Dennis Hastert Quotes
On this historic day, it is a high honor and rather humbling that a great number of my colleagues have come to me and urged me to lead the House into the 21st century, ... It is a calling that I have not sought. However, it is a duty that I cannot ignore.
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You don't have to be an heiress to look like one, if you act like one then everyone will just presume you are one.
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God gets you to the plate, but once your there your on your own.
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Countries that intervene militarily rarely do so out of pure altruism.
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In the Muslim world, there are many people who have been vocal and we have been very vocal against extremists. But how to win this battle is an ongoing battle. And we must continue to wage the battle for peace.
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Anytime I'm involved with anything that's well-received, it's a surprise to me.
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In Egypt today most people are concerned with getting bread to eat. Only some of the educated understand how democracy works.
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I do think one should have clean feet.
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Acting can be a narrow and isolated experience, because you only examine your particular part.
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For most of us, wisdom is acquired in the thicket of experience and usually meets us somewhere along the way if we live long enough. But sooner is better than later.
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The basic right to quality and affordable health care is under assault by Donald Trump and Republicans in Washington.
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Ripley is married. And he's not lost. He has his feet on the ground.
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In Maryland, we have the unfortunate distinction of being the most gerrymandered state in the entire nation.
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It is better to entertain an idea than to take it home to live with you for the rest of your life.
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If we're talking about masculinity and tenderness, I don't look at Clinton.
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And for a very special group of people, we've provided their only job. I'm speaking of course of the disabled. They have stated they don't want a hand out just a hand. We are happy to give them one.
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I think it's an enormous blessing to be the child of an immigrant who fled oppression, because you realize how fragile liberty is and how easily it can be taken away.
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I'd like us to deliver a little message to all the men still out there who think it's the '50s, and coming home simply means watching television with a beer.
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In theory, I work an eight-hour day and a five-day week which means I can socialise with my pals who mostly have normal jobs like teaching and computer programming.
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An unlimited power to tax involves, necessarily, the power to destroy.
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I mean, the country was founded on free enterprise. There's good things about it, and there's obviously bad things about it.
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The cardinal rule of taxation is that whatever you put a levy on, you'll inevitably get less of. Taxing corporate activity means less investing, less hiring, fewer jobs and a smaller economy, which hurts the rich, the poor and the middle class alike.
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I was a bit of a sleeper-inner.
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On this historic day, it is a high honor and rather humbling that a great number of my colleagues have come to me and urged me to lead the House into the 21st century, ... It is a calling that I have not sought. However, it is a duty that I cannot ignore.
