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Banks are an almost irresistible attraction for that element of our society which seeks unearned money. J. Edgar Hoover
Money Society Our Seeks Almost Attraction Unearned Irresistible Banks Which Element
For the only way in which a durable peace can be created is by world-wide restoration of economic activity and international trade. James Forrestal
Peace World-Wide Way Restoration Only Economic Economic Activity Trade Durable Which Created International Activity International Trade
The CIA could not face up to the American people and admit that its former employees had conspired to assassinate the President; so from the moment Kennedy's heart stopped beating, the Agency attempted to sweep the whole conspiracy under the rug. Jim Garrison
Heart CIA People Conspiracy Face Employees President Rug Admit Could Beating Attempted Had Up American Stopped Former Agency American People Sweep Assassinate Moment Whole Kennedy
If you read enough biography and history, you learn how people have dealt successfully or unsuccessfully with similar situations or patterns in the past. It doesn't give you a template of answers, but it does help you refine the questions you have to ask yourself. Jim Mattis
History You Yourself People Past Enough Give Similar Learn Read Does Dealt How Answers Refine Questions Situations In The Past Patterns Ask Successfully Help Biography
Donald Trump is a leader. He produces results and is ready to get tough in order to protect American jobs and families. Joe Arpaio
Tough Leader Jobs Results He Protect Ready Trump Families Get American Donald Donald Trump Order American Jobs Produces
The preservation of our national security and the laws that define us as the United States of America demand that we understand the intersection of the two - indeed, how they reinforce one another. John O. Brennan
National Our Define Indeed States Security Laws Demand Another Understand How America National Security Us United United States Reinforce United States Of America Two Preservation Intersection
I think a failed state is the responsibility of the people who have made that state fail, and those are generally the people of that country. Lakhdar Brahimi
People Responsibility Made Country Think State Those Generally Fail Failed Who
From Watergate we learned what generations before us have known; our Constitution works. And during Watergate years it was interpreted again so as to reaffirm that no one - absolutely no one - is above the law. Leon Jaworski
Constitution Watergate Law Before Our Above Absolutely No-One Generations Known Learned Reaffirm Years Again Us Works Interpreted
It is never too late to correct our mistakes. And if we do not, we risk repeating them. Lisa Madigan
Too Late Never Too Late Mistakes Too Late Our Correct Risk Never It Is Never Too Late Repeating Them
There are so many similarities between a startup venture and a political campaign - the rhythm, the tempo, the hours, the intensity. Mike McCurry
Political Campaign Political Startup Tempo Similarities Between Hours Venture Campaign Intensity Rhythm Many
So there is a foreign intelligence purpose for every one of our FISA warrants. Robert Mueller
Intelligence Every Our Purpose Foreign
Half of Syria's refugees are children, and we know what can happen to children who grow to adulthood without hope or opportunity in refugee camps. The camps become fertile recruiting grounds for violent extremists. Samantha Power
Hope Opportunity Half Become Extremists Syria Recruiting Adulthood Know Without Fertile Camps Refugee Refugees Children Happen Who Grounds Grow Violent
People are just looking for honesty and authenticity more than anything. Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Honesty People Looking More More Than Anything Authenticity Than Just Anything Just Looking
The baby boomers are the most spoiled, most self-centered, most narcissistic generation the country's ever produced. Steve Bannon
Generation Country Baby Baby Boomers Boomers Spoiled Self-Centered Most Narcissistic Produced Ever
Health is correlated with quality of life. If you get regular physical activity, have social connections, control your cholesterol, keep your blood pressure at a normal level, don't smoke - these things can make an enormous difference not only in how long you live, but how much you enjoy your life in those years. Tom Frieden
Life Health You Quality Pressure Long Control Live Enjoy Enormous Those Physical Physical Activity Only Make Quality Of Life Smoke How How Much Years Normal Blood Blood Pressure Get Difference Social Much Regular Your Cholesterol Connections Keep Activity Level Things
If we can't begin to agree on fundamentals, such as the elimination of the most abusive forms of child labor, then we really are not ready to march forward into the future. Alexis Herman
Future Most Ready Labor Begin Child Child Labor Forms Then Really Forward Agree March Elimination Fundamentals
I don't think there are any students who should not be exposed to a basic financial literacy course. Ben Bernanke
Financial Think Students Course Any Literacy Should Who Exposed Basic
Teaching is hard. It takes a lot of skill. Not everyone who tries can do it well. We need to admit that and act accordingly. We should reward and respect great teachers by paying them more, and we should stop rewarding seniority over effectiveness. Betsy DeVos
Great Respect Reward Everyone Tries Admit More Takes Over Great Teachers Well Lot Accordingly Effectiveness Rewarding Seniority Stop Them Skill Should Act Teachers Hard Paying Teaching Who Need
The first duty to children is to make them happy. If you have not made them so, you have wronged them. No other good they may get can make up for that. Charles Buxton
Good You Happy Made First Duty Other Wronged Make Make Up Up Get May Children Them
If you don't know someone who's had a problem with addiction, you will. Dana Boente
You Problem Will Addiction Someone Had Know
What I am unable to understand with the people who associate themselves with Trump is their willingness to overlook the dishonesty, the indecency, the lack of empathy, to be asked to go out every single day and why. Daniel Pfeiffer
Day People Single Every Unable Out Willingness Empathy Single Day Understand Am Overlook Go Trump Lack Dishonesty Themselves Asked Who Why Associate Every Single Day
Now, can some cops be overbearing, rude? Yeah. But we have a process for that. Do what the officer tells you to do, and file a complaint. That's the process. You don't attack a police officer on the street or resist arrest because you think you're being hassled. David A. Clarke, Jr.
You Police Rude Think Complaint Tells Some Attack Police Officer Because Yeah Arrest Officer Being Process File Now Street Cops Resist
Nobody ever won an election by spitting at his political opponents. David Frum
Political Election Spitting Nobody Opponents His Won Political Opponents Ever
As women slowly gain power, their values and priorities are reshaping the agenda. A multitude of studies show that when women control the family funds, they generally spend more on health, nutrition, and education - and less on alcohol and cigarettes. Dee Dee Myers
Education Health Family Women Values Power Control Alcohol Cigarettes Spend Nutrition Slowly More Generally Studies Priorities Gain Agenda Show Less Multitude Funds
The only thing I am afraid of is fear. Duke of Wellington
Fear Only Am Afraid The Only Thing Thing
Doubts raced through my mind as I considered the feasibility of enforcing a law which the majority of honest citizens didn't seem to want. Eliot Ness
Law Mind Considered Citizens Seem Through Majority Want Which Enforcing Doubts Honest
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