Claire McCaskill Quotes
We work for the public, and I believe that if a senator wants to block a piece of legislation or a nominee, they owe the public an explanation.
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At every turn, small businesses should be encouraged to compete. When they do, we all win.
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When we read fiction, we want to get outside of ourselves and are able to see from a perspective we haven't seen through before. That can be very powerful.
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It's the 21st century. It's healthier for us, better for the environment and certainly kinder to be a vegetarian.
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It's the fans that need spring training. You gotta get 'em interested. Wake 'em up and let 'em know that their season is coming, the good times are gonna roll.
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I know that I have to give testimony about all the things I lived, but I need time.
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I bring spiritual books with me while travelling. I like books about thoughts and how you see the world.
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I studied the lives of jazz singers who would tour Europe, and... what I learned was life was big ride for them. They'd seen the dark side of humanity... but touring the world playing jazz, it was a truly carefree way of living. A great escapism, if you like.
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I never had crushes on anybody when I was younger; I really didn't.
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A person who has been punished is not less inclined to behave in a given way; at best, he learns how to avoid punishment.
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Don't let your sins turn into bad habits.
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I already had high blood pressure. I have hypertension. And I think the chemo was just too much for my kidneys. And they went into failure. And that was September 12th of 2008. And the doctor rushed me right to the hospital.
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Were women meant to do everything - work and have babies?
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I was told that, when 'Betrayal' was being produced by one of the provincial companies in England, the two actors playing those roles actually went into a pub one day and played that scene as if it were really happening to them. The people around them became very uncomfortable.
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There's something unnatural about losing a sibling when they're young.
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It's not like I have the most perfect body in the world. I'm a normal girl.
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This whole beauty thing is something I've never comprehended.
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I just want to play for Hindus and Muslims that sit together. That's all I want to do.
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Let us all pledge to protect this opportunity in order to see that the wish of peace becomes a true and daily fact in this region.
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I think that the hardest thing about working with young people in foster care who've been through this kind of neglect and abuse is really to convince them that they are worthy of being loved. And I think because often they don't feel worthy of it, that's why they push people away.
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If you're building a social product, you're still living in the last century if your product doesn't work on Facebook.
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I remember it as if it were today... seeing him [Che] framed in the viewfinder, with that expression. I am still startled by the impact... it shakes me so powerfully. (On his iconic photo of Che Guevara)
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I love how the men stand around cooking the barbie while the women have done all the work beforehand doing the marinade and making the salads and then everybody says, 'what a great barbie' to the guy cooking. A barbecue is just the ultimate blokes' pastime, isn't it?
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One of the issues the Democrats have to be clear on is the given population distribution across the country. We have to compete everywhere. We have to show up everywhere. We have to work at a grassroots level, something that's been a running thread in my career.
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We work for the public, and I believe that if a senator wants to block a piece of legislation or a nominee, they owe the public an explanation.
