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I'm just becoming more and more aware of this truly profound responsibility that we carry as individuals. And it's a responsibility not only to ourselves and to our families, but to the billions of people who still have to come in the future who will be dealing with our legacy.

~Chris Jordan

Topics: Aware Becoming Billions Carry Come Dealing Families Future Individuals Just Legacy More More And More Only Our Ourselves People Profound Responsibility Still Truly Who Will

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China's one-child policy punishes families for having 'out-of-plan' children, resulting in sex-selective abortion and tens of millions of 'missing girls' as well as forced abortion and sterilization campaigns.

~Chris Smith

Topics: Abortion Campaigns Children China Families Forced Girl Having Millions Missing Policy Resulting Tens Tens Of Millions Well

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Every day, families in the United States face the stark choice between a roof over their heads and food on the table. Buying health insurance, owning a home, and saving up for college are just too far out of their reach.

~Chris Van Hollen

Topics: Between Buying Choice College Day Every Every Day Face Families Far Food Heads Health Health Insurance Home Insurance Just Out Over Owning Reach Roof Saving Stark States Table Too United United States Up

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My father is a big guy; he's had a quadruple bypass surgery, and that's scary. Those are real things that happen in families with overweight people, and I don't want that.

~Chrissy Metz

Topics: Big Big Guy Bypass Families Father Guy Had Happen He Overweight People Real Scary Surgery Things Those Want

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We're fortunate in my family because we really have three families: my brother, David, and me; the two boys, Cooper and Marston, from my dad's second marriage; and my dad's wife, Crystal.

~Christie Hefner

Topics: Because Boy Brother Cooper Crystal Dad David Families Family Fortunate Marriage Me Really Second Three Two Wife

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Most arguments for instituting or raising a minimum wage are based on fairness and redistribution. Even if workers are getting a competitive wage, many of us are deeply disturbed that some hard-working families still have very little.

~Christina Romer

Topics: Argument Based Competitive Deeply Disturbed Even Fairness Families Getting Hard-Working Little Many Minimum Minimum Wage Most Raising Redistribution Some Still Us Very Wage Workers

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The stimulus legislation, technically known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, was a mixture of tax cuts for families and businesses; increased transfer payments, like unemployment insurance; and increased direct government spending, like infrastructure investment.

~Christina Romer

Topics: Act American Businesses Cuts Direct Families Government Government Spending Increased Infrastructure Insurance Investment Known Legislation Like Mixture Payments Recovery Spending Stimulus Tax Tax Cuts Technically Transfer Unemployment

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As an economic historian, I appreciate what manufacturing has contributed to the United States. It was the engine of growth that allowed us to win two world wars and provided millions of families with a ticket to the middle class. But public policy needs to go beyond sentiment and history.

~Christina Romer

Topics: Allowed Appreciate Beyond Class Economic Engine Families Go Growth Historian History Manufacturing Middle Middle Class Millions Needs Policy Provided Public Public Policy Sentiment States Ticket Two United United States Us Wars Win World

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We must work to help all families and all communities realize their dream of a better future.

~Christine Gregoire

Topics: Better Better Future Communities Dream Families Future Help Must Realize Work

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Will they attack us? Yes. Will they smear our backgrounds and distort our records? Undoubtedly. Will they lie about us, harass our families, namecall to try to intimidate us? They will. There's nothing safe about it. But is it worth it? Well, let me ask you. Is freedom worth it? Is America worth it?

~Christine O'Donnell

Topics: About America Ask Attack Backgrounds Distort Families Freedom Harass Intimidate Is It Worth It Lie Me Nothing Our Records Safe Smear Try Undoubtedly Us Well Will Worth Worth It Yes You

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