Pete Hoekstra Quotes

When I came to Congress in 1993, the traditional idea that all politics stopped at the water's edge was alive and well. Americans had been unified for the previous four decades against the threat from the former Soviet Union and communism.

Pete Hoekstra

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I believe that 'MasterChef' brings something more to the table, so to speak, than simply being another reality food TV show. My hope is that it will inspire America to get more involved in the food they eat, how it is prepared.

Joe Bastianich

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I like to take chances. The actors I admire are the ones who aren't afraid to make themselves nasty, bad or even goofy. I've never shied away from controversial characters.

Matt Dillon

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I can't give a soundbite for love or money.

John Rhys-Davies

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I remember when 'Daddy Day Care' came out, I saw fathers and their sons and daughters walking out of the theater and talking about the movie. That's the neatest thing.

Steve Carr

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If Ron Dellums running for mayor gives you hope, then let's get on with it.

Ron Dellums

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I think it's really cool that someone could have ovaries and the presidency. Growing up, I thought I could never be president because I was black and female. Now I know that's wrong. Within my own lifetime - that's different. Within my lifetime, interracial couples are more common. Within my own lifetime, biracial folks are able to claim that.

Courtney A. Kemp

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The progressives like to talk a lot about poverty - and you should. However, it's the guys in the middle who have really been hurt by the global economy . The people at the bottom have been holding on to their jobs quite well, actually.

Chrystia Freeland

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I enjoy working with the younger players and helping them to develop.

Arjen Robben

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That's why I'm very proud of being American. I'm proud to pay taxes. I pay a lot of taxes, but it sure beats the alternative.

Payne Stewart

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Does it seem like Washington's rigged for the well connected? That's because it is.

Todd Young

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I believe in the separation of church and state, but I do not believe in the separation of politics from religion.

Rick Warren

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Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.

Mark Twain

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