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government role steer work
The role of government is to steer us in the right direction, not do all the work for us. Joe Lhota
government supposed
I've never really been a taker, always a giver, but in this case, I really had the sense that this is what the government is supposed to be there to do. Susan Goldstein
government
The government has once again made the right socially acceptable. Elfriede Jelinek
government firsts students
At first I intended to become a student of the Senate rules and I did learn much about them, but I soon found that the Senate hadbut one fixed rule, subject to exceptions of course, which was to the effect that the Senate would do anything it wanted to do whenever it wanted to do it. Calvin Coolidge
government
Government just simply can't do everything for everyone. Jan Brewer
government compromise banter
All government is founded on compromise and banter. Edmund Burke
government proud be-proud
I almost forgot what it's like to be proud of my government. Edward Norton
government-spying ifs
Even if you're not doing anything wrong, you are being watched and recorded. Edward Snowden
government democracy dangerous
When you are subverting the power of government, that's a fundamentally dangerous thing to democracy.
people stuff thinks weeks ya
People say this stuff like they just thought of it, ... Everyone thinks they're so clever. I'm like, 'Heard that two weeks ago. Where ya been?'
people talk
People talk about the money, but it had nothing to do with the money, John Abraham
people phone
people that want to use the phone a lot.
people
People that like snow, need to get out there and play in it. Paul Douglas
people question quit seems talked
People that I've talked to today, their question seems to be: Will he quit again?
people
People are used to us being onstage for a while. Chris Squire
people seeing
People are used to seeing actors in LA. Jeremy London
people police turning
People are turning up and the police turning them away.
people satellite trying waiting
People are trying to look at satellite photos, and people are trying to get in there to look. Unfortunately it's not only impassable but dangerous. We're still waiting to hear.
president running situation
Running away from the president makes the situation worse.
president nebraska
Anytime the president visits Nebraska its good for Nebraska. Ben Nelson
president ass wanted
I always figured the American public wanted a solemn ass for president, so I went along with them.
president actors
How could an actor become president? Ronald Reagan
presidential lists winner
Northwestern's alumni list is truly impressive. This university has graduated best-selling authors, Olympians, presidential candidates, Grammy winners, Peabody winners, Emmy winners, and that's just me! Stephen Colbert
president minutes congress
Oh, if only I could be President and Congress, too, just for ten minutes. Theodore Roosevelt
president has-beens
While President, I have been President - emphatically.
president north-dakota said
I have always said I would not have been President had it not been for my experience in North Dakota.
president paper pages
The President sends us a billion-page paper that shows how he would spend the money if he were spending the money. He doesn't have the authority to spend the money. He doesn't spend $1 of the money. Michael Enzi