Emanuel Cleaver Quotes
We may be a nation of Democrats, Independents, and Republicans, but first and foremost we are all human beings and Americans.
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When I was 11, I realised that I did not have to live the life my mother had: school, marriage, children, apartment, summer house.
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I think one thing that kids who grow up on farms really have going for them is they have exposure to death and birth in a totally different way. I think it takes away a little bit of the mystery and a little bit of the fear, and I do wish I had that. And I wish I was able to grow my own food.
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Try and understand what part you have to play in the world in which you live. There's more to life than you know and it's all happening out there. Discover what part you can play and then go for it.
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My favorite writers are all Jews - David, Solomon, Matthew, Mark - well, you get the picture.
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Alcohol, tobacco, and pharmaceutical drugs are legal, but they can hurt a lot of people.
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Romance is a bird that will not sing in every bush, and love-affairs, however devoted the sentiments that inspire them, are often so business-like in the prudence with which they are conducted, that romance is reduced to a mere croaking or a disgusted silence.
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A creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him.
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I want babies. I think I'll be a great dad.
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I'm attempting to put myself in a bottle that will one day wash up on the beach for my children.
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Continuous persecution of widows and orphans is a crime. Even the Bible says there is a specific place in hell for those who oppress widows.
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We can no longer tolerate losing one more innocent child or putting one more firefighter at risk in a fire that could have been prevented at the cost of pennies by making a couple simple changes to the construction of a cigarette.
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He was what I often think is a dangerous thing for a statesman to be - a student of history; and like most of those who study history, he learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.
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Nobody has any conscience about adding to the improbabilities of a marvelous tale.
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At the end of the day, the position is just a position, a title is just a title, and those things come and go. It's really your essence and your values that are important.
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One way the Tea Party has benefited female candidates - and the conservative movement generally - is by consciously steering clear of social issues.
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Hair wax is my go-to. When it comes to shampoo, I use whatever is at the rink.
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Starting with 'Forever, Interrupted,' I somehow convinced myself that in order to create content, I had to consume content. What this means is that I have legitimized binge-watching television and told myself that I must do it for work.
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I've never been a calm, midrange type person.
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I've never before been so aware of the thousands of little good things, the thousands of things that go right every day.
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I spent my entire childhood in an environment in which the mighty of the earth had no place outside story books and dreams.
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Bio-Technology is expected to play a major role in improving productivity.
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There's hope for everyone. That's what makes the world go round.
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You just have to play it cool. You don't want everyone to know you're an amateur.
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We may be a nation of Democrats, Independents, and Republicans, but first and foremost we are all human beings and Americans.
