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They've got their job to make their decisions, but my job is to play hocke... GUILLAUME LATENDRESSE People are always trying to tell you how they feel. Some of them say it outright, and some of them, ... JUSTIN HALPERN Obviously I was disappointed because I always want to start. But my job today was to come in and mak... FREDDY ADU The people you choose to have around you make all the difference. My family and close friends keep m... VIRAT KOHLI You release the pain of the past and press on. It's a new day, and God is doing a new thing. He want... CRAIG GROESCHEL When you make up your mind that you want to be Great, you have to learn about the Great people of th... TIFFANY WINFREE It's not always a question of you changing your mind. I think very often your mind changes you. You ... CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS I was lucky. A lot of people have that. People that don't tell you what you want to hear, but wh... KEVIN LOVE Clay in the hands of a good potter suffers so many good turns, but in the end, we see its real and t... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH i dont like when people say you know when they are in the middle of telling you something to me it g... DALLY SALAD As a goalie your main job is to stop the puck. I view it as an exciting challenge every game and I t... ALEC RICHARDS You deserve to be with somebody, who knows you're the one, from that very first moment he lays eyes ... C. JOYBELL C. When you get in a job, the tendency is to say, 'I've got to know it. I've got to give di... ANNE M. MULCAHY Training is an active, dynamic process lived out daily in all areas of life- not a rote exercise in ... CRAIG GROESCHEL I missed a lot of decisions. At the time of making such a decision, there was no doubt in my mind as... BILLY EVANS I am always wary of decisions made hastily. I am always wary of the first decision, that is, the fir... 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CADIR LAMPE The Internet has allowed a lot of access - people feel entitled to change the ending of games, for e... TIM SCHAFER I wish I was home", She said miserably. She tried so hard to be brave, to be fierce as a... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN I was a vegan for two years, and I really enjoyed it. Then, I got to a point in my life at which I w... LEA MICHELE A leader's most important decisions are about people. Who do you put in which jobs? How long do ... CARLY FIORINA That boy had wanted to be Ser Arthur Dayne, but someplace along the way he had become the Smiling Kn... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN [Maybe she simply cared in a self-protective way.] Doing something on impulse, ... well, it can work... KATE ADIE I seen a lot of changes. You got to make changes. I even make changes in my blues. DAVID EDWARDS Plunging in “truths” about God is like walking on the bottom of a sea that is not there, searchi... MARIANA FULGER I was not a pet, not a doll, not an animal. I was a survivor, and I was strong. 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BUSH It's going to be the year of the sharp elbow and the quick tongue. GEORGE W. BUSH Today, the Senate took an important step forward in cutting the deficit. I commend Senate leadership... GEORGE W. BUSH The resolution approved today presents the Iraqi regime with a test - a final test. GEORGE W. BUSH We must all hear the universal call to like your neighbor as you like to be liked yourself. GEORGE W. BUSH The terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States - and war is what they got. GEORGE W. BUSH No one should be singled out for unfair treatment or unkind words because of their ethnic background... GEORGE W. BUSH I'm honored to shake the hand of a brave Iraqi citizen who had his hand cut off by Saddam Hussein. GEORGE W. BUSH States should have the right to enact... laws... particularly to end the inhumane practice of ending... GEORGE W. BUSH I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace. GEORGE W. BUSH is a critical step on the path to Iraqi self-reliance. GEORGE W. BUSH [To Brazilian President Fernando Cardoso]:'Do you have blacks, too?' GEORGE W. BUSH Please Note -- Any similarity between puppets and actual Presidential candidates is purely coinciden... GEORGE W. BUSH These extremists distort the idea of 'jihad' into a call for GEORGE W BUSH Our nation must come together to unite. GEORGE W. BUSH The tyrant has fallen, and Iraq is free. GEORGE W. BUSH America is a friend to the people of Iraq. Our demands are directed only at the regime that enslaves... GEORGE W. BUSH The United States prefers that Iraq meet its obligations voluntarily, yet we are prepared for the al... GEORGE W. BUSH If the Iraqi regime is able to produce, buy or steal an amount of highly enriched uranium a little l... GEORGE W. BUSH ... if you find a person that you've never seen before getting in a crop duster that doesn't belong ... GEORGE W. BUSH We're in a fight for our principles and our first responsibility is to live by them. GEORGE W. BUSH [T]hat's just the nature of democracy. Sometimes pure politics enters into the rhetoric. GEORGE W. BUSH Any outlaw regime that has ties to terrorist groups or seeks to possess weapons of mass destruction ... GEORGE W. BUSH I hear there's rumors on the Internets that we're going to have a draft. We're not going to have a d... GEORGE W. BUSH One of the most meaningful things that's happened to me since I've been the governor - the president... GEORGE W. BUSH We are ready for any unforeseen event which may or may not happen. GEORGE W. BUSH Our border patrol and immigration agents are doing a fine job, but we still have a problem, ... Too ... GEORGE W BUSH I didn't join the International Criminal Court because I don't want to put our troops in the hands o... GEORGE W. BUSH Some folks look at me and see a certain swagger, which in Texas is called "walking." GEORGE W. BUSH It's totally wiped out. ... It's devastating, it's got to be doubly devastating on the ground. GEORGE W. BUSH What I'm against is quotas. I'm against hard quotas, quotas that basically delineate based upon what... GEORGE W. BUSH I think you can judge from somebody's actions a kind of a stability and sense of purpose perhaps cre... GEORGE W. BUSH I understand small business growth. I was one. GEORGE W. BUSH So thank you for reminding me about the importance of being a good mom and a great volunteer as well... GEORGE W. BUSH [A]s you know, these are open forums, you're able to come and listen to what I have to say. GEORGE W. BUSH