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Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act to ensure fair pay for women in the workplace. In addition, he succeeded in getting a measure… — Kitty Kelley
Waiters are like actors waiting in the wings, bantering whenever we passed each other on the restaurant floor, shouting at each other backstage in the… — Richard Eyre
There is a time for everything, also for my time in politics which has been long and eventful. Now I believe it is time for… — Johanna Siguroardottir
Congress has repeatedly passed laws and otherwise raised a ruckus about indecent language on the broadcast airwaves used for radio and television. — Reed Hundt
When my father died in my arms it had such a profound affect on me that at that very moment when my dad passed I… — Criss Angel
If passed by the U.N. and ratified by the U.S. Senate, the U.N. Small Arms Treaty would almost certainly force the United States to... create… — Paul Broun
Remember the Dreamers whose patriotism was praised when the Democratic House passed, and the Senate filibustered - the DREAM Act in 2010? Washington promised a… — Christine Pelosi
When Proposition 8 passed in California, some were quick to blame minority voters, some of whom had voted for both President Obama and Proposition 8;… — Christine Pelosi
Passed down from generation to generation, storytelling was an art in my family. — David Mixner
Comprehensive climate legislation must be passed so that we can ensure a world where this and future generations can experience the bliss of breathing clean… — Gloria Reuben
I think one of the things about being a good coach is to recognise when you have given all that you can. In fact there… — Daley Thompson
My mom worked as a pharmacist, but she is one of the best storytellers I know. My sister is a gospel and opera singer and… — Tunde Adebimpe
When you represent the state of Washington, we have a tradition of deciding social issues by vote. Washington State passed abortion rights before Roe v.… — Michael Baumgartner
I believe that our friends among the dead really mind us and look out for us. Often there might be a big boulder of misery… — John O'Donohue
You have to remember that although Gandhi and Churchill only met physically once, their paths crossed again and crossed again all over the globe, from… — Arthur L. Herman
I love studying folklore and legends. The stories that people passed down for a thousand years without any sort of marketing support are obviously saying… — Tim Schafer
Rhode Island works hard to reduce air pollution in our communities. We passed laws to prohibit cars and buses from idling their engines and to… — Sheldon Whitehouse
Michael and I had great role models. Though his father has passed away, his parents had an amazingly strong marriage, as do mine. Both weathered… — Tracy Pollan
I saw my parents as model grown-ups, and their manner, their silence, informed my sense of what adulthood looked and felt like. Grown-ups behaved rationally… — Caroline Knapp
Those who have passed away must be in a happier state than those living. How we have been so self-centered as to think primarily in… — Martin Dansky
I am certain that after the dust of centuries has passed over our cities, we, too, will be remembered not for victories or defeats in… — John Fitzgerald Kennedy
OPPOSITION, n. In politics the party that prevents the Government from running amuck by hamstringing it. The King of Ghargaroo, who had been abroad to… — Ambrose Bierce
OPPOSITION, n. In politics the party that prevents the Government from running amuck by hamstringing it. The King of Ghargaroo, who had been abroad to… — Ambrose Bierce
Laws could be passed to keep the leader of a government from getting too much power. — Thomas More
To most men, experience is like the stern lights of a ship, which illumine only the track it has passed — Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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