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Quotes by Politician
"Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you."
71
"Teapot Dome involved the conservation of the oil resources of the United States, especially those situated upon the public lands."
71
"I'm confident in our resolve to make the decisions necessary to keep our country and our people safe and prosperous and I look forward to representing the citizens of Pennsylvania's 6th Congressional District for the next two years."
71
"Having said that, I believe we must not compound the natural disaster of Katrina by creating a fiscal disaster in Congress - it is our duty to ensure that we reign in other government spending in any event, and especially in this time of national emergency."
71
"It is much easier to suppress a first desire than to satisfy those that follow."
71
"I do want to try to put things in perspective today relative to the U.S.-Canada relationship. I would like to start by talking about how important this relationship is to the people of the United States."
71
"Would you persuade speak of interest not of reason."
71
"Rather go to bed with out dinner than to rise in debt."
71
"The simultaneous reactions elicited all over the world by the reading of newspaper dispatches about the same events create, as it were, a common mental pulse beat for the whole of civilized mankind."
70
"The sound is the key; audiences will accept visual discontinuity much more easily than they'll accept jumps in the sound. If the track makes sense, you can do almost anything visually."
70
"Therefore, the observation must be explicitly made: In the Middle East and in the Muslim world, suspicions linger concerning the objectives of the West and notably the US."
70
"It is difficult to overstate the importance of the Civil Rights Act."
70
"If our country is to reach a workable solution to the abortion issue, the Democratic party must be open to and tolerant of opposing views."
70
"Where does virgin wool come from? The sheep that runs the fastest."
70
"Senators, like everyone else, want to feel a part of this decision-making process. They want to feel included."
70
"Jobs for every American is doomed to failure because of modern automation and production. We ought to recognize it and create an income-maintenance system so every single American has the dignity and the wherewithal for shelter, basic food, and medical care. I'm talking about welfare for all. Without it, you're going to have warfare for all."
70
"China's idea of fair trade is government subsidies of its textile and apparel exports to the United States, currency manipulation, and forgiveness of loans by its government banks."
70
"To be able to rely completely on the actors was a very simple process for me."
70
"I don't want to come to Washington to be just another vote. I want to lead on issues that are important."
70
"When I left prison, I had to figure out how to embrace my past."
70
"As you begin your tour of the United States, you may as well know that one American national trait which irritates many Americans and must be convenient for our critics is that we relentlessly advertise our imperfections."
70
"Every Canadian who wants to learn should have the opportunity to do so."
70
"Quite simply the Games are the biggest opportunity sport in this country has ever had. It is one that we must not squander."
70
"The slogan of the moderate Republican Party is this: we are rich, and we are not going to take it any more."
70
"A man is born alone and dies alone; and he experiences the good and bad consequences of his karma alone; and he goes alone to hell or the Supreme abode."
70
"Over 120 Aboriginal communities run their own health services - some have been doing so for 30 years. They struggle with difficult medical problems. They also try to deal with counselling, stolen generations issues, family relationships, violence, suicide prevention."
70
"I could not lose unless I was caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."
70
"Many of us in Congress have been calling on the Administration to articulate a bold mission for NASA. It seems that the President is answering that call. I wholeheartedly support his vision for going back to the moon, and from there to worlds beyond."
70
"As for me, even though I have been accused of anti-Semitism countless times, no one has ever heard me make anti-Semitic statements or engage in anti-Semitic behavior."
70
"Do good to your friends to keep them, to your enemies to win them."
70
"Mix a conviction with a man and something happens."
69
"Dr. King used Gandhi's commitment to non-violence and to passive resistance."
69
"We may smile at these matters, but they are melancholy illustrations."
69
"It is up to you civilians to give a hand to show that we intend to take our responsibilities to maintain the integrity of our Empire, by giving the world proof that we have not all sold out to the Jew or Plutocrat."
69
"President Johnson had a habit of throwing dollars at a question and the question would disappear."
69
"From protecting our natural resources to providing maritime security and national defense, the Coast Guard's duties are broad in scope, and the performance of those duties has never been more important."
69
"I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will."
69
"Like all social theories, internationalism must seek its basis in the economic and technical fields; here are to be found the most profound and the most decisive factors in the development of society."
69
"My parents had always preached the virtues of hard work. But hard work is one thing; economic struggle is another."
69
"Congress should stop treating veterans like they're asking for a hand out when it comes to the benefits they were promised, and they should realize that, were it not for these veterans, there would be nothing to hand out."
69
"My State Senate district was in the northern part of Oklahoma and they were redrawing the districts."
69
"Nowhere in this country should we have laws that permit drinking and driving or drinking in vehicles that are on American highways. This is not rocket science. We know how to prevent this, and 36 states do."
69
"In preparation for it, we need to have folks who are trained, we need facilities, equipment and supplies, that are going to be built into our society, and we are going to spend a lot of money on it."
69
"Even if you only counted the votes that actually made it through the hoops in order to be cast, the president was really Al Gore."
69
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