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Quotes by Politician

"When it comes to mental illness most of the diagnoses are similar or the same yet they can never display how we individually go through our pain."

"If we are to perpetuate the state, we must not only produce citizens, but good citizens - men and women of sound bodies, clear minds and clean souls."

"Tony Blair will probably get thrown out by his party."

"Many people experience Gethsemane moments."

"If I used a higher percentage of my brain I wouldn't of had to ride on the short bus."

"Maybe we should Create a 'Happy God Day' and make it the one day of the year you can't kill each other."

"My definition for GOD that works for me is "Pure Energy, Supreme Consciousness. The highest resolution of pure energy we use is the sensation we call "love."

"I cannot go to the Opera, because I have forsworn all expense which does not end in pleasing me."

"We must care. We must all care. And while I am working, while the governments is working, so must the people also work."

"I stand for simple justice, equal opportunity and human rights. The indispensable elements in a democratic society - and well worth fighting for."

"The fact is... our doors have not exactly been knocked down by companies willing to defend Microsoft's business practices."

"As a society we're always so quick and able to spend money on lawyers for someone for incarceration, but we don't make the corresponding commitment to the preventative components of it."

"But at the same time, I think we recognize we can't impose democracy from without, particularly American-style democracy. We need to work with those elements in the region that are moving towards a reformed process and there are a number of them."

"We need to address our Nation's mounting garbage problem by generating less garbage, particularly paper waste."

"Too many children are being parked in substandard day care with workers who make little more than a parking attendant."

"But I don't think the Democratic Party is at eye level with the middle class."

"The whole campaign was a tragic case of mistaken identity."

"Well, first of all, let's go right to it. We're going to balance the budget. We should live within our own means, and we should read the bills and work with the American people."

"I never apologize for my efforts to support worthy projects that Alabama."

"All Americans should have access to quality, affordable health care."

"I try to support groups that are about educating people about different races, different religions, different cultures and different situations so that we can break down the barriers of prejudice and bigotry."

"The Federal government does not have any information about extraterrestrial life to conceal, and there are no secret projects for me to investigate."

"Honesty, integrity, and accountability, the values, which should be the hallmark of this government, have instead been thrown under the bus by an arrogant majority, casualties in a misguided campaign to shield from accountability those who abuse this House."

"If your basic premise about the fundamental purpose of our government is that it must provide for the common defense, then no other position is possible."

"That this nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom."

"We are ready to train new Iraqi forces outside Iraq. We did it in Abu Dhabi."

"But before looking to the future, let's glance back at the road we've traveled these past two years because that is the source of much of the optimism we are all feeling about the future."

"We've complemented that with a second office to think about how we need to prepare ourselves for that period 10 or 15 or 20 years from now, by way of investment in our technology, our organization and our people."

"Christian virtues unite men. Racism separates them."

"Adult stem cells are also problematic, as they are difficult to identify, purify and grow, and simply may not exist for certain diseased tissues that need to be replaced."

"The best defense against these people is to educate parents and children of the dangers that come along with the Internet and by limiting access to certain sites during the school day."

"Exhaustion and exasperation are frequently the handmaidens of legislative decision."

"Our ability to effectively engage China and the Arab world rests on shared economic and political interests and mutual understanding."

"It was to carry the American democratic journey beyond these failings that Black citizens and civil rights workers risked unemployment, violence and death."

"You know, sometimes, when they say you're ahead of your time, it's just a polite way of saying you have a real bad sense of timing."

"Standing, as I believe the United States stands for humanity and civilization, we should exercise every influence of our great country to put a stop to that war which is now raging in Cuba and give to that island once more peace, liberty, and independence."

"Brown v. Board is the foundation by which all Americans can look for hope - hope for their children, hope for their families, and hope for a better future."

"National isolation breeds national neurosis."

"You just have to stand and grit your teeth and know your poll numbers are going to go down - and mine have - but you gotta grit through it because the alternative is unacceptable."

"There is still a lot of misinformation being spread about higher education funding arrangements under the new Act. The students page on my website sets out the main points in the Act."

"We will never forget those like my great-grandfather who fought at Vicksburg."

"I am in favor of stem-cell research. I am not in favor of creating new human embryos through cloning."

"We do not need international help to stop corruption, we need strong Louisiana Leadership."

"San Francisco businesses face many challenges, including high rents, regulatory burdens, and the rising cost of workers compensation insurance and employee health plans."

"Canada is the only country founded on the relentless pursuit of the rodent."

"I absolutely intend to return every penny given to me by my Democratic colleagues and Democratic leaders."

"I would like to spend my next two years showing how the aim of making technology available to every young person can be built into the effort to make our nation more secure. That is my latest concern and what I will be pushing over the next two years."
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