If you look beyond the short term violence and instability, you do see significant activities on the part of the Iraqi people that indicate they understand the commitment necessary to govern themselves. Its not clear how they will do it, but it never is.
BOB KERREYKindness that catches us by surprise brings out the best in our natures.
More Bob Kerrey Quotes
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There is no force more liberating than the knowledge that you are fighting for others.
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I’ve been a Yankees fan since I was six.
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Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change.
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The only medal that I am certain I deserved is the Purple Heart.
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When you’re fighting for economic and social justice, you’re always fighting for the minority.
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A hero is someone who over and over does the right thing even though no one is there to witness it.
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I value public service and I’m relatively good at organizing political causes.
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Cuba wants to get rid of a dictator, and baseball needs a dictator.
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Like Jonah, the whale had swallowed me; unlike him, I believed I would spend eternity inside the belly of the beast.
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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.
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Slow down, especially at the beginning of a speech. You’ll get the audience’s attention by pausing.
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Clinton’s an unusually good liar. Unusually Good. Do you realize that?
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Kindness that catches us by surprise brings out the best in our natures.
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