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		Where would the Rockefellers be today if old John D. had gone on selling short-weight kerosene ... to widows and orphans instead of wisely deciding to mulct the whole country.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				S. J. Perelman
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		Happiness cannot come from hatred or anger. Nobody can say, 'Today I am happy because this morning I was angry.' On the contrary, people feel uneasy and sad and say, 'Today I am not very happy, because I lost my temper this morning.'
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Dalai Lama
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		George, it has been seven months today since your reckless and wanton foreign policies killed my son, my big boy, my hero, my best-friend: Casey.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Cindy Sheehan
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		Today, there is no excuse for any one of us to sit back and go, "Ugh! There's nothing I can do about it."Because there is always something that can be done.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Queen Noor of Jordan
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		My upbringing involves individuals who helped me along the way. I don't think I would be here today without that support.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Dwyane Wade
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		We need a leader able to project his or her personality and present our policies in today's media environment. All this is true - but we also need a leader capable of building a team, inspiring loyalty from colleagues, and one genuinely open to ideas.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Bob Ainsworth
			
		
	
	
  
	 
	
		
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		I rise today in strong support of the Children's Safety and Violent Crime Reduction Act, because it is a commonsense way to protect our schoolchildren from pedophiles.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Ric Keller
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		In our culture, good looks are so important, and today he'd head straight for a plastic surgeon, but in Cyrano's time, the nose was who he was, and it didn't matter that he was a brilliant poet, a brilliant swordsman, a brilliant man. His nose defined him.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Douglas Hodge
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		I used to soak my mitts in a bucket of water for about two days. Then I'd put a couple of baseballs in the pocket and wrap it up with a rubber band. Today you don't have to do that, because catchers' mitts are more like first baseman's gloves.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Bob Uecker
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		It is our task to provide policies suited to the different situations of today.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				John Bracken
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		(his answer to 'do you have a twin sister?') 'He’s quite influential, that Rodger. He’s done a couple of songs on the new album. He’s off fishing today.'
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Zayn Malik
			
			
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		The armed forces are professional, apolitical, and secular and the most disciplined force the country has today... We would not like to include (the armed forces) in such a type of survey, (but) in the case of other departments and ministries such a study will continue.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Pranab Mukherjee
			
		
	
	
  
	 
	
		
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		President Obama called for a 'we' nation in his Inauguration Address. Art convenes. It is not just inspirational. It is aspirational. It pricks the walls of our compartmentalized minds, opens our hearts and makes us brave. And that's what we need most in our country today.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Anna Deavere Smith
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		Today it is evident that we have two political parties: the Tax and Spenders and the No-Tax and Spenders. Neither party is fiscally conservative. Is there no room at the inn for an honest conservative? A conservative who makes the case for smaller government on its merits and not just as the fallback option when fiscal bankruptcy threatens?
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Alex Tabarrok
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		I think the culture today is very, very different from what it was in the '60s, and I feel lucky that I grew up at a time when I had these very strong female role models.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Susanna Hoffs
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		Today, all patients accepted for treatment at St. Jude's are treated without regard for the family's ability to pay. Everything beyond what is covered by insurance is taken care of, and for those without insurance, all of the medical costs are absorbed by the hospital.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Marlo Thomas
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		But our leaders of today have decided it's more important to be popular, to say and do what's easy, and say yes rather than to say no, when no is what is required.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Chris Christie
			
		
	
	
  
	 
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		I wish the state of enthusiasm I am now in may last, for today I FELT there is a God. I have been devotional and my mind has been led away from the follies that it is mostly wrapped up in.
	
	
	
		
			
				
					
						
					
				
				Elizabeth Fry