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		After all, Wall Street is clearly the most powerful lobbying force on Capitol Hill. From 1998 through 2008, the financial sector spent over $5 billion in lobbying and campaign contributions to deregulate Wall Street.
	
	  Bernie Sanders Bernie Sanders
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		Egypt is in the second day of angry street protests. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is calling for calm. Because nothing calms an enraged Arab country like a powerful woman ordering it around.
	
	  Conan O'Brien Conan O'Brien
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		Yes, there is racism. There is discrimination. Mr. Trump may have the most powerful job in the world, but that does not make him a respectful person.
	
	  Carmen Yulin Cruz Carmen Yulin Cruz
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		Surround yourself with people who are really good and really passionate about what they do regardless of what it is...positivity and passion make a powerful combination.
	
	  Rachael Bermingham Rachael Bermingham
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		No human being, however great, or powerful, was ever so free as a fish.
	
	  John Ruskin John Ruskin
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		You could stand near him, listen to him speak, and feel as if you were in the presence of some wiser man, a true mullah. His uncles were the same. Rich, powerful men whose influence allowed them to profit from the war, not fight in it.
	
	  Kameron Hurley Kameron Hurley
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		Whenever I'm in need of inspiration and mantras, I go straight to simple affirmations. 'I am strong', 'I am brave', 'I can do this' and 'I'm awesome'. Whatever you put after 'I am', you will become. 'I am' are the two most powerful words, so make sure what you say after 'I am' is what you want to experience. It's like a magic trick.
	
	  Jason Mraz Jason Mraz
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		I really love New York, and I've lived here for a long time. I know not just the different neighborhoods but the different kind of class cultures in New York from the up-and-coming, down-and-out kind of artist to the powerful worlds of finance.
	
	  Neil Burger Neil Burger
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		The idea of the Nation is one of the most powerful anaesthetics that Man has invented. Under the influence of its fumes the whole people can carry out its systematic programme of the most virulent self-seeking without being in the least aware of its moral perversion,-in fact feeling dangerously resentful if it is pointed out.
	
	  Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore
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		I was good at swimming until everyone started to grow. The best swimmers are really tall with great big shoulders, and that just isn't us. But then a big, powerful swimmer isn't going to be so good on the bike and the run.
	
	  Jonathan Brownlee Jonathan Brownlee
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		Estee Lauder was my grandmother. She was an iconic and powerful woman, but to us, she was just Estee. She was the first person to teach me how important it is to be passionate and proud of what you do, and always talked about 'balance.'
	
	  Aerin Lauder Aerin Lauder
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		Counterpart to the knee-jerk liberal is the new knee-pad conservative, always groveling before the rich and powerful.
	
	  Edward Abbey Edward Abbey