John Cornyn Quotes
The Supreme Court has never ruled that Congress can use the Commerce Clause to require individuals to engage in an activity they have chosen to avoid. Yet that is precisely what Obamacare does: It forces Americans without health insurance to purchase coverage. Such a requirement is unprecedented and unconstitutional.
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I believe in the Prince of Peace. I believe that War is Murder. I believe that armies and navies are at bottom the tinsel and braggadocio of oppression and wrong, and I believe that the wicked conquest of weaker and darker nations by nations whiter and stronger but foreshadows the death of that strength.
W. E. B. Du Bois
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As an organization, Esri is strong, and we're continuing to grow. We're dedicated to this. And we're excited to see what you can accomplish and to watch your work evolve.
Jack Dangermond
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Really, I have to laugh because there was a whole set of stories that made me sound like the Dragon Lady, you know, 'tough this and tough that.' Then there is this business about 'gooey.' The bottom line is I am a pragmatic idealist.
Madeleine Albright
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The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited breath.
W. C. Fields
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I was shot when I think it was number one. That was the catalyst for the interest in the show. Certainly it went on for a long time after that but that's what really kicked it off. Of course a lot of people watched it just because of the novelty of the situation.
Larry Hagman
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But there will come a time and a place to give back, and each individual will recognize that time and place.
Vernon Jordan
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We recognize that the arts are an essential part of San Francisco's cultural vitality.
Gavin Newsom
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My favorite soundtrack is 'Avatar.' It's the best thing in the world. I love it.
Sam Smith
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Being married to a psychologist, I realize that I learn more from imperfections.
Patricia MacLachlan
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I had almost three acres of land in Beverly Hills. And I had a big atrium of chickens because I love that feeling of being in the country and living from the soil.
Eartha Kitt
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I'll admit, sometimes I've paid the bills with acting. You know the phrase, 'It's one for the money, two for the showreel.' I don't want that as a director. I don't want to compromise myself. There's a big old wide world out there. I want to explore it.
Paddy Considine
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I would argue that you're only going to get the conservatives, particularly a Republican House, to pass immigration reform if we, as conservatives, are reassured that the border is controlled and that we get to vote on whether the border is controlled.
Rand Paul
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It doesn't matter how many A-levels you have, what kind of a degree you have, if you have good manners, people will like you.
Kate Reardon
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I really am a woman at peace.
Laura Schlessinger
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So we're living by that sword, and we're going to cut every now and then from it's backlash.
Vince McMahon
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But, we didn't have all the media that we do today.
Wanda Jackson
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I like to write scenes in the middle of the night. We could change every word of 'Family Ties' between Monday and Friday.
Gary David Goldberg
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Southern California is a nice place, if you could cut out the show-business cancer. It just keeps spreading.
P. J. O'Rourke
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Poverty is not inevitable. It is a human ill that we can fight if we decide to do so together.
Marc Forne Molne
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We would take a little bit of money out of a huge increase in ballistic missile defense and put it in a place where it will do a lot of good, namely, in targeted pay increases to our enlisted personnel, particularly our NCOs and our junior warrant officers.
John Spratt
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I walk into a health club locker room and feel an immediate impulse toward scrutiny, the kneejerk measuring of self against other: 'That one has great thighs, this one's gained weight, who's thin, who's fat, how do I compare?'
Caroline Knapp
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It's true that I love to connect with my fans on the social networking sites, but I try not to go overboard, ever. I just give people a peek into my mind space, but never bombard them with my tweets.
A. R. Rahman
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Posting a brag, humble or otherwise, and then waiting for people to respond is the equivalent of having a conversation in which all you do is wait for your turn to speak.
Meghan Daum
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The Supreme Court has never ruled that Congress can use the Commerce Clause to require individuals to engage in an activity they have chosen to avoid. Yet that is precisely what Obamacare does: It forces Americans without health insurance to purchase coverage. Such a requirement is unprecedented and unconstitutional.
John Cornyn