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“There's a tendency in politics to attribute bad motivation much too quickly, and the sooner you attribute bad motivation to someone you disagree with, the harder it is to find some common ground to make some progress that would give people confidence that you got it more right than wrong.”

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The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man.

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One of the greatest attributes of jazz, I think, is that it is that open.

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I'm Irish and always will be, but America has taught me so much. Maybe it's here in the U.S. that we find a healing,…

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