Tom Vilsack Quotes
The food pyramid is very complicated. It doesn't give you as much info in a quick glance as the plate does.
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Love is important. I didn't have the energy to be giving it to somebody else in a way that they deserved, and I knew that. So I've always been scared to go too far with somebody I care for because I knew there would come a day when I'd need to pick up and finish a painting for the next three months. That day is inevitable.
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Capitalism offers you freedom, but far from giving people freedom, it enslaves them.
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Giving people self-confidence is by far the most important thing that I can do. Because then they will act.
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I wish the press were paying more attention to the erosion of the Constitution and the slippery slope that we're getting into, by giving up the right of the Congress to talk about when and how and where we go to war.
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Some musical directors have more chutzpah. They pick up the phone and talk people into giving. I prefer to call and say 'thank you' after the money has been contributed.
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Teachers believe they have a gift for giving; it drives them with the same irrepressible drive that drives others to create a work of art or a market or a building.
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By preventing pneumonia and other diseases, we are giving men, women and children the chance to live healthy productive lives and participate in the global economy. In doing so, we are not only enhancing their futures - we are enhancing our own.
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The United States is no longer first in the world in upward mobility. We can reverse that trend by giving our young children an equal start in life as they begin their journey to fulfill the American Dream.
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Now that we have a bit of money, it is nice to get gifts for people. Before I was getting and not really giving.
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Giving is an expression of gratitude for our blessings.
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When I started to work with UNICEF, it was a new way of giving some love and care to the world.
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My dad works in finance, so he kept giving me the stats: only one in a hundred actors makes it. He'd ask, 'Have you thought about producing?'
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I will never be a career actor, I don't think. I don't feel that I have the skill set to jump into it that way, although I wouldn't mind giving it a try.
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'Giving offers us the opportunity to reshape our destiny. When you give, you are reshaping your destiny.'
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Giving up at something that no longer serves a purpose, or protects you, or helps you, isn't giving up at all, it's growing up.
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Management of an industrial company must be giving targets to the engineers constantly; that may be the most important job management has in dealing with its engineers.
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Support for charities takes many forms. Some people give their money, some their spare time. I give my name and my voice. We give what we can to make a difference to the people and issues that matter to us. But what's most important, especially for celebrities, is giving our genuine commitment.
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Diabetes is a great example whereby, giving the patient the tools, you can manage yourself very well.
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I've always played 'NBA Live' since I was a kid, so to be on the cover is a blessing.
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They kept looking at me, as if to say, 'What family is he from?' it was fascinating.
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I think it's inevitable that some of the court's decisions will be found by a segment of the public to be not the right decision or subject to criticism.
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I've learned it's not about being famous and big money. L.A. can be a fun place, but when it comes down to it - and this might sound hokey - there's no place like home.
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The food pyramid is very complicated. It doesn't give you as much info in a quick glance as the plate does.
