Barbara Boxer on facts
Barbara Boxer93 quotes“If something is opinion, put it in the opinion section: Don’t put it in the facts section.”
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I would not run for president. I really like what I’m doing now. People say I’m giving them energy and hope.
Barbara BoxerBarbara Boxer There are many faces to war. There is the face of courage, of bravery, of fellowship.There is the face of fear. Above all, there is love of country.
Barbara BoxerBarbara Boxer To win the cause we all believe in, the spread of true democracy all over the world, we need to win by example, not just with speeches but by example; not just with military might but by gaining the respect of the world.
Barbara BoxerBarbara Boxer Could you say ‘senator’ instead of ‘ma’am? It’s just a thing. I worked so hard to get that title. I’d appreciate it
Barbara BoxerBarbara Boxer I think we have to stop using the expression “alt-right.” It’s ridiculous. It’s racist, fascist, nationalist.
Barbara BoxerBarbara Boxer If we turn our back on the people of this country who need to work for a living, we shouldn’t be here, to be honest, because that has to be an essential part of what we do to protect the country, from the standpoint of defense, protect workers and make sure they have jobs.
Barbara BoxerBarbara Boxer My understanding of the Electoral College is that they have the right to vote for who they want. So they should vote their conscience, and if their conscience leads them that way, they should follow their conscience.
Barbara BoxerBarbara Boxer Each issue has to be looked at as to whether or not it threatens a woman’s health or her life, and if it does, you can’t support it. And if she just wants to have her legal right to an abortion, she should be able to do it.
Barbara BoxerBarbara Boxer Every citizen of this country should be guaranteed that their vote matters, that their vote is counted, and that in the voting booth, their vote has a much weight as that of any CEO, any member of Congress, or any President.
Barbara BoxerBarbara Boxer 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 BoxerBarbara Boxer I would love to see a march on Washington that says ‘Save our Social Security’
Barbara BoxerBarbara Boxer There’s a huge difference in the attitude of the people of the United States of America toward women in politics. It has taken an enormous turn toward equality.
Barbara BoxerBarbara Boxer It is in Saudi Arabia’s best interest to allow women to fully participate in its society, and this includes the right to vote and run for office.
Barbara BoxerBarbara Boxer The fact of the matter is actions speak louder than words.
Barbara BoxerBarbara Boxer Since 1980, we’ve used reconciliation 22 times, and out of those times, Republicans used it 16 times. So, earth to my Republican friends, you can have your option but you cannot change these facts. They’re in the Congressional Record
Barbara BoxerBarbara Boxer More than anything, I think as our country matures, we recognize that women deserve to be treated with respect and dignity
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Thoughts on a tapestry. Colour or black and white. A brush, a pen, A flash of light. Ideas flowing soon, about to take flight.
Gerard GleesonGerard Gleeson Like deep water, she was silent. His lips tasted of salt. He was both addicting and bitter all at once.
MoomerMoomer Always show kindness and love to others. Your words might be filling the empty places in someone else heart.
Alexander KandovAlexander Kandov And I would lie on your chest for hours and dream about the world in your arms but your thoughts were in another world.
Ani ShahverdyanAni Shahverdyan Your smile and your laughter lit my whole world.
Ranata SuzukiRanata Suzuki Often all we can do is breathe, even that can be hard sometimes.
Julia Kellogg HenryJulia Kellogg Henry I am addicted to your madness drunk on your toxic love. Infect me with your poison, lets make storms rage above.
Laura Natoli-KearneyLaura Natoli-Kearney The more you fail, recover, and improve, the better you are as a person.
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We are not actually in charge of life, yet we behave as if we are the masters of our own destiny. The realization of this fact is quite a hard one. The ridiculousness of our pomposity and presumption can only result in anger or humor.
Billy ChildishBilly Childish The lunatic’s visions of horror are all drawn from the material of daily fact.
William JamesWilliam James It’s a 90 minute game for sure. In fact I used to train for a 190 minute game so that when the whistle blew at the end of the match I could have played another 90 minutes.
Bill ShanklyBill Shankly If I had ever really ‘faced the facts’ about myself, I never would have reached for even a zillionth of what I’ve managed to accomplish.
Bonnie FullerBonnie Fuller Facts’ are the bounds of human knowledge, set for it, not by it.
William JamesWilliam James That’s why I always recommend a psychedelic experience because it makes you realize that all you’ve learned is in fact just learned and not necessarily the truth.
Bill HicksBill Hicks I am not today, nor have I ever been a Jew, and as a matter of fact, I am uncircumcised.
Bobby FischerBobby Fischer Each individual in fact has moral responsibility for the acts which he personally performs; no one can be exempted from this responsibility, and on the basis of it everyone will be judged by God himself.
Pope John Paul IIPope John Paul II
