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If you haven't been on one in a while, it's time to put a trip on your ca... DANA PERINO I feel like there should be a statute of limitations on scoring political points on the tragedy that... DANA PERINO Never refuse a breath mint - you don't know why it's being offered. DANA PERINO My great-grandmother lived to be 100 years old, so I got to know her. She always sent us birthday ca... DANA PERINO I understood early on that the freedom of America is what made our way of life possible and that we ... DANA PERINO Young people really want you to give them a road map, and they will follow it to a tee. If you tell ... DANA PERINO One of the best ways to deal with the peer pressure of the 'Fear of Missing Out' is to opt-o... DANA PERINO The life my grandparents had was thoroughly American. They built a small ranch into a huge operation... DANA PERINO We are so blessed to be here in America. We have freedom and opportunity unlike anywhere else in the... DANA PERINO Conservatism by its very nature is compassionate. DANA PERINO Once you break someone of the habit of up-talking, they can start to see immediate improvement in th... DANA PERINO I don't know if people are born with a worldview or if their thinking is a product of their envi... DANA PERINO Inauguration Day is like two ships passing in the night: the new staff moving in while the other wal... DANA PERINO Civility is a choice. DANA PERINO I think a lot of women, especially ones that want to achieve career goals, tend to worry. I don'... DANA PERINO A lot of people think that public speaking means that you are standing at a podium giving a speech, ... DANA PERINO One time, on Marine One, the president asked me my opinion. I had a flashback to being at the kitche... DANA PERINO Good governance, safety, a chance to grow economically and professionally - those are important thin... DANA PERINO I get a choice every time I have to open my mouth: that it can be with civility and dignity and grac... DANA PERINO Sarcasm is like cheap wine - it leaves a terrible aftertaste. DANA PERINO It's my dream, my goal to be good at Olympics, anywhere they are in the world. DANA HUSSEIN Despite all these obstacles and bad security situation, I have the energy and the resolve to train, ... DANA HUSSEIN I need one psychological expert to help me concentrate. DANA HUSSEIN If I leave this sport, I think life will stop. DANA HUSSEIN Life must continue, even with the security situation so bad, because I have ambitions. I love this s... DANA HUSSEIN As long as I have ambition, maybe I can achieve something for my country. DANA HUSSEIN I'm very ambitious, despite all the challenges I face in the streets. DANA HUSSEIN Sports can unify the Iraqi people - no Sunnis, no Shiites, just sport for the country. DANA HUSSEIN To be able to live and train in Iraq under these circumstances you need to be brave. DANA HUSSEIN