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This is someone who has staked his presidency on strong leadership through crises, and now he has faced three major challenges. Sept. 11 fundamentally altered what this administration is going to be remembered for, which is the response to terrorism, the Iraq war and now obviously Katrina and the aftermath.


Charles Franklin

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RON FOURNIER Our life is a series of moments. Let them all go. Moments. All gathering towards this one.
NOW IS GOOD Today is about the now, the moment you live in, so do now what you want to do
SOTONYE ANGA That's it really; it's all love, whichever way you look at it, it's all love. How much you can Get f...
GEORGE HARRISON Hurricane Katrina this past week was certainly the worst episode in what has become an all-too-famil...
JO BONNER For a few years now, [the nation's] main concerns have been protecting ourselves from terrorism. Now...
CHARLES GROAT This is a desperate propaganda ploy, an attempt to link Sept. 11 to the war in Iraq.
ADAM EIDINGER So this is going to be drill!?
DEYTH BANGER This is the biggest revolt Bush has faced and it comes on the issue that has been the core and heart...
DAVID BIRDSELL Bush recognizes that this is one of the most important days of his presidency and that he will make ...
JEFFREY TOOBIN One of the bogus reasons that George Bush gives for this invasion (and) occupation of Iraq is to mak...
CINDY SHEEHAN Before and during the first phase of the war his administration repeatedly maligned the UN but now, ...
PETER SCHUYLER He was very strong on his skates and showed us he has the ability to make the first pass, which is e...
LAURENCE GILMAN Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the war on terrorism have reduced the pace of military transf...
BARACK OBAMA Empathy is the new measurement of everything. It doesn't matter what religion you have, what God you...
C. JOYBELL C. I think the press, which arguably was cowed by the (Bush) administration in the run-up to the war wi...
KEN AULETTA To a degree, the West is reaping what it sowed from a major strategic blunder in the aftermath of 9/...
KURT EICHENWALD Bush benefits from [talk of terrorism and leadership]. He was president when 9/11 happened, and he r...
ALEC LAMIS PEACE IS THE OBJECTIVE TO WAR, BUT THE BLOOD RUNNETH STILL
NATALIE URQUIETA [O'Neill] has now revealed what many have long suspected, ... Despite protestations to the contrary,...
TED KENNEDY George Bush has staked his reputation on the notion that his singular goal is to protect the America...
DAVID LANOUE This is now a global war on terror and, indeed, it is important, it is imperative that we win in the...
MARSHA BLACKBURN [For his part, retired Gen. Tommy Franks, who has been speaking out as a Bush surrogate, has an op-e...
TOMMY FRANKS Now, things have gone bad and I think the press criticism has crystallized. You saw it in Iraq, and ...
EDWARD WASSERMAN This administration here and now declares unconditional war on poverty.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON This civilization is the work of man, who high-handedly and ignorant of the true workings of Nature,...
VIKTOR SCHAUBERGER The love you get, is equal to the love you give.
BEN OAK This is a signal to the international community that the Philippines now has a strong and firm leade...
ALBERTO ROMULO People associate terrorism with Sept. 11, (2001,) but terrorism means to incite terror in people, wh...
DEBORAH CARLEY He's for you and wants to help you be the person He created you to be.
CRAIG GROESCHEL It is not the least bit coincidental that adults who commit suicide with firearms nearly always shoo...
DAVID FOSTER WALLACE I can't even
SARAH VAN WATERSCHOOT The Biggest Threat to our Democracy, Freedoms and Future is Leadership that fosters and Appeases the...
MICHAEL HARRIS Then that's what the Northern Lights are. All the lives that we're not living.
ADI ALSAID 37. It is better to be single and unhappy than unhappily married.
JAMES C. DOBSON Please be SILENT and LISTEN.
I am the SCHOOLMASTER
and you are in the CLASSROOM.
Just...
PSEUDONYMOUS BOSCH Clearly, he understands now the tremendous challenges we face and how much we are counting on FEMA a...
CHARLIE MELANCON While both these statements refer to eggs, the main difference between these two rather irking state...
CHRISTINA ENGELA To stand on the
brink of what is coming, feeling eager, optimistic anticipation—with no feeli...
ASK AND IT IS GIVEN Is there some lesson on how to be friends?
I think what it means is that central to living
DAVID RAKOFF I'm obviously not going to be remembered for scoring a lot of points. That just wasn't my role on th...
JEN HAUBRICH He has staked his pride on the issue, and he will want to handle that in a manner in which he thinks...
ELDRED MASUNUNGURE Rehashing the past wouldn't change anything. Time to move forward.
ZENA WYNN The ongoing strife in Iraq, and the billions of dollars that the President is seeking to continue th...
ROBERT BYRD People always related to President Bush, but in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the Iraq War,...
NICOLLE WALLACE And now they are making claims about my behavior, which is outrageous. This family obviously has a c...
DREW BARRYMORE After Sept. 11, there was a reticence and worrying about films that touched on war, and even more on...
GILLIAN ARMSTRONG The Sept. 11 period really was an aberration - hurricane Katrina has reawakened the sleeping giant, ...
PAUL LEVINSON The war being fought in Afghanistan and Iraq is bringing about a fundamental change to the environme...
CRAIG L. THOMAS What I am going to tell you is this: Although it is commonly believed that the War on Terrorism is a...
G. EDWARD GRIFFIN [At the same briefing Thursday at which McClellan challenged Roberts, he lit into Hearst columnist H...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN It's significant that we do not let up on this administration. It is critical for our democracy that...
HADI JAWAD The Administration is now starting to lose its base on the war, and if this continues, it will come ...
LARRY DIAMOND He wept because he was afraid now that he could not save Gabriel. He no longer cared about himself
LOIS LOWRY This time, there has yet to be a rallying effect in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
RAGHAVAN MAYUR What this administration has done ... is to say that until someone tells us that 19 men are going to...
GARY HART The war on terrorism is still his strong suit.
ALAN ABRAMOWITZ To search the sands of a lost desert for truth and justice in this world today you might as well be ...
GARY F EVANS... Lance is confident he has a strong team and now it's up to him to be ready. His form is coming.
JOHAN BRUYNEEL Your heart just breaks, that's all. But you can't judge or point fingers. You just have to be lucky ...
AUDREY HEPBURN Think of the old cliché about the mind being 'an excellent servant but a terrible master'. This, li...
DAVID FOSTER WALLACE Think of what happened after 9/11, the minute before there was any assessment, there was glee in the...
RON PAUL How do you know if something is real? That’s easy. Does it change you? Does it form you? Does it g...
C. JOYBELL C. The chance to do it over again is called now.
J.R. RIM During his career he has shown strong leadership and we are really excited that he's a Bullet now.
JOEY WRIGHT TAKE A STAND RIGHT NOW! BECAUSE tomorrow IS THE ONLY DAY OF THE WEEK THAT NEVER COMES!!
PHILIP T. M. War is murder. And the military preparations now being made for a potential major confrontation are ...
ALVA MYRDAL We are going to punish somebody for this attack, but just who or where will be blown to smithereens ...
HUNTER S. THOMPSON I know now: what is is all that matters. Not the thing you know is meant to be, not what could be, n...
AUGUSTEN BURROUGHS This is the only opportunity for the government to make a Sept. 11 case. This is it. There isn't ano...
JULIETTE KAYYEM When the attack occurred on Sept. 11, New York was hurt, America was hurt, the world was hurt. This ...
ALLAN STEINFELD They have been dealt a bad hand the last couple months. But now, hopefully, this special prosecutor ...
CHARLES BLACK The first challenge he has to face ... is where is this economy going right now.
MARTIN BAILY Charles Sanders has a strong record of running, directing and advising major corporations around the...
MIKE EASLEY The things i know now, i never knew then. I wish i knew.
SOTONYE ANGA something must go within to bring what is within out. Oh yes! You need something within to bring wha...
ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH He is a man who is ready for redemption. He has lived a selfish, hedonistic life for the last 20 yea...
ERIK THOMSON The Pakistani government under Musharraf is a strong and key player in the global war on terrorism, ...
COFER BLACK Results for the quarter remained strong despite extraordinary challenges we faced with Hurricane Kat...
DUANE ACKERMAN [Sen. John Kerry , D-Mass., said Bush] continues to invent a false link between the war in Iraq and ...
DICK DURBIN This is what the war has done to me. Now I want to destroy because of it. There is such hate and rag...
LOUNG UNG We had people saying, 'What about Sept. 11?' and 'Do you want them to come here and knock down more ...
JANE MERCALDI Now is the time for a major correction which has been delayed.
YUTAKA SHIRAKI And it is clear to Evan, now: the difference between what is and what has been done; the present and...
GARTH STEIN September 11 changed the equation in our public policy. It forever changed our world, and the presid...
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ALAN BAUM War is no solution to peace.
BEN OAK There is no time...but the present.
KENT POLLON Knowing when and how to rest is knowing when and how to acknowledge your limitations and your depend...
CRAIG GROESCHEL The battle is not physical, it is spiritual and your mind is the battleground. Keep your mind pure a...
JEANETTE CORON She buys "mixed salad greens" for seven dollars a bag, triple-washed with who knows what. And to get...
RUDOLPH DELSON It is important to recognize the differences between the war in Iraq and the war on terrorism. The t...
JOHN YOO It's, it's really been grim. I mean they realize that this is probably the biggest political crisis ...
DAVID GREGORY Never in modern history has the world's leading economic power tried to do so much with so little. N...
STEPHEN ROACH Avoid the temptation to force a moment so you won’t miss the one with your name on it.
GINA GREENLEE Better a little with God than a whole lot without Him. Better to have fewer houses, cars, appliances...
CRAIG GROESCHEL We have tears in our eyes
As we wave our goodbyes,
We so loved being with you, we three. ROALD DAHL Holy Katrina! The economy weathered two major hurricanes and in spite of that showed accelerated gro...
KEN MAYLAND Tomorrow is promised to no one. Prioritize today accordingly.
GINA GREENLEE

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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN When you're finished changing, you're finished.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN So much for industry, my friends, and attention to one's own business; but to these we must add frug...
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN If you can't pay for a thing, don't buy it. If you can't get paid for it, don't sell it. Do this, an...
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Drive your business, let not your business drive you.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Clearly spoken, Mr. Fogg; you explain English by Greek.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN The great secret of succeeding in conversation is to admire little, to hear much; always to distrust...
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Drive thy business or it will drive thee.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Let the child's first lesson be obedience, and the second will be what thou wilt.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Do good to your friends to keep them, to your enemies to win them.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN You will find the key to success under the alarm clock.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Would you live with ease, do what you should, and not what you please. Success has ruined many a man...
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowled...
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN God heals and the doctor takes the fee.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN He's the best physician that knows the worthlessness of the most medicines.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN What has become clear to you since we last met?
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN It is much easier to suppress a first desire than to satisfy those that follow.
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