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Illegal firearms are a much more pervasive problem than they used to be,


James Burke

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JOHN GARAMENDI The stakes are much higher than they used to be.
MICHAEL BUTLER It encourages irresponsible, aggressive and even illegal use of firearms.
ARTHUR HAYHOE Our border patrol and immigration agents are doing a fine job, but we still have a problem, ... Too ...
GEORGE W BUSH This is unfortunately a serious problem. It is a pervasive problem.
CARL WHITEHEAD It is illegal for them to sell an item that they know can be used to ingest or inhale an illegal sub...
DAN HART It is a pervasive problem and it's on the rise.
CHRIS SWECKER We are now inundated with illegal immigrants, and they seem to have more rights than we American cit...
ALBERT BARWICK I find that the prosecution ... has proved its case against the accused for having illegal firearms.
ROSEMELLE MUTOKA But I will say that the drugs are much more ferocious then they used to be. There are people wreckin...
ARMISTEAD MAUPIN Bullying is an underestimated and pervasive problem,
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ALAN GOTTLIEB Thirty years ago dinner theatre used to be much more of a going concern than it is now.
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MARK EPSTEIN Economically and culturally, our identity is much more diversified and complex than it used to be.
WALT CROWLEY The words I'm singing now Mean nothing more than meow to an animal
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EARL WARREN More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the h...
BIBLE A stupid ruler is much more of a problem than an insane one.
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CARROLL BRYANT Granted, we need to have a sound immigration policy that allows people into our country who are goin...
MO BROOKS People are on the go so much more these days. People aren't home as much as they used to be. They wa...
MARK TEPE It's a pervasive problem all across the city. We have a limited budget to work with.
WILLIAM PORTH Old friends are best. King James used to call for his old shoes; they were easiest for his feet.
JOHN SELDEN They're much harder to detect. They can be moved more readily, and are more portable of course, and ...
JOHN MCLAUGHLIN There are employers in this state who are more than willing to hire illegal aliens. Hiring illegal a...
REP. SCOTT BEASON That assumes that trace data is meaningful in indicating that [firearms] dealers are involved in sel...
RICHARD GARDINER We used to play music for fun. Much more than now. Now nobody picks up a guitar unless they're p...
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you’re not human. Like you’re a three-h...
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VIGGO MORTENSEN It relieves a little bit of stress because certain things seem more realistic than they used to be.
LEVI ROWLAND Boards are much more aggressive than they were.
BARRY BARBASH Herbs deserve to be used much more liberally.
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ANN SMITH It's your eyes. They're ... more serious than they used to be. Like they've seen things they shouldn...
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SOTONYE ANGA Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth.
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ADELLE DAVIS It's certainly more than we are used to.
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DICK CHENEY Henry James chews more than he bites off.
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IAN FLEMING Prior to ROE V. WADE, abortions were common even though they were illegal. I don't think making ...
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STUART ROSE I feel it's more of a sport than it used to be.
KRISTY TOBIAS Never let a problem to be solved become more important than the person to be loved.
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DENNIS HIGGINS Anorexia and bulimia seem to be getting much more common in boys, men, and women of all ages and soc...
MARYA HORNBACHER They chose to be there, ... It's much more than simply cutting grass. It's a skilled job.
BILL KELLY I drank more wine when I wasn't working as much, to be honest.
THOMAS KELLER Kids are capable of doing so much more than they think they are. They just need somebody to push the...
KATIE QUINN Men are much more apt to agree in what they do than in what they think.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE Even Asian markets trade more in sympathy than they used to.
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JOHN HAWKES They're obviously much more successful here than they are in Europe.
ELEANOR GRODEN I'm not buying as much food as I used to. I am trying to clean out my cupboards more than I ever use...
JENNIFER YOUNG With our saturation coverage these days, this is much more of a problem than it ever has been,
DANIEL PEARSON It's still more airy than the kids are used to.
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JAN C. TING An open-minded person running a business might catch a problem faster than a closed-minded person. A...
ADEO RESSI Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved. -Barbara Johnson.
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BARRY MCCAFFREY The more consciously democratic Americans became, however, the less they were satisfied with a conce...
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NEAL SHUSTERMAN It used to be much more advantageous prior to the change (in 1993). There's been a lot more tighteni...
FRANK DEGEN I'm meant to be an animation director. That world, and the culture of stop-motion, is where I wa...
HENRY SELICK I used to be such a daredevil but now I'm much more cautious.
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KRISZTINA NAGY It's critical to remember that these are really devices that are attached to a much wider range of s...
MARK STAHLMAN It's critical to remember that these are really devices that are attached to a much wider range of s...
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EDMUND BURKE Spain: A whale stranded upon the coast of Europe.
EDMUND BURKE He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helpe...
EDMUND BURKE Dignity belongs to the conquered.
KENNETH BURKE In a democracy the majority of citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the...
EDMUND BURKE The great must submit to the dominion of prudence and of virtue, or none will long submit to the dom...
EDMUND BURKE Great men are the guideposts and landmarks in the state.
EDMUND BURKE To survive there, you need the ambition of a Latin-American revolutionary, the ego of a grand opera ...
BILLIE BURKE People will not look forward to posterity who will not look backward to their ancestors.
EDMUND BURKE In doing good, we are generally cold, and languid, and sluggish; and of all things afraid of being t...
EDMUND BURKE Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed.
EDMUND BURKE The people never give up their liberties, but under some delusion.
EDMUND BURKE