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Claire McCaskill Quotes

My first obligation is my job. It's very hard to really get into campaign mode when you've got to focus on doing the work.

Claire McCaskill

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: politician
Nationality: american
Birth: July 24, 1953

Topics

Work Focus Job Doing You First

My family were really poor.

Family Poor Really Were

Once, I was out of the house 93 days in a year. I was missing grandparents' days at schools and kids' birthdays and Valentine's Day, not to mention the fact that when you're on the road, you can't get anything done. I had to learn to say 'No,' cut back on travel.

Valentine's Day Day Travel Road Year

The basic dream of many Colombians is to have a secure nation, without exclusions, with equity, and without hatred.

Dream Hatred Equity Nation Without

Sometimes you need to take a departure from what you do to something that's slightly different in order to get inspiration.

You Sometimes Need Inspiration Take

I do not have the luxury of deciding which provisions of the Ohio Constitution to defend.

Constitution Luxury Defend Ohio

I knew at an early age that I wanted to make an impact.

Age Impact Early Make Knew Wanted

I was in love with the whole world and all that lived in its rainy arms.

Love World Lived Whole Arms Rainy

My wife and I have never been able to have kids of our own. Physically, it's impossible. The doctor checked. So we tend to unofficially adopt lots of twenty-somethings. I have a real soft spot in my heart for youth.

Heart Wife Youth Doctor Impossible

Throughout my work is the idea, over and over, that we must all learn to respect one another.

Work Respect Learn Over Must Idea

My formal speaking career began before a group of 10 third-graders. We drew pictures of my home in Rwanda. I told them about my mother's huge garden and our mango tree. The lessons I taught were simple. Play nicely. Take care of plants. Take care of people.

Clemantine Wamariya

Mother Home Tree Simple Plants Care

All of us learn to write in the second grade. Most of us go on to greater things.

Learn Go Write Things Greater Us

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