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All of us can agree that we want government to work as well as possible, and we should all applaud efforts to improve it. But there is no escaping the divisive and essential questions: What is the purpose of the state, and whom does it serve?

~Chrystia Freeland

Topics: Agree Applaud Divisive Does Efforts Escaping Essential Government Improve Possible Purpose Questions Serve Should State Us Want Well Whom Work

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When the Democrats were investigating the U.S. attorneys that were accused of responding to political pressure, that I joined Senator Leahy in efforts to get transparency of all of the documents.

~Chuck Grassley

Topics: Accused Attorneys Democrats Documents Efforts Get Investigating Joined Political Pressure Responding Senator Transparency Were

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After holding hearings to get input from Missourians, I led the fight to pass legislation that protects seniors from predatory lending in the mortgage industry. I stood up against efforts that would make it harder for seniors to vote, and battled telemarketers bent on defrauding seniors.

~Claire Mccaskill

Topics: After Against Bent Efforts Fight Get Harder Holding Industry Input Led Legislation Lending Make Mortgage Pass Predatory Protects Seniors Stood Up Vote Would

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Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one will say, 'She doesn't have what it takes'; They will say, 'Women don't have what it takes.'

~Clare Boothe Luce

Topics: Am Because Efforts Fail Make Must Say She Succeed Takes Unusual Will Woman Women I Am

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We all wish to be brave and strong in the face of disaster. We all wish to be looked up to for our endurance and efforts to help others.

~Clarissa Pinkola Estes

Topics: Be Brave Brave Disaster Efforts Endurance Face Help Help Others Looked Others Our Strong Up Wish

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My first dream as a child was to become a pilot. My second dream was to become an astronomer, and I pursued in parallel efforts and studies in these two areas.

~Claude Nicollier

Topics: Area Astronomer Become Child Dream Efforts First Parallel Pilot Pursued Second Studies Two

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It is important to let every employee know where he or she stands throughout his or her time in your business; I would suggest every quarter of the fiscal year. By being honest and open with each team member and their performance, you create value in their efforts.

~Clay Clark

Topics: Being Being Honest Business Create Each Efforts Employee Every Fiscal Fiscal Year He He Or She Her His Honest Important Know Member Open Performance Quarter She Stands Suggest Team Throughout Time Value Where Would Year You Your

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The first two lessons, which we learned early in our efforts to be good member missionaries, have made sharing the Gospel much easier: We simply can't predict who will or won't be interested in the Gospel, and building a friendship is not a prerequisite to inviting people to learn about the Gospel.

~Clayton Christensen

Topics: About Building Early Easier Efforts First Friendship Good Gospel Interested Inviting Learn Learned Lessons Made Member Missionaries Much Our People Predict Prerequisite Sharing Simply Two Which Who Will

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Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power.

~Clint Eastwood

Topics: Belt Both Efforts Firmly Leads Power Real Real Power Respect Self-Discipline Self-Respect You Your Yourself

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You can't just have slogans, you can't just have catchy phrases. You have to have an agenda. And I think what the Republican Party has to do, if it's going to incorporate the tea party efforts in it, is to come up with an agenda that the American people can see, touch, and actually believe in, and something they believe in.

~Colin Powell

Topics: Actually Agenda American American People Believe Catchy Come Efforts Going Incorporate Just Party People Phrases Republican Republican Party See Slogans Something Tea Tea Party Think Touch Up You I Think

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