Betsy Hodges Quotes
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The world has a truly historic pope in Francis.
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My mother's first career was physical therapy, her second was writer, and her third career was president of an organic fertilizer company. And she's driven a tank.
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I'm a Democrat.
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I am very aware that I married up, and I'm lucky for it every day.
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Done right, precision can help clarify, plus it's fun.
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We can only have true public safety with public trust.
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Prince was a child of our city, and his love of his hometown permeated many of his songs. Our pride in his accomplishments permeates our love of Minneapolis.
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Physical development fosters learning.
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I'm a little obsessed with lip balm. When I go to a new place, I'll find the locally made natural lip balms and buy them as my little memento.
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I pray and meditate first thing in the morning.
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Every marathon starts with that first mile. But somewhere around mile 16 or 18 - trust me on this - your feet are killing you, you're not sure you can breathe anymore, your mind is frazzled, your body wracked with pain, and all you want to do is stop.
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I have people I talk to on a regular basis about what's going on in my life, what am I struggling with, and where my faith is at.
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Donald Trump is out to destroy people's lives, and he's trying to take our democracy down. That is something we can fight with everything we've got, but having compassion for one another while we do it is going to get us a lot further.
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Together we are bigger than the sum of our parts.
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What's not fascinating about 'Wonder Woman?' She's powerful. She's strong. She gets her strength from other women. She kicks butt in the world. You know, she's bulletproof, which is appealing. But she also has the Lasso of Truth. That's the thing I would want most, that Lasso of Truth. Because in politics, it would be very handy.
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I am very clear with people that I am willing and able to make tough choices, and I will do that.
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Since I'm a Minnesotan, that bragging thing is a little hard.
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We must shout out from the rooftops that Minneapolis is the best place on Earth.
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Human-induced climate change is a scientific reality, and its effective control is a moral imperative for humanity.
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When Donald Trump comes after any part of our community, he'll find 419,000 Minneapolitans and me standing squarely in his way. That's the kind of wall I can support.
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Professional people build relationships by doing the work together.
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If Donald Trump wants to harm cities and the people who call them home, he'll have to come through me.
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If we're going to make a city everybody can live in for a lifetime, we need to make sure we are building and growing for everybody.
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When we are all together, we will have a future that is far greater than whatever we could do separate from one another.