Suzanne Bonamici (Suzanne Marie Bonamici) Quotes
Between floor votes, hearings and meetings, a typical week in Washington is about 70 hours. And back in the district, it's about 60 hours, a lot of which is spent with constituents.
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When human beings live together, conflict is inevitable. War is not.
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People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.
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In other words, I wouldn't like to be an actor if I could only be real. I like to get wild, behaviorally wild, and it's crazy to think of any form where it's just one way.
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If it is the duty of the State to educate, it is the duty of the State also to bear the burden of education, namely, the taxation out of which education is provided.
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Small businesses win as they get more contracts; workers win as small businesses create jobs; and taxpayers win as prices are driven down.
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We do not exploit our dolphins for profit.
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We have an obligation to our men and women in uniform - and to future generations - to do something about the issue of climate change.
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I am in love with my La Cornue custom-made stove - it's a dream to use and my favourite part of the kitchen.
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I have been vegetarian for twelve years. And I have never been seriously ill. Vegetarian food strengthens the immune system. I think that meat makes you sick.
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Can someone please explain to me what that was all about?
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Your goal in life should be to enjoy the highest levels of health and energy possible. This requires that you eat the right foods and fewer of them. It requires you to get regular exercise and move every joint of your body daily. To enjoy superb physical health, you must get lots of rest and recreation. Above all, you maintain a positive mental attitude, looking for the good in every situation, and remain determined to be a completely positive person.
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Why is geometry often described as cold and dry? One reason lies in its inability to describe the shape of a cloud, a mountain, a coastline or a tree.
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I just think it's sad that the main places in our culture that we designate to meet new people are bars and nightclubs.
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... except in the eyes of a few fanatics (untrustworthy as all lovers) an unmitigated expanse of water is dull even when blue: not in a small boat, where you are part of the winds and currents and tides and are allowed to hold the tiller now and then; but from those decks which the shipping companies with subconscious insight try to make as suburban as possible so that the impact of the monster outside may be lessened, and where the unrecognized boredom is so deep that a wispy smear of smoke on the horizon will queue up a crowd as if for a Valkyrie passing.
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People are looking for a way to take action, to do something other than donate on the Turnpike on their way to work, which seems impersonal.
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Read an hour every day in your chosen field. This works out to about one book per week, fifty books per year, and will guarantee your success.
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The compensation for a death sentence is the knowledge of the exact hour when one is to die. A great luxury, but one that is well earned.
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Members of Congress care about reelection most of all. And that means they care about their constituents. So you have to be a constituent to make your voice heard.
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The beautiful uncut hair of graves.
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Mass media wants bright lights. Mass media wants crazy clothes.
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Between floor votes, hearings and meetings, a typical week in Washington is about 70 hours. And back in the district, it's about 60 hours, a lot of which is spent with constituents.
