Bob Kerrey Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.
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I am a proud Zionist. I can tell you about every blossom that grows in this land. I know the history and the Bible.
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Organized labor, if they're doing a responsible job, is going to organize the pooling of small amounts of money to protect the interests of the people who are not rich.
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Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant.
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I loved Alessandra Torre's 'Black Lies.'
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It's no secret that I've been reluctant to use my name for things.
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The term 'personal ambition' immediately puts me off. It feels like finding a sliver of onion in my ice cream. There's nothing wrong with a sliver of onion, but I don't want it in my ice cream.
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We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful.
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In many ways, anger is a misdirected plea for love.
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Forget not, O Lord, that I am one of those whom Thou hast created, and with Thine own blood hast redeemed. I repent me of my sins: I will strive to amend my ways.
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Faith is a higher faculty than reason.
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It is not necessary that whilst I live I live happily; but it is necessary that so long as I live I should live honourably.
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I'm a fighter, and I don't take no for an answer.
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Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends by blocking his retreat.
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Humor is an antidote to all ills.
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US presidents can make all the commitments and declarations they want until they are blue in the face, in the Muslim world they will always be perceived as partisan.
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People don't think an athlete nowadays can have a team-first mentality and I do.
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Change is something that is expected and, therefore, not resisted.
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The history of business has shown that companies usually only regulate themselves if they're forced to by legislation, or out of self-interest - often in the shape of a marketable message that will help sell more products.
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You work enough with someone and you develop a shorthand. You know how he likes to work through the day and he knows where you're vulnerable and where your weaknesses and strengths are, so it makes for a good team, a team that knows who's over there behind your back.
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Listening is more than being quiet. Listening is much more than silence. Listening requires undivided attention. The time to listen is when someone needs to be heard. The time to deal with a person with a problem is when he has the problem. The time to listen is the time when our interest and love are vital to the one who seeks our ear, our heart, our help, and our empathy.
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Time decides who you meet in life, your heart decides who you want in your life, and your behavior decides who stays in your life.
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The only medal that I am certain I deserved is the Purple Heart.
