The day you realize you’re a grownup is the day you realize that you have to do something. When we’re kids, we don’t have to do anything. Then all of a sudden you realize, if I want this to be better, I’ve got to do something.
BARBARA BOXERPresident Bush in his inaugural address talked about bringing freedom to countries that don’t have it. He didn’t specify how.
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When you take a stand out of deep conviction, people know. They may not even agree, but they ask, ‘Do I want someone who is willing to take a hard stand and someone I can trust to do that when the chips are down?’ They want that.
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Look, all this is about is utilizing the rules of the Senate, using a majority of the senators, to make sure that we get health reform done. We cannot wait another day.
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The press is critical at this time, and if you look at history, this is so critical.
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If something is opinion, put it in the opinion section: Don’t put it in the facts section.
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You have to be an optimist to be in politics.
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Let me tell you, life is interesting regardless of when you are in the fight.
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I’ve gone through so many of these stages of defeat and loss and victory, the ups and downs, that I know how to handle it.
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You take what you’ve learned, you pass it down, and you keep working.
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Really, life is complicated enough without having a bunch of Senators deciding what we should do in the privacy of our own homes.
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If you don’t move to protect copyright, if you don’t move to protect our children, it’s not going to sit well
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The Saudi government’s denial of basic rights to women is not only wrong, it hurts Saudi Arabia’s economic development, modernization and prosperity.
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When service members are discharged, we should express our gratitude for their profound personal sacrifice, not hand them a bill for their hospital food.
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I don’t know how long I’m going to live, but I hope my seeds are pretty good.
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The fact of the matter is actions speak louder than words.
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We have to treasure our country, our freedom, the progress we’ve made, and if we see any of that threatened, we have to respond.
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