I would like to be the first ambassador to the United States from the United States.
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Martha Pope herself is a legend within the institution, and he was enormously supportive. And me and the women candidates.
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I would like to be the first ambassador to the United States from the United States.
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I would say George Mitchell was like Clark Kent sometimes with his horn rimmed glasses and his very quiet manner. People say, well, he’s just a quiet leader, but then he emerges as super hero and begins to move this legislation. He led by example.
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I think, though, with that whole sense of integrity and a lot of things that have been going on, the shared leadership rather than the titular head.
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His great passion for education and [making sure] people have an opportunity. Of course that’s what came out of the George Mitchell Institute and his scholarships in those high schools.
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When you’re up in Maine, there is Canada, I mean it’s looking right at you; it’s a different viewpoint.
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Family responsibility, yes, and always. Family bankruptcy due to the cruel rules of government, no.
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The world must know that America holds to the highest standards of military conduct and human rights protections. Anything less is unacceptable
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I wanted to [share] what a gracious kind of guy George Mitchell was.
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Senator Paul Sarbanes really was a big help to me. He was so well known and so well respected, and he said, “Give her a chance here.” And he showed me the ways of power and the corridors of power, [as did] Bob Byrd. [They] helped with [my] committee assignments.
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We, the women of the Senate, with President Obama by our side, will keep fighting – our shoulders square, our lipstick on – because you deserve equal pay for your hard work.
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When we stand up for America, we stand up for what America stands for, which is a safety net for our seniors and really helping our families be able to help themselves
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People aren’t for hitting.
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The family is not only a living arrangement. It has always been a symbol of survival.
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You cant get more for less. You get what you pay for.
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In American Society today, we need to have volunteerism. I truly believe that it is the glue that will hold us together and it will be the energy that will take us into the 21st century.
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America is not a melting pot. It is a sizzling cauldron.
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