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A strong foundation exists for immediate military action against Saddam Hussein and for a multilateral effort to rebuild Iraq after he is gone.
when you stumble, keep faith. And when you're knocked down, get right back up and never listen to anyone who says you can't or shouldn't go on.
We have to build a political consensus and that requires people to give up a little bit of their own ... in order to create this common ground.
People should meet an acceptable threshold of appropriateness. But for many women in the public eye, it just seems that the burden is so heavy.
We have to make the economy fairer. That starts with raising the national minimum wage and also guarantee, finally, equal pay for women's work.
I think that you can disagree with people and debate over their positions with issues without engaging in the politics of personal destruction.
Several people have told me that one of the most meaningful events they could attend would be something at the White House with their children.
I am going to bring back infrastructure jobs, advanced manufacturing jobs, clean renewable energy jobs, innovation, technology, small business.
I don't recognize this new brand of Republicanism that's afoot now, which I consider to be very reactionary, not conservative in many respects.
Real leadership comes from the quiet nudging of an inner voice. It comes from realizing that the time has come to move beyond waiting to doing.
Democracy cannot be built on revenge and you will not have the support of the world if you are intolerant and take the law into your own hands.
Success is brought by continued labor and continued watchfulness. We must struggle on, not for one moment hesitate, nor take one backward step.
I think that perhaps the classic propagandists of the - in the Second World War was Winston Churchill. He was extremely skilled and adept at it.
Our model of politics is one that it is inclusive of all members of the society; all should be represented. That is the nature of our democracy.
Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand.
[In] the United States, we've always been held together by the belief that it doesn't matter where you came from. It matters where you're going.
We can have a new vision, one even greater than the system they gave us after World War II. Everyone can pursue happiness and freedom and peace.
The money has to go to the federal government because the federal government will spend that money better than the private sector will spend it.
We have to build a political consensus and that requires people to give up a little bit of their own turf in order to create this common ground.
When I was growing up, my parents always told me that I had to do what I thought was right and not listen to other people. That was hard for me.
Let's be honest: For a lot of well-meaning, open-minded white people, the sight of a young, black man in a hoodie still evokes a twinge of fear.
I've met with a group of very distinguished, experienced police chiefs a few weeks ago. They admit it's an issue. They've got a lot of concerns.
Rebuilding our communities where the police and citizens all see themselves as being on the same side will require contributions from all of us.
I think we have to take a look at corporate law. We have to take a look at the incentives that we can perhaps use to encourage more longer term.
We need to be as well prepared to defend ourselves against public health dangers as we should be to defend ourselves against any foreign danger.
I want us to raise the national minimum wage, because people who live in poverty should not - who work full-time should not still be in poverty.
Look at climate change; don't put your head in the sand. Understand that it is going to have profound effects on our resources and so much else.
Free speech is intended to protect the controversial and even outrageous word; and not just comforting platitudes too mundane to need protection.
I've never really been a workaholic. I work very hard, but I also enjoy playing. I think it's important to have a balanced and well-rounded life.
First, I wanted to answer the question I'm most frequently asked: "How did you become who you are?" Well, you had to know John and Angelena Rice.
The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time. The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time.
The Iraqi is really not whacky toady, perhaps, even tacky. When they gave him the word, he gave us the bird and joined with the Arabs, by cracky!
The pace of events is moving so fast that unless we can find some way to keep our sights on tomorrow, we cannot expect to be in touch with today.
We need a return to transparency and a system of checks and balances, to a president who respects Congress' role of oversight and accountability.
I'm going to stand up for what [Donald Trump] says and does that is threatening to Americans, to the lives of Americans, the rights of Americans.
It has been the policy of the United States, Democrats and Republicans, to do everything we could to reduce the proliferation of nuclear weapons.
My vision of America is an America where everyone has a place, if you're willing to work hard, you do your part, you contribute to the community.
Hair matters. This is a life lesson Wellesley and Yale Law School failed to instil. Your hair will send significant messages to those around you.
I can only hope that whatever image people might have of either me or Bill, they will hold in advanced until they have an opportunity to meet us.
In most of the USA, the three largest health insurance companies in each state control 80 percent of the market. No wonder premiums are going up.
Real estate is the best investment for small savings. More money is made from the rise in real estate values than from all other causes combined.
If you are black, if you are Puerto Rican or Hispanic, be proud of that. But don't let it become a problem. Let it become somebody else's problem.
The Army will take its lessons learned. They're excellent at looking into themselves and reflecting on what did we do right, what did we do wrong.
It is a dangerous thing to ask why someone else has been given more. It is humbling - and indeed healthy - to ask why you have been given so much.
I find it odd that suddenly people believe the United States is this Islamophobic country. I think this is the most tolerant country in the world.
I didn't run for student council president. I don't see myself in any way in elected office. I love policy. I'm not particularly fond of politics.
After all, when the world looks to America, they look to us because we are the most successful political and economic experiment in human history.
What we're hearing from everyone is that they understand that Saddam Hussein is a threat. They understand that he's been a threat for a long time.
That was a sin: to consider yourself victimized or not able to control your destiny or your fate - that was the one cardinal sin in our community.
Increasingly, the state system has been eroding. Terrorists have exploited this weakness by burrowing into the state system in order to attack it.