Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. Quotes
He was one of the few political leaders I have ever met whose public speeches revealed more than his private conversations. (On Ronald Reagan)
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I imagine that yes is the only living thing.
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I never expected in a million years that I would have the honor to become an advocate of women's health care and education, and I'd dive on a live grenade to get this message out, so thank you for this forum.
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I don't want to get burned when I'm cooking. To avoid getting hit when pan-frying, I stand far away and use chopsticks that are almost two feet long. I learned it from my mom, who does the same thing.
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Genetic determinism... On its interpretation depends the entire relation between biology and the social sciences.
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I worked for a lot of candidates, in tough campaigns that lost. Most of my candidates lost until Bill Clinton. There was always a point where you look in their eyes and they knew it was over. And there was never that point with Clinton. He never quit. He never gave up.
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Gratitude is a humble emotion. It expresses itself in a thousand ways, from a sincere thank you to friend or stranger, to the mute, up-reaching acknowledgment to God--not for the gifts of this day only, but for the day itself; not for what we believe will be ours in the future, but for the bounty of the past.
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When everyone in the world sees beauty, then ugly exists.
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Let us cherish the hope that the day is not far distant when we will be in the midst of this next adventure.
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It was Mario Cuomo's great gift and our good fortune that he was both a sterling orator and a passionate public servant. His life was a blessing.
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The distinction between talent and genius is definite. Talent combines and uses; genius combines and creates.
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Nobody thought I was dumb enough to do it twice in a row.
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The competition is a big part of it racing - the passion you have for the sport and the knowledge you have. You're not just going to wake up one day and say, " think I'll do something different." This is what I've done my whole life. My competitive nature and my passion for the sport, those are the things that keep you wanting to do better.
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Abilene possessed greater vision, perhaps because it possessed little else.
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What's most interesting to me is when [Tony DiNozzo] is just madly inappropriate.
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Yes, we rather condemn people for eternity without the courtesy of informing them.
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I am interested in people who swim in the deep end. I want to have conversations about real things with people who have experienced real things. I'm tired of talking about movies and gossiping about friends. Life is crunchy and complicated and all the more delicious.
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That conversations both with the President and among senior advisors, including the First Lady, are protected by executive privilege.
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He was one of the few political leaders I have ever met whose public speeches revealed more than his private conversations. (On Ronald Reagan)
