, and I'm in bed by 6 p.m. I get up at 1 and do it again."

"I go home by noon, and I'm in bed by 6 p.m. I get up at 1 and do it again."

Bob Edwards, American Journalist

36

"Whatever else may divide us, Europe is our common home; a common fate has linked us through the centuries, and it continues to link us today."

"Whatever else may divide us, Europe is our common home; a common fate has linked us through the centuries, and it continues to link us today."

Leonid I. Brezhnev, Russian Statesman

Home, Europe, Fate, May

36

"The words that a father speaks to his children in the privacy of home are not heard by the world, but, as in whispering galleries, they are clearly heard at the end, and by posterity."

"The words that a father speaks to his children in the privacy of home are not heard by the world, but, as in whispering galleries, they are clearly heard at the end, and by posterity."

Jean Paul, German Author

Home, Father, Children, End

36

"Sometimes one of us will have a riff or a bass line from home but it really gels when we come together. We really have a strong special chemistry that we take advantage of when we get together."

"Sometimes one of us will have a riff or a bass line from home but it really gels when we come together. We really have a strong special chemistry that we take advantage of when we get together."

Chad Smith, American Musician

36

"The American consumer is also the American worker, and if we don't do something to protect our manufacturing base here at home, it is going to be hard to buy any retail goods."

"The American consumer is also the American worker, and if we don't do something to protect our manufacturing base here at home, it is going to be hard to buy any retail goods."

Lindsey Graham, American Politician

Home, Manufacturing

36

"Reading makes immigrants of us all. It takes us away from home, but more important, it finds homes for us everywhere."

"Reading makes immigrants of us all. It takes us away from home, but more important, it finds homes for us everywhere."

Jean Rhys, English Novelist

36

"So it helped me to just let go of all my tensions and feelings about that world and say 'OK, this is for my fans in Japan. They'll be nice and get into it and have fun.' And it was the first record I made at my home studio."

"So it helped me to just let go of all my tensions and feelings about that world and say 'OK, this is for my fans in Japan. They'll be nice and get into it and have fun.' And it was the first record I made at my home studio."

Matthew Sweet, American Musician

Home, Feelings, Fans, First

36

"I'm no hero. Heroes don't come back. Survivors return home. Heroes never come home. If anyone thinks I'm a hero, I'm not."

"I'm no hero. Heroes don't come back. Survivors return home. Heroes never come home. If anyone thinks I'm a hero, I'm not."

Bob Feller, American Athlete

36

"I obtained a job at the Library of Congress. I loved books, so I felt at home. I was going to end up, I thought, majoring in English and teach at the college level."

"I obtained a job at the Library of Congress. I loved books, so I felt at home. I was going to end up, I thought, majoring in English and teach at the college level."

Tom Glazer, American Musician

Home, Thought, Books, College

36

"I've been very fortunate. I feel very thankful. I've been able to come home and do some fun things and make it exciting for people here at home."

"I've been very fortunate. I feel very thankful. I've been able to come home and do some fun things and make it exciting for people here at home."

Roger Clemens, American Athlete

Home, People, Fun

36

"If the many allegations made to this date are true, then the burglars who broke into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate were, in effect, breaking into the home of every citizen."

"If the many allegations made to this date are true, then the burglars who broke into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate were, in effect, breaking into the home of every citizen."

Sam Ervin, American Politician

Home, Committee, Effect

36

"I always knew where I was going eventually, so it helped me to stay at home for three years. It helped me to develop my game. But it also helped me off the ice. Life here is way different, and I was able to get older."

"I always knew where I was going eventually, so it helped me to stay at home for three years. It helped me to develop my game. But it also helped me off the ice. Life here is way different, and I was able to get older."

Saku Koivu, Finnish Athlete

Home, Life, Years

36

"There are times when I'm driving home after a day's shooting, thinking to myself, That scene would've been so much better if I had written it out."

"There are times when I'm driving home after a day's shooting, thinking to myself, That scene would've been so much better if I had written it out."

Larry David, American Actor

Home, Day, Driving, Thinking

36

"I've got an article where my mum says that I used to run home from school to watch the Stones on TV. Right from when I was at college I wanted to be in that band."

"I've got an article where my mum says that I used to run home from school to watch the Stones on TV. Right from when I was at college I wanted to be in that band."

Ron Wood, British Musician

Home, College, Right, School

36

"But I do have a computer at home and a pretty good ISDN connection."

"But I do have a computer at home and a pretty good ISDN connection."

Jon Postel, American Scientist

Home, Computer, Connection, Pretty

36

"I'm a Canadian citizen. But I always want to feel at home in Sri Lanka. I'm a member of both countries."

"I'm a Canadian citizen. But I always want to feel at home in Sri Lanka. I'm a member of both countries."

Michael Ondaatje, Canadian Author

Home, Countries, Want

36

"After I'd hit a home run and took my position in the field, the fans in the bleachers began throwing packages of tobacco at me. I stuffed them in my pocket."

"After I'd hit a home run and took my position in the field, the fans in the bleachers began throwing packages of tobacco at me. I stuffed them in my pocket."

Hank Sauer, American Athlete

36

"The men and women who serve this great nation, whether they are stationed in Iraq, Fort Riley, or the Korean Peninsula, or they serve us at home as our community first responders, serve because they believe in America."

"The men and women who serve this great nation, whether they are stationed in Iraq, Fort Riley, or the Korean Peninsula, or they serve us at home as our community first responders, serve because they believe in America."

Kathleen Sebelius, American Politician

Home, Men, Women, America

36

"An important aspect of the current situation is the strong social reaction against suggestions that the home language of African American children be used in the first steps of learning to read and write."

"An important aspect of the current situation is the strong social reaction against suggestions that the home language of African American children be used in the first steps of learning to read and write."

William Labov, American Writer

Home, African, Children

36

"It's a nice neighborhood, like the one I left. My home borough is Brooklyn and Queens."

"It's a nice neighborhood, like the one I left. My home borough is Brooklyn and Queens."

Anthony Weiner, American Politician

36

"I feel like I've never had a home, you know? I feel related to the country, to this country, and yet I don't know exactly where I fit in... There's always this kind of nostalgia for a place, a place where you can reckon with yourself."

"I feel like I've never had a home, you know? I feel related to the country, to this country, and yet I don't know exactly where I fit in... There's always this kind of nostalgia for a place, a place where you can reckon with yourself."

Sam Shepard, American Playwright

Home, Country, Nostalgia

36

"Home court changes everything. If you have home court, you're expected to win."

"Home court changes everything. If you have home court, you're expected to win."

Eddie Jones, American Basketball Player

36

"Where there is a mother in the home, matters go well."

"Where there is a mother in the home, matters go well."

Amos Bronson Alcott, American Educator

36

"We talk a lot in our home together about where we're going, what I'm doing."

"We talk a lot in our home together about where we're going, what I'm doing."

Melinda Gates, American Clergyman

36

"My home was 25 miles from the gulf, and I did not want to see it become a shorefront property."

"My home was 25 miles from the gulf, and I did not want to see it become a shorefront property."

John Breaux, American Politician

Home, Property, Want

36

"If there were no schools to take the children away from home part of the time, the insane asylums would be filled with mothers."

"If there were no schools to take the children away from home part of the time, the insane asylums would be filled with mothers."

Edward W. Howe, American Novelist

Home, Time, Children, Mothers

36

"I was born in Manhattan on West 12th. My parents were kind of hippies and they did a home birth."

"I was born in Manhattan on West 12th. My parents were kind of hippies and they did a home birth."

Ethan Suplee, American Actor

Home, Hippies, Parents

36

"I enjoy listening to opera at home, occasionally, but I would much rather see it than just listen to it."

"I enjoy listening to opera at home, occasionally, but I would much rather see it than just listen to it."

Sam Waterston, American Actor

Home, Listening, Opera

36

"Here at home, when Americans were standing in long lines to give blood after the attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, we squandered an obvious opportunity to make service a noble cause again, and rekindle an American spirit of community."

"Here at home, when Americans were standing in long lines to give blood after the attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, we squandered an obvious opportunity to make service a noble cause again, and rekindle an American spirit of community."

Joe Biden, American Vice President

Home, Opportunity, Americans

36

"It's a sad day when the leaders of the free world engage in such deception and trickery. I voted against this unnecessary war and will continue to argue that the best way to support our troops is to bring them home."

"It's a sad day when the leaders of the free world engage in such deception and trickery. I voted against this unnecessary war and will continue to argue that the best way to support our troops is to bring them home."

Major R. Owens, American Politician

Home, War, Day, Deception

36

"More than one-third of Mexicans in the United States own property in Mexico, nearly 80 percent send money home and 25 percent have a spouse in Mexico. Assimilation and becoming an American citizen are not the objective for many of them."

"More than one-third of Mexicans in the United States own property in Mexico, nearly 80 percent send money home and 25 percent have a spouse in Mexico. Assimilation and becoming an American citizen are not the objective for many of them."

John Shadegg, American Politician

Home, Money, Property

36

"I don't cook - I can cook - but I'm not very good. I like being asked over for dinner, because she can't cook either. We would starve if it weren't for modern technology. I know how to work a microwave, but love home cooked meals."

"I don't cook - I can cook - but I'm not very good. I like being asked over for dinner, because she can't cook either. We would starve if it weren't for modern technology. I know how to work a microwave, but love home cooked meals."

Mark Mothersbaugh, American Musician

Home, Love, Work, Technology

35

"My wife being a trainer helps, because when I'm at home, everything we keep at the house is pretty healthy."

"My wife being a trainer helps, because when I'm at home, everything we keep at the house is pretty healthy."

James Denton, American Actor

Home, Wife, Being, Pretty

35

"How much a dunce that has been sent to roam, excels a dunce that has been kept at home."

"How much a dunce that has been sent to roam, excels a dunce that has been kept at home."

William Cowper, English Poet

35

"American and Israel share a special bond. Our relationship is unique among all nations. Like America, Israel is a strong democracy, a symbol of freedom, and an oasis of liberty, a home to the oppressed and persecuted."

"American and Israel share a special bond. Our relationship is unique among all nations. Like America, Israel is a strong democracy, a symbol of freedom, and an oasis of liberty, a home to the oppressed and persecuted."

William J. Clinton, American President

Home, America, Democracy

35

"The first thing I feel like we have the potential to do is to deliver to consumers more roots to their home."

"The first thing I feel like we have the potential to do is to deliver to consumers more roots to their home."

Michael K. Powell, American Politician

Home, First, Potential

35

"During the Second World War, evacuated to non-Jewish households, I encountered Christianity at home and in school."

"During the Second World War, evacuated to non-Jewish households, I encountered Christianity at home and in school."

Lionel Blue, British Clergyman

Home, War, Christianity, School

35

"No one hit home runs the way Babe did. They were something special. They were like homing pigeons. The ball would leave the bat, pause briefly, suddenly gain its bearings, then take off for the stands."

"No one hit home runs the way Babe did. They were something special. They were like homing pigeons. The ball would leave the bat, pause briefly, suddenly gain its bearings, then take off for the stands."

Lefty Gomez, American Athlete

Home, Gain, Pigeons

35

"Tennis is seen all around the world; if I am home or anywhere in the country, United States, people will stare."

"Tennis is seen all around the world; if I am home or anywhere in the country, United States, people will stare."

Pete Sampras, American Athlete

Home, People, Country, States

35

"The prospect of going home is very appealing."

"The prospect of going home is very appealing."

David Ginola, French Athlete

35

"Although I managed my schedule to be home by late afternoon most days, basically, Roselle raised our children alone. And so I missed out on a lot of wonderful moments, missed watching my kids grow into the wonderful people they are today."

"Although I managed my schedule to be home by late afternoon most days, basically, Roselle raised our children alone. And so I missed out on a lot of wonderful moments, missed watching my kids grow into the wonderful people they are today."

Perry Como, American Musician

Home, People, Children, Kids

35

"Peter Hall was just organizing the Royal Shakespeare Company. It was going to be an ensemble, it was going to be in repertory, it was going to have a home in London as well as in the Midlands, and all of those things were happening at that time."

"Peter Hall was just organizing the Royal Shakespeare Company. It was going to be an ensemble, it was going to be in repertory, it was going to have a home in London as well as in the Midlands, and all of those things were happening at that time."

Trevor Nunn, English Director

Home, Time, Company, London

35

"It's really interesting to go back to '93 or '94 and listen to that music, like the I'll Lead You Home record."

"It's really interesting to go back to '93 or '94 and listen to that music, like the I'll Lead You Home record."

Michael W. Smith, American Musician

35

"This sort of encouragement is vital for any writer. And lastly the publication of Touching the Flame, which was on hold for two years and went through a few publishers before finding a stable home."

"This sort of encouragement is vital for any writer. And lastly the publication of Touching the Flame, which was on hold for two years and went through a few publishers before finding a stable home."

Paul Kane, English Writer

Home, Encouragement, Years

35

"Men can have a huge turnover of sponsorship and still survive a lot better than the women. But the women's ratings are better, at least at home in the United States than in the men's tennis."

"Men can have a huge turnover of sponsorship and still survive a lot better than the women. But the women's ratings are better, at least at home in the United States than in the men's tennis."

Billie Jean King, American Athlete

Home, Men, Women, States

35

"I don't know how to sit outside myself and test against a hypothetical self who stayed home."

"I don't know how to sit outside myself and test against a hypothetical self who stayed home."

Thom Gunn, British Poet

35

"It's hard either way, at home or on the bus, I think the hardest thing probably for me is going one second from being mom to right out on the stage and having to be that person too. It's hard to switch gears."

"It's hard either way, at home or on the bus, I think the hardest thing probably for me is going one second from being mom to right out on the stage and having to be that person too. It's hard to switch gears."

Lee Ann Womack, American Musician

Home, Mom, Being, Right

35

"I go to eat dinner with my folks when I'm home. I think that's the trick."

"I go to eat dinner with my folks when I'm home. I think that's the trick."

Brad Paisley, American Musician

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