You don't have to choose sides. Clearly, there were failures on the part of the state and local government as well, ... To speak the truth is incredibly powerful.
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Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.Barack Obama
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There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and there are patriots who supported the war in Iraq. We are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all of us defending the United States of America.
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That solves about 95 percent of the cases but the cases that get to the Supreme Court are the five percent that aren't easily answered and that's where you fall back on judgment and perspective,
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A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere.
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Collaboration is no longer painful - or precious.
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