Douglas Wilder Quotes
If both John McCain and Obama were given a sip of truth serum, both would admit they made serious mistakes in choosing running mates in 2008.
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If men can quilt and take over the kitchen, then women can pick up a wrench and fix a leaky pipe.
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I believe in the institution of marriage and it's like a tag to cement the relationship for your friends, family and public.
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The truth is, there's an information blockade in America, and it must be broken. In order to find crucial facts, numbers and outside perspectives, a person must spend an hour searching and cross-searching on the computer.
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People should know what they want, not just what they don't want.
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I never was a very good singer.
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Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye.
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My soul is now her day, my day her night, So I lie down, and so I rise.
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I know that for me, a lot of people will look at me and they'll think 'Somali' or 'outsider' instead of 'Minnesota.'
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I can't give you a brain, but I can give you a diploma.
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All Hollywood corrupts; and absolute Hollywood corrupts absolutely.
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So many of us have friends or family who have battled cancer, and we know how important it is to find a cure.
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We ought to be able to forgo the constant need to raise money and just focus on working together to solve the problems this country faces.
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Even when I was a kid, I had this insane head of flaming hair. It looked like a wig.
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Public appearances are a headache. I hold mine down to a minimum.
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Food is not a means toward resolution. It can't cure heartbreak or solve untenable dilemmas.
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I've always thought about my legacy - more so, though, my impact off the field and how I'm helping my community and solidifying and strengthening the lives of others around me. And also, I just want to be a dominant football player, too. So it encompasses everything.
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Trying to make a feature film yourself with no money is the best film school you can do.
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I find the term 'workaholic' to be distasteful because it reminds me of the harried-looking lawyers I recall chained to their desks through nights and weekends during my lawyer days years ago.
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I've always considered myself a Libertarian. While I was running for governor of New Mexico, the Republicans were totally inclusive of me; the party was open-armed, but they never thought I'd win. I delivered in a really big way; I exceeded their expectations and think I'm still highly regarded by the GOP in New Mexico.
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I'm not prepared to give up the truth for popularity.
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Technically, the Hurricane might have been able to win the Battle of Britain on its own. But for keeping up the spirits of the people on the ground while running rings round anything the Third Reich could throw at it? That was the job of the Spitfire, a symbol of British brilliance, a symbol of hope.
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The worst thing about cynicism is its truth.
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If both John McCain and Obama were given a sip of truth serum, both would admit they made serious mistakes in choosing running mates in 2008.
