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It was not just inappropriate behavior
I've been a Yankees fan since I was six.
Any time the president talks, you listen.
I believe education is the great equalizer.
I'd rather live in Nebraska than Washington.
Somewhere along the line common sense should prevail,.
If we cannot agree, then at least we ought to move on.
Anytime the president visits Nebraska its good for Nebraska.
Im not averse to helping Wall Street when it helps Main Street.
I'm not averse to helping Wall Street when it helps Main Street.
The only medal that I am certain I deserved is the Purple Heart.
The cheapest gift I have to give is kindness, and it is the best.
My view is that you never argue with the customer about your name.
Cuba wants to get rid of a dictator, and baseball needs a dictator.
Clinton's an unusually good liar. Unusually Good. Do you realize that?
Economic growth is the most important initiative every governor faces.
When George Washington was elected president, there was no national vote.
I value public service and I'm relatively good at organizing political causes.
I look at ANWR (Artic National Wildlife Refuge) as a poison pill in the energy bill.
There is no force more liberating than the knowledge that you are fighting for others.
It's not clear in the U.S. at the moment, either. We're going through another election.
Let me be clear. I support the definition of marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
When you're fighting for economic and social justice, you're always fighting for the minority.
Nebraskans have very strong opinions, but we sit down around a table and we solve our problems.
But, I don't want to assume that our tradition of excellence is a guarantee of future excellence.
Slow down, especially at the beginning of a speech. You'll get the audience's attention by pausing.
A hero is someone who over and over does the right thing even though no one is there to witness it.
Like Jonah, the whale had swallowed me; unlike him, I believed I would spend eternity inside the belly of the beast.
I certainly want campaign finance reform. I just wish this would do it in a way that would stand up to a constitutional challenge.
Our first responders risk their lives to help others. The least we can do is make sure they have the resources they need to do their jobs.
A democratic and stable Iraq and Afghanistan are essential to our broader efforts to make no place safe for terrorists and to win the War on Terrorism.
Nebraskans are known for giving of themselves and that quality is part of what makes our state such a wonderful place to live, work and raise a family.
Where I come from, taxpayers get justifiably upset that illegals can keep getting aid when we are cutting programs that help full-fledged U.S. citizens.
When I say be skeptical of everything I mean it. Just because someone was elected to do a job doesn't mean that person has any idea of what they're doing.
We can take full comfort in realizing the continuing strength of our nation. Americas lands remain radiantly rich with diversity, and freedom still reigns.
The idea that somebody who has done something horrible in a war is not willing to talk about it for 32 years is hardly a shocking idea. Quite the contrary.
We can take full comfort in realizing the continuing strength of our nation. America's lands remain radiantly rich with diversity, and freedom still reigns.
I believe Nebraskans appreciate the fiscal discipline I've brought to state government, balancing the budget without raising taxes and prioritizing education funding.
The security of our nation depends on the men and women who are willing to sacrifice their safety, and possibly their lives, to protect the freedoms the rest of us enjoy.
I thought dying for your country was the worst thing that could happen to you. I think killing for your country can be a lot worse. Because that's the memory that haunts.
Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change. Kindness that catches us by surprise brings out the best in our natures.
The problem is you tend to look back and identify mistakes, and as a consequence of feeling terrible about mistakes you say you bungled this so bad, let's get out of here.
When it comes to making decisions, I will come down on the side of Nebraska every time. If I have to choose between the White House and the farmhouse, I choose the farmhouse.
For many Americans, including many who are employed, going to the doctor when they fall ill or become injured may not be an option because of the absence of health insurance.
Diesel fuel is too important to our farmers at harvest time and to the truckers delivering commerce across Nebraska to allow a bureaucratic hurdle to slow the delivery of fuel.
The voters reward good performance. So, I'm going to go out and focus, if I become the governor, to do the very best job I can as governor. The rest of it will take care of itself.
I am very proud of the quality of public education in Nebraska, but I believe we have an obligation to continually assess whether our system is meeting 21st Century education needs.
I believe education is the great equalizer. Our children are our hope for the future, so we have an obligation to provide them with the tools to succeed. There is no more powerful tool than knowledge.
But on the big things, I'm not going to trim in order to win public opinion. Because I really don't want to serve in the Senate if I arrive there without permission to do the things I think need to be done.
I want to emphasize that I am not opposed to pipelines. We already have hundreds of them in our state. I am opposed to the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline route because it is directly over the Ogallala Aquifer.