Tammy Duckworth Quotes

I went to Iraq in 2004 because I believe in doing my duty, not because I agreed with the war.

Tammy Duckworth

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In the ongoing effort to combat Ebola, more needs to be done to rewrite the public-health narrative. It must move from one that has been infused with fear to one that recognizes the hope for survival that supportive care can offer infected people.

Joanne Liu

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The mainstream media choose to flaunt story lines that make white America appear guilty of continued institutional racism, while black racism against whites is ignored as an acceptable disposition given our nation's history.

Andrew Breitbart

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Seven thirty in the morning is too early for a man of my standing.

Matt Roper

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The refusal to rest content, the willingness to risk excess on behalf of one's obsessions, is what distinguishes artists from entertainers, and what makes some artists adventurers on behalf of us all.

John Updike

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For us Africans, literature must serve a purpose: to expose, embarrass, and fight corruption and authoritarianism. It is understandable why the African artist is utilitarian.

Ama Ata Aidoo

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Ring up your parents and ring up your kids and tell them that you love them.

Stephen Daldry

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Fast, cheap, abundant broadband is a fantastic economic accelerator, enabling breakout businesses and kick-starting new industries.

Steven Levy

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I haven't been part of the criminal world.

Steve Toltz

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The journey has been incredible from its beginning.

Sidney Poitier

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Trump is Trump. Some people find him hilarious. I don't find it hilarious, but you can't say it's dull. There's nothing credible about Donald Trump.

Martin Short

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More than any other setting - more than battlefields or boardrooms or a spaceship headed for intergalactic travel - I'll put my money on the family to provide an endless source of comedy, tragedy and intrigue.

Joyce Maynard

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My personal style has seen so many highs and lows. Probably more lows than highs.

Josh Hutcherson

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