Christopher Shays Quotes

It's hard for me to imagine that some people in the CIA who had firsthand knowledge would be unable to recognize that this would be helpful information for a soldier's death.

Christopher Shays

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There simply aren't enough constitutional safeguards in place to protect against a rogue president.

Jeff Vandermeer

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In the case of 'Sweet Tooth,' and in the case of a lot of stuff I do, it all starts with the image. It may be something I sketch in my sketchbooks - something that reoccurs in the sketchbooks. Eventually, a character or story line starts to grow out of that.

Jeff Lemire

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I hardly have any spare time! But when I do, I garden a lot - I love plants and flowers.

Soundarya

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This nation's 23 million small businesses need a budget that reflects their value to the economy.

Solomon Ortiz

ValueSmallBudgetNeedEconomy

To say Donald Trump would be a disaster for our country, our democracy, and our future would be doing a grave disservice to the word 'disaster.'

Tom Steyer

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America must be the teacher of democracy, not the advertiser of the consumer society. It is unrealistic for the rest of the world to reach the American living standard.

Mikhail Gorbachev

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Early in life I learned, just through observation, that right always wins out over wrong. If a person has good intentions in his heart and wants to do the right thing, then there are certain ways that any obstacle can be overcome.

Monte Irvin

LifeGoodHeartDo The Right Thing

A lot of Americans don't really leave the country.

Michael Pena

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Though I have tremendous support from lots of people, there are so many others waiting to tear me down.

Misty Copeland

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We have a disturbing cultural appetite for novelty, and it seems to me wrong each new laureate should dislodge the ideas of his or her predecessor, especially when they're still unfolding.

Louise Gluck

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I try to not think too much about how people are receiving my music. And I'm not really famous enough that it's a problem.

Julia Holter

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I tell people: walk around for one month and write down three problems in your life every day. At first it's easy - you got stuck in traffic, you missed your alarm - but by the end of the month you're looking really hard to get your 90 problems. The most common things on your list are now billion-dollar businesses.

Jay Samit

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