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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
Ethics in government has always been important to me.
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first time that an Israeli prime minister agrees to give in on Jerusalem. It is the first time that an Israeli prime minister agrees to have, I would say, another government ruling -- I speak about the Palestinians -- in Jerusalem. Ariel Sharon
government power powers
We do not take away the powers of surveillance, ... We do not take away the right and the power of the government to go after those who would do us wrong. Larry Craig
government sit whatever
To sit back and say, 'Oh, we're going to let the government do whatever they want, right or wrong,' is giving up. Michael Franti
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 problem talking
People are talking about another problem in Argentina.
people quite storm taking
People are taking this storm quite seriously." ()
people sweet time year
People are sweet this time of year and it's great.
people portion size surprised
People are surprised by my portion size and portion control.
people per rest sure year
People are still not sure if we will see 8.11 (yuan per dollar) for the rest of the year or the rest of the week. David Mann
people
People are still being put into geriatric wards when they don't need it. They need treatment, not just being put into bed and fed. Ruth Rendell
people request stick
People can write a request on a Post-It and stick it to the return. It doesn't take a lot of effort.
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 mess knows
Presidents tend to tinker, you know, and mess everything up. Pat Paulsen
president former agree
On a friendship with former president George W. Bush: He's a personal friend, but we've all got the right not to agree with our friends. Lance Armstrong
president minorities election
Nixon in 1968, unlike Obama 2008, was elected as a minority president with only 43 percent of the vote. Yet, in 1972, he won what, in some measures, was the most lopsided election in American history with 61 percent. John Podhoretz
president vote newts
Newt Gingrich never received more than 100,000 votes in his life. He'll never be president.