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This bill [Immigration Reform and Control act of 1986] is a gamble, a riverboat gamble. There is no guarantee that employer sanctions will work or… — Charles Schumer
So let us take our fair share of the true refugees and act responsible as a government in providing for their necessary expenses. Let us… — Alan K. Simpson
Aware of the suffering caused by the destruction of life, I am committed to cultivating compassion and learning ways to protect the lives of people,… — Nhat Hanh
An act cannot be defined by the end sought by the actor, for an identical system of behaviour may be adjustable to too many different… — Emile Durkheim
There may be in every government a few choice spirits, who may act from more worthy motives. One great error is that we suppose mankind… — Alexander Hamilton
If everyone howled at every injustice, every act of barbarism, every act of unkindness, then we would be taking the first step towards a real… — Nelson DeMille
Christ in this country would quite likely have been arrested under the Suppression of Communism act. — Joost de Blank
Developing excellent COMMUNICATION skills is absolutely essential to effective leadership. The leader must be able to share knowledge and ideas to transmit a sense of… — Gil Amelio
What I point out to you is only that you shouldn't allow yourselves to be confused by others. Act when you need to, without further… — Kelly Lin
The vested interests-if we explain the situation by their influence-can only get the public to act as they wish by manipulating public opinion, by playing… — Norman Angell
You can't really discover the most interesting conflicts and problems in a subject until you've tried to write about them. At that point, one discovers… — Anthony F. C. Wallace
His great act of condescension in becoming man and His willingness to be completely humiliated in the death on the cross is set before us… — John F Walvoord
I've always said that the 1986 [Immigration Reform and Control] Act had a fourth leg [in addition to law enforcement, increased immigration and amnesty] to… — Jan C. Ting
Keep trying. Stay humble, Trust your instincts. Most importantly, act. When you come to a fork in the road, take it. — Yogi Berra
Adventures don't begin until you get into the forest. That first step is an act of faith. — Mickey Hart
Without our stories, we are not only able to act clearly and fearlessly, we are also a friend, a listener. We are people living happy… — Byron Katie
I do not share the crusading spirit of the professional atheist whose fervor is mostly due to a painful act of liberation from the fetters… — Albert Einstein
Why would some all powerful being create creatures capable of reason and then demand that they act in a manner contrary to their creation? — Josh Charles
The record of a generous life runs like a vine around the memory of our dead, and every sweet unselfish act is now a perfumed… — Robert Green Ingersoll
We are not to make the Torah into God Himself, nor the Bible into a "paper pope." The Bible is only the result of the… — Jacques Ellul

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