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		There's a direct relationship between the ballot box and the bread box, and what the union fights for and wins at the bargaining table can be taken away in the legislative halls.
	
	  Walter Reuther Walter Reuther
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		We've had Town Hall meetings, we've witnessed election after election, in which the American people have taken a position on the President's health care bill. And the bottom line is the people don't like this bill. They don't want it.
	
	  Eric Cantor Eric Cantor
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		I'm going to be looking forward, asked to be judged on my record, not taken back as has been the - in a sense, the tendency throughout politics in Northern Ireland, is to always look back, always look at what was said a long time ago, instead of looking forward.
	
	  Peter Hain Peter Hain
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		Influenza pandemics must be taken seriously, precisely because of their capacity to spread rapidly to every country in the world.
	
	  Margaret Chan Margaret Chan
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		And I don't mean this metaphorically. I want to be taken seriously as proposing that the ennui of modernity is the consequence of a disruptive symbiotic relationship between ourselves and vegetable nature.
	
	  Terence McKenna Terence McKenna
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		In Europe art has to a large degree taken the place of religion. In America it seems rather to be science.
	
	  Johan Huizinga Johan Huizinga
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		I tried heroin just the once. Even then, I didn't realize I'd taken it. I was just handed something, smoked it, then found out what it was. It didn't do anything for me, which was lucky because I wouldn't have fancied heading down that road.
	
	  Paul McCartney
			
			
				The Beatles Paul McCartney
			
			
				The Beatles
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		It's taken some getting used to, that my father actually is a hero.
	
	  Alexandra Kerry Alexandra Kerry
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		By the late 1980s, there was the beginning of awareness about a significant global landmine problem, and small steps were being taken to try to deal with the problem.
	
	  Jody Williams Jody Williams
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		Since I was a young girl, I always wanted to pursue law studies. I would have never imagined that my career would have taken a complete different route.
	
	  Chiara Ferragni Chiara Ferragni
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		Contrary to the fantasies of the fundamentalists, there was no deathbed conversion, no last minute refuge taken in a comforting vision of a heaven or an afterlife. For Carl, what mattered most was what was true, not merely what would make us feel better. Even at this moment when anyone would be forgiven for turning away from the reality of our situation, Carl was unflinching. As we looked deeply into each other's eyes, it was with a shared conviction that our wondrous life together was ending forever.
	
	  Ann Druyan Ann Druyan
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		It seemed like whenever I got a bona fide offer from Ferrari, I couldn't do it. And vice versa - when I was ready, their seats were taken. We always had a relationship, but what's important is that I pretty much started my F1 career with them and ended it there, too.
	
	  Mario Andretti Mario Andretti