Jim Lehrer Quotes
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Clothes are a big part of a free society, I think, and what you wear is so indicative of the political climate you're living in.
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The adolescent protagonist is one of the hallmarks of American literature.
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Hash browns are my favorite breakfast food.
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The Constitution remains brilliant in its overall design and sound with respect to the Bill of Rights and the separation of powers. But there are numerous archaic provisions that inhibit constructive change and adaptation. These constitutional bits affect the daily life of the republic and every citizen in it.
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I have a really great show jacket from Lavalliere that's really well made, and I have a great pair of Gucci jodhpurs, which is hilarious.
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I do think Jesus would skip church on Sunday morning and instead visit the nursing homes and retirement homes where so many have abandoned their loved ones.
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Those who prepared for all the emergencies of life beforehand may equip themselves at the expense of joy.
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The universe is always speaking to us... sending us little messages, causing coincidences and serendipities, reminding us to stop, to look around, to believe in something else, something more.
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Beware of politicians who tell you they'll do all these wonderful things for you for only a small tax increase. Those tax increases are never as small as you might imagine, and the benefits are always smaller than promised and/or imagined.
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The purest joy for the human spirit and the sheerest delight for man's heart are the rapture of the spirit contained within the love of God.
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Jam! I love my jam. I've just had a batch of it come through, I've been making it.
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Kids will come into my boxing gym with no discipline, and then you teach them how to focus and love what they're doing, which then travels outside into their home and work life.
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Americans do not have a good track record when it comes to preparing for disasters, unless they see a clear possibility of personally being in harms way.
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Men have an extraordinarily erroneous opinion of their position in nature; and the error is ineradicable.
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It took Jimmy Carter to give us Ronald Reagan.
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I'm happy to tell you that having been through surgery and chemotherapy and radiation, breast cancer is officially behind me. I feel absolutely great and I am raring to go.
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Beauty set up distance between other people and me. It warped their behavior.
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I want you to dive consciously into the Self, i.e., into the Heart.
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Liberty is never out of bounds or off limits; it spreads wherever it can capture the imagination of men.
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We continue to focus on actually solving problems that real people have and not being distracted by what power users want.
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An interview is about mutual selection.
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No one has ever bought me underwear, and I'm a little bummed about that. Maybe it's not such a big deal any more.
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In order to reduce the deficit, there has to be revenue in addition to cuts.
