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Most faults are not in our Constitution, but in ourselves.
Ramsey Clark
Constitution
Our
Faults
Ourselves
Most
There are few better measures of the concern a society has for its individual members and its own well being than the way it handles criminals.
Ramsey Clark
Better
Few
Own
Society
Way
Criminals
Members
Individual
Concern
Well
Well-Being
Than
Being
Measures
Our first concern is the security of the lawyers because without security you can't possibly have a fair trial, if trial at all, and that's not been adequately attended to.
Ramsey Clark
You
First
Our
Trial
Adequately
Possibly
Security
Lawyers
Attended
Fair
Fair Trial
Concern
Because
Without
Been
Since 9/11, some of the most violent terrorists we've encountered were radicalized or recruited at universities.
Raymond Kelly
Some
Since
Most
Terrorists
Were
Encountered
Violent
Universities
If you want to be a cop, it's not for everybody, no question about it, but there's no place like New York City.
Raymond Kelly
You
Everybody
City
About
No Question
New
Like
Question
York
New York
New York City
Want
Place
Cop
I like music, a lot of different types of music.
Raymond Kelly
Music
Types
Like
Lot
Different
Different Types
I don't think I have the demeanor to be a politician. I'm used to making decisions and to a certain extent being in charge.
Raymond Kelly
Politician
Think
Charge
Demeanor
Making
Making Decisions
Being
Decisions
Certain
Certain Extent
Used
Extent
Consensus building doesn't necessarily fit with my experience.
Raymond Kelly
Experience
Building
Fit
Necessarily
Consensus
All terrorism is theater.
Raymond Kelly
Terrorism
Theater
In New York City we have the biggest police force in the country. We have 35,000 uniformed officers. We're able to mass officers in significant numbers if we had to.
Raymond Kelly
Police
Country
Significant
City
Able
Had
Mass
New
Police Force
Force
Officers
York
New York
New York City
Biggest
Uniformed
Numbers
I think, as a nation, we didn't learn our lessons from the bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993. We should have been more careful in a whole host of areas.
Raymond Kelly
World
Nation
Think
Our
More
Area
Host
Learn
Trade
Been
Center
Should
Lessons
Whole
Bombing
World Trade
World Trade Center
Careful
You can't separate the two, being a parent, being a cop.
Raymond Kelly
You
Parent
Being
Separate
Cop
Two
The stark reality is that crime happens in communities of color.
Raymond Kelly
Reality
Crime
Color
Happens
Communities
Stark
I liked the military life. They teach you self-sufficiency early on. I always say that I learned most of what I know about leadership in the Marine Corps. Certain basic principles stay with you - sometimes consciously, mostly unconsciously.
Raymond Kelly
Life
Leadership
You
Sometimes
Marine Corps
Military
Corps
Say
Stay
About
Know
Liked
Most
Mostly
Learned
Principles
Always
Self-Sufficiency
Certain
Teach
Basic
Basic Principles
Early
Marine
I like Sicilian food. It's real peasant food.
Raymond Kelly
Food
Like
Real
Peasant
Sicilian
I don't stretch enough. I know I should do it more, and I'd like to do yoga, but I just don't have time.
Raymond Kelly
Time
Enough
More
Like
Know
Yoga
Just
Should
Stretch
It sounds corny, but I never have avoided the challenges - I relish them - I think it's what make me tick, to a certain extent.
Raymond Kelly
Me
Challenges
Think
Corny
Relish
Never
Tick
Make
Sounds
Them
Certain
Certain Extent
Avoided
Extent
We need a data network that can easily carry voice, instead of what we have today, a voice network struggling to carry data.
Reed Hundt
Today
Technology
Easily
Carry
Data
Network
Voice
Struggling
Instead
Need
Do any of us actually want to live in a world where your boss can decide that he or she is morally opposed to mental health care? What if your employer was morally opposed to getting x-rays or antibiotics? How about just being forced to disclose your private medical information to your employer?
Richard Carmona
Health
Mental Health
World
Care
Disclose
Live
About
Mental
Morally
Boss
He
He Or She
Employer
She
Forced
Health Care
How
Opposed
Private
Antibiotics
What If
Any
Getting
Just
Being
Where
Want
Decide
Information
Us
Your
Medical
Actually
As 17th U.S. Surgeon General, I was privileged to serve as the nation's doctor. I focused much of my time on promoting proven programs and individual steps that lead to good health.
Richard Carmona
Time
Health
Good
Good Health
Doctor
Surgeon
Nation
Programs
Focused
Promoting
General
My Time
Individual
Lead
Steps
Proven
Privileged
Much
Serve
If the childhood obesity epidemic remains unchecked, it will condemn many of our kids to shorter lives, as well as the emotional and financial burdens of poor health.
Richard Carmona
Health
Financial
Will
Our
Kids
Obesity
Remains
Emotional
Well
Condemn
Burdens
Childhood
Poor
Poor Health
Epidemic
Many
Lives
C. Everett 'Chic' Koop became U.S. Surgeon General under President Reagan. He was a world renowned pediatric surgeon who had a tumultuous Senate confirmation process due to partisanship. Chic took office in January 1982, a time of 'tobacco wars' and a new and evolving terrifying disease that we ultimately came to know as AIDS.
Richard Carmona
Time
World
Surgeon
President
AIDS
Took
President Reagan
Evolving
General
Had
He
New
Know
Partisanship
Became
Terrifying
Renowned
Reagan
Due
Came
Ultimately
Chic
Office
Senate
Disease
Tumultuous
Confirmation
Process
January
Tobacco
Who
Wars
As a father, physician and nurse, I have a special place in my heart for children, and I know the brief window of opportunity we have to teach them simple lessons that can lead to a lifetime of good health.
Richard Carmona
Health
Good
Good Health
Heart
Simple
Opportunity
Father
Physician
Nurse
Window
Lifetime
Lead
Know
Children
Place
Them
Teach
Special
Lessons
Special Place
Brief
Actions, such as the designation of National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, spring from First Lady Michelle Obama's leadership of efforts to end childhood obesity within this generation.
Richard Carmona
Leadership
Generation
First
First Lady
Spring
National
Awareness
This Generation
Month
Obama
Obesity
Within
End
Michelle
Efforts
Childhood
Lady
Actions
Designation
I still look at my job as being a doctor of the people, and I'm going to look at the science... If we can find a viable alternative that gave us harm reduction as people are withdrawing from nicotine, I'm happy to engage in that science and see if we can do that.
Richard Carmona
Science
Happy
People
Doctor
Job
Gave
Find
See
Look
Withdrawing
Alternative
Reduction
Still
Viable
Going
Being
Us
Engage
Harm
I am my own version of the DREAM Act.
Richard Carmona
Own
Dream
My Own
Am
Version
Act
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