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ISSA HAYATOU We are convinced that the stadiums will be completed on time and of good quality. ISSA HAYATOU We would not have decent pitches to stage the tournament on. It would be more like water polo than f... ISSA HAYATOU Do not lock yourself into an egotistical and a purely (financial) accounting approach to football. ISSA HAYATOU The large majority of contractors are good contractors, and we value their services to the city and ... ISSA DADOUSH It appears ? appears , I want to emphasize ? that the cabinet was damaged last week. We don't know. ... ISSA DADOUSH These are Americans. They're our neighbors. If not Houston, who else. ISSA DADOUSH Bureaucracies tend to grow and to brag about their growth based on how many individuals they have an... DARRELL ISSA Remember, America's greatness is based on creating wealth like the rest of the world has never k... DARRELL ISSA The debate on how to shrink the federal government is at the core of our problem of government not d... DARRELL ISSA In America, we're trying to find a peaceful solution in the Middle East and we're not going ... DARRELL ISSA I have an I.Q. of 100 plus a little bit. I have to work real hard to get things when I read. DARRELL ISSA I don't recall having a gun. I really don't. I don't think I ever pulled a gun on anyone... DARRELL ISSA If there was a blog with five listeners or viewers, I had to be on it. Now I have to be on fewer med... DARRELL ISSA Cleveland's a great place when you're a kid. You hardly ever get sunburned, without the sun ... DARRELL ISSA Every one of our congressional offices, every day, is under attack. DARRELL ISSA You want to toe the line with tough investigations without falling into political grandstanding inhe... DARRELL ISSA You can call me a pain. I'll accept that as a compliment. DARRELL ISSA I've said my patience is not infinite. DARRELL ISSA My father and all my uncles on both sides served in the military in World War II and Korea. DARRELL ISSA Like most Americans, I hope and wish is that there is a peaceful resolution to the Middle East confl... DARRELL ISSA Some people say that watching pay freezes in the government is like watching water freeze. It expand... DARRELL ISSA Every portal coming into this country is being attacked by those who would harvest information, both... DARRELL ISSA Every ISP is being attacked, maliciously both from in the United States and outside of the United St... DARRELL ISSA Peace in Palestine is inevitable. The question is how do we make it happen today. DARRELL ISSA I don't plot with huge detail, just big moments and important elements, and then I have a struct... RAE CARSON I decided a long time ago to be unfiltered and wholly myself in these areas of social media. I'v... RAE CARSON I'd love to see more middle and high school teachers who are not teaching English develop classr... RAE CARSON I miss my family and friends from Cali a lot. I also miss late-night business hours, hiking in the S... RAE CARSON I have tremendous respect for teens who navigate the quagmire that is modern religion. If there is a... RAE CARSON I'm an atheist and a humanist, so I have no desire to evangelize anyone. RAE CARSON It's important to not marginalize any people group in fiction. A complete, authentic-feeling wor... RAE CARSON I saw 'Star Wars' for the first time when I was four years old. Sure, I thought Princess Lei... RAE CARSON Some of the most common pitfalls I see occur when authors don't check their privilege. Billions ... RAE CARSON I've had a love affair with the desert ever since I can remember. No matter what I wrote - conte... RAE CARSON I worked at a job where 90 percent of my coworkers were Spanish-speaking, and some of them were only... RAE CARSON I do confess to being the exasperated, bossy, know-it-all, overachieving big sister. RAE CARSON I was a teenage girl once. I was not an overweight teenage girl, but I had really bad acne when I wa... RAE CARSON I was a Social Science major in college, with an emphasis in secondary education. I took as many cou... RAE CARSON 'Lord of the Rings' was a childhood favorite, though the adult Rae wishes the women in those... RAE CARSON I love George R.R. Martin's 'Game of Thrones' series. RAE CARSON When you write about faith, people will be upset with you no matter what. I've heard from reader... RAE CARSON The common thread in all my projects is 'girls being awesome.' Can we make that a genre? RAE CARSON I grew up in a cloistered, conservative culture that adhered to strict gender roles. So it's eas... RAE CARSON The message was always, 'It's good to be pretty, but don't look like you're trying t... RAE CARSON I must be honest here; I don't think there's such a thing as 'unconventional' when i... RAE CARSON My most profound growth as a writer came when I joined an online critique group. What a harrowing, t... RAE CARSON I dreamed about this as a kid, that I would write - and people would read - a whole series of books.... RAE CARSON Competing in pageants made me hyper-aware of the unfair expectations society places on women in term... RAE CARSON A family is really a union of two separate entities. When you get married, you are marrying one fami... PATRICIA RAE One of the first things that I did was, I got myself a publicist as soon as 'Maria Full of Grace... PATRICIA RAE You don't always necessarily see eye to eye with the people that you are getting married into yo... PATRICIA RAE Most of the players are Alex McLeish signings and we want to do well for him, as well as ourselves, ALEX RAE He was the guy who gave us our chance and we want to do well for him. I'm sure we can turn things ar... ALEX RAE It will be nice to play against my old club again. I look back fondly at my time there, that club wa... ALEX RAE Everyone at the club was disappointed with the Hibs defeat, so it is crucial we bounce back against ... ALEX RAE Most of the boys are walking around in a daze in there. We thought we had done enough to win but the... ALEX RAE Peace is such hard work. Harder than war. It takes way more effort to forgive than to kill. RAE CARSON Honor from death,” I snap, “is a myth. Invented by the war torn to make sense of the horrific. I... RAE CARSON If you give up, it's over. But if you press on, you will either discover the rewards of persisting t... LETICIA RAE You look beautiful," Alodia says. RAE CARSON When life's got you down, keep your head up... you can't see the ground anyway NICOLE RAE A sense of mission lost RAE ARMANTROUT I think sometimes when we find love we pretend it away, or ignore it, or tell ourselves we’re imag... RAE CARSON I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love... DAPHNE RAE But I can say one thing -- I will not say a negative word about anyone on this platform. BOB RAE Love is stronger than hate. BOB RAE This was a mass murder. This was a bombing attack carried out on Canadian civilians and the conseque... BOB RAE This was a mass murder. This was a bombing attack that was carried out on Canadian civilians. And th... BOB RAE The fundamental objective of an inquiry has to be lessons learned. How did these things go wrong, ar... BOB RAE It isn't realistic in this province to think that tuition is going to be frozen indefinitely. It doe... BOB RAE I think he adds a lot of perspective to any discussions about the future of the country. BOB RAE When other countries seem to be able to move forward in that area, I think Canadians expect to see t... BOB RAE [He added,] Well-dressed, fit, and vigorous for his 73 years, he was a tough political partisan. He... BOB RAE What happens to Canada and what happens to Canadians matters. I believe that Canada needs a party th... BOB RAE The most beautiful things you can wear are your self-confidence and your self-love. LETICIA RAE [Allowing states to enforce their own standards would lead to a confusing patchwork of requirements,... RAE TYSON I cry in the most joyful of moments. It's not tears of joy, either, it's the idea of knowing it won'... KAYLA RAE first step in a defect investigation. RAE TYSON We set a standard that provides tremendous benefits without compromising safety or causing severe ec... RAE TYSON We're confident that we went through a very rigorous process in writing the final light truck standa... RAE TYSON They certainly suggest an agency that is very, very committed to improving highway safety. RAE TYSON Just because it's small doesn't mean it can't meet the standard. RAE TYSON (Car and truck drivers) have had all winter to forget about motorcycles. RAE TYSON We are seeing lot of new lighting innovations; some of them are allowed and some not. My understandi... RAE TYSON The privacy issue permeates this whole rule-making issue. RAE TYSON There are certain types of crashes where SUVs may provide you with some type of protection but you h... RAE TYSON We have a total of 428 complaints, but no crashes or injuries. RAE TYSON We have a total of 428 complaints, but no crashes or injuries, RAE TYSON I think there is a segment of the buying public that may be buying them with the false impression th... RAE TYSON We don't care how they get there as long as they get there. RAE TYSON We intend to keep the investigation open. We need to make sure the recall has addressed the total pr... RAE TYSON I believe that some in the advocacy community are overlooking that the most obvious way to reduce in... RAE TYSON Quite frankly, the scores are continuing to the point where it's rare for a vehicle not to get a fou... RAE TYSON We felt this was large enough to send a message. RAE TYSON We do have a lot more complaint now than we did a month ago. We are looking into the Jeep Grand Cher... RAE TYSON We will be seeking additional information from the manufacturer before we go any further. RAE TYSON We felt there was sufficient cause to opening an investigation [after getting complaints from] priva... RAE TYSON We just thought we should get the word out there in the meantime. RAE TYSON We're satisfied that their remedy is going to take care of the problem, RAE TYSON We're satisfied that what they're proposing to do will take care of the problem. RAE TYSON Bendix has done everything by the book. They notified us the way they should. They came in and met u... RAE TYSON It's the cognitive distraction of the conversation that causes problems. RAE TYSON The beauty of the current approach to school bus safety ... is that it doesn't require kids to do an... RAE TYSON I do switch it off. It's important to switch it off. ALAN RAE I think my greatest chance for success will come in the country music arena. That's what I was raise... MANDY RAE We used to listen to all the marvelous operas on records. Music was a very important part of our liv... CHARLOTTE RAE Because of the power of television, I was visible to everybody all over the world. But there are man... CHARLOTTE RAE They will be people who can afford to eat out a lot. ANGELA RAE The more formal structure gives the city a level of confidence-a way to professionally channel tax d... ANGELA RAE If they are friendly to van pool and car pool parking and pedestrians, with a bus stop nearby, then ... ANGELA RAE Telling everybody, 'Oh, my boyfriend and I went to …' is a no-no. It's ridiculous. You skipped wor... RAE PEARSON You don't know how I feel about you, but you know that I do. I from. I feel about you. Knowing that ... KAYLA RAE We are nothing alike, but exactly the same. KAYLA RAE The roof crush standard is a proposal and we'll certainly take all comments into account when we wri... RAE TYSON You go on saying we're the same mind split perfectly in two. You go on saying we're practically join... KAYLA RAE No. The hardest word to say. KAYLA RAE We cry. We cry when we reach happiness, anger, sadness, all emotions. KAYLA RAE Another man's heart is full of hardships. Mine is easier. So is yours. With knowledge I see that onl... KAYLA RAE I change hearts now and then. Absorbing the life of another man. That is my peek reasoning and when ... KAYLA RAE It is expression that leads to modification. It is keeping it all inside that leads to frustration. ... KAYLA RAE She is saddest when she smiles; happiest when she cries. KAYLA RAE You can that one man insult you and hurt you and you can let that dwell in your mind forever or you ... KAYLA RAE I'll hear his words and wonder what inspired him to say, but never does her share. I ask and ask, bu... KAYLA RAE Philosophy; my favorite word. We all have our own buried inside and it only takes a moment to find. KAYLA RAE Don't you sit and wonder why a word is spoken? Don't you sit and ask why something is that way? Don'... KAYLA RAE The strength of just one good, love, is far stronger than that of all the evils bound together. KAYLA RAE Do you ever think about sorrow and joy? Do you picture the two, side by side? Do you guess and figur... KAYLA RAE I'm really close to the cliff, but I know there's someone closer to falling over the edge. KAYLA RAE I wake up and start to cry, no mater who is there to see. I think of love, the lost and the found, a... KAYLA RAE I roll into pure thought and sit and sulk at the wall. Tears don't, usually, come pouring from my ey... KAYLA RAE None of us FAIL, but many of us DON'T SUCCEED. The two are completely different. If you try, which a... KAYLA RAE You see the night sky and billions of stars stare down at you. In their eyes there are billions of p... KAYLA RAE If you're are reading this and you love someone who's not yet yours, then get up and chase after the... KAYLA RAE When a man chooses to be solemn, do not tell them to afraid, allow to be prosperous. KAYLA RAE Every dream starts off small. You might throw wads of paper into a trashcan or sing songs to your fa... KAYLA RAE I've cried talking to you... over the phone. You say you hated it, but will you ever see me cry wher... KAYLA RAE I hate it when something is undone. When a bond or strength is broken. When it all unwinds. When eve... KAYLA RAE If there's something you need to say, just say it. If it all goes wrong, it will all blow over and s... KAYLA RAE You will love someone and not let go. They might not ever notice you. And even you finally come toge... KAYLA RAE Jealousy. So strong. So powerful. But so hard to control. It will eat away at your mind. Destroy you... KAYLA RAE Pain is just fighting to get back what just was broken. KAYLA RAE If I were to say, "I love you." what would you do? Probably go squeal in your bedroom or burst the n... KAYLA RAE I cry when I think of you....... Doesn't that seem like the sweetest thing in the whole world; to he... KAYLA RAE What brings you knowledge, strength, experience, brings you success. KAYLA RAE Yes. We say, but don't live up to it. KAYLA RAE A perfect life isn't the mastery of it, but making mistakes and moving on. KAYLA RAE Eyes are there not only to see what's visual for all else, but to see beyond the walls in the maze o... KAYLA RAE
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When the remembering was done, the forgetting could begin. 
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