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Empirical debunking cannot reach the deepest fear of the reactionary mind, which is that the state - that devouring leviathan - will soon swallow up all traces of human volition and dignity. The conclusion is based on conservative moral convictions that reason can't shake.
Rick Perlstein
Dignity
Conservative
Fear
Mind
Will
Convictions
State
Moral
Shake
Volition
Soon
Empirical
Reach
Reactionary
Traces
Conclusion
Up
Human
Cannot
Swallow
Which
Reason
Based
Deepest
It is time to let America be America again. To return freedom to the people. To stand on our founding principles and reject the cynical politics of the Nanny State.
Rick Perry
Politics
Time
Freedom
People
Cynical
State
Our
Nanny
Return
Principles
America
Again
Stand
Founding
Reject
While the vandals are on the street corners, the Tea Party conservatives, they're working state houses, the governorships, the mayorships, the Senate, the House.
Rick Santelli
Party
Tea
Conservatives
Corners
State
House
Houses
Senate
While
Working
Tea Party
Street
The idea is that the state doesn't have rights to limit individuals' wants and passions. I disagree with that. I think we absolutely have rights because there are consequences to letting people live out whatever wants or passions they desire.
Rick Santorum
Rights
People
Disagree
Whatever
Live
Think
Consequences
State
Out
Absolutely
Individuals
Idea
Because
Limit
Passions
Wants
Letting
Desire
The Miccosukee facility in Miami only offers bingo, poker, and video gambling machines. Because it does not have slot machines or table games, the Miccosukee tribe doesn't need an agreement with the state. The Miccosukees only answer to the federal government.
Rick Scott
Government
State
Machines
Tribe
Slot
Table
Only
Facility
Federal
Federal Government
Poker
Because
Answer
Does
Miami
Offers
Video
Gambling
Games
Agreement
Bingo
Need
How much should the state be involved in regulating the growth in communities when you already have a county doing it, or a city doing it?
Rick Scott
You
State
City
County
Involved
How
How Much
Doing
Much
Should
Communities
Growth
In Florida, we're the best melting pot in the world. We love everybody coming to our state.
Rick Scott
Love
Best
World
Everybody
State
Our
Melting
Melting Pot
Pot
Coming
Florida
It is up to all of us - the state, Florida's local communities, and the federal government - to work together on long-term solutions to improve the quality of our water.
Rick Scott
Work
Government
Together
Quality
Water
State
Local
Our
Solutions
Federal
Federal Government
Long-Term
Up
Improve
Work Together
Us
Communities
Florida
In Florida, Medicaid is the fastest-growing part of our state budget - hands down. It is increasing at more than 3.5 times the rate of our general revenue.
Rick Scott
Down
Increasing
State
Our
Rate
General
More
Part
Budget
Revenue
Times
Than
Hands
Medicaid
Florida
I love the 20 million people that live in my state and 100 million tourists.
Rick Scott
Love
People
Live
State
Tourists
Million
Million People
It is appalling that President Obama would cut off federal health care dollars to Florida in an effort to force our state further into Obamacare.
Rick Scott
Health
Care
President
State
Our
President Obama
Further
Obama
Would
Obamacare
Federal
Force
Health Care
Dollars
Off
Effort
Cut
Appalling
Florida
I don't want to tell Gov. Brewer what to do; she can do what's best for her state.
Rick Scott
Best
State
Tell
She
Want
Her
Washington, D.C., could learn a few budget lessons from Florida. The contrast between our state and the nation's capital is remarkable.
Rick Scott
Nation
Few
State
Our
Could
Remarkable
Between
Budget
Learn
Contrast
Capital
Lessons
Washington
Florida
I wonder if 50 years from now we'll look back, and maybe Julian Assange will be the hero and J. Edgar Hoover will be the enemy of the state.
Rick Smolan
Enemy
Hero
Will
State
Back
Hoover
Look
Edgar
Years
Wonder
Maybe
Now
I am myself sometimes, and I do state my opinions, but not in a comedy routine and not in my character. There always has to be some sort of layer to it.
Ricky Gervais
Myself
Character
Sometimes
Comedy
State
Some
Layer
Sort
Always
Opinions
Am
Routine
I am a socialist, so I am not worried about socialism. I am worried about dictators who are putting everyone into a socialist state for their own benefit.
Rirkrit Tiravanija
Socialism
Own
State
Benefit
Everyone
Worried
About
Putting
Am
Dictators
Who
Socialist
No animal on the face of the earth could conceive of taxation. You and I work roughly six months a year to pay our local, state and federal taxes. If nothing else, this should convince you that animals are smarter than people.
Rita Mae Brown
Work
You
Animal
People
Face
Animals
Year
Nothing
Pay
Else
State
Local
Our
Earth
Months
Could
Federal
Smarter
Conceive
Than
Six
Taxation
Taxes
Convince
Should
Roughly
I didn't know how it was to be a bachelor. I never felt like one. I think it's a mental state.
Riteish Deshmukh
Think
State
Bachelor
Mental
Never
Like
Know
Felt
How
There is an analogy between conservation and education reform. The coalition around education reform is the biggest bipartisan thing going in this state right now. We need to recapture the big bipartisan spirit for conservation.
Rob McKenna
Education
Big
Analogy
State
Spirit
Between
Around
Education Reform
Reform
Going
Biggest
Coalition
Now
Recapture
Right
Thing
Need
Bipartisan
Conservation
Washington State has a strong tradition of a positive relationship - positive working relationship between labor and management, whether in the private sector or the public sector. It needs to continue to be that way.
Rob McKenna
Positive
Needs
Relationship
Management
Strong
State
Way
Sector
Between
Tradition
Private
Continue
Private Sector
Labor
Whether
Public
Working
Public Sector
Washington
Washington State
Do you think states' rights would have disappeared if state legislatures still elected our United States senators? Do you think our United States senators would be difficult to contact if they were named by our state legislatures?
Rob Woodall
You
Rights
Difficult
Think
State
Our
States
Would
Would-Be
Contact
Disappeared
Named
Still
Were
Senators
Elected
United
United States
He was certainly in a confused state. I used to go and visit him in Callan Park. They were really - to me they were the best poets those two writing in those days but it wasn't very encouraging because, well, they weren't getting far were they?
Robert Adamson
Best
Me
Writing
Confused
State
Those
Visit
Park
Poets
He
Days
Well
Him
Because
Go
Were
Encouraging
Very
Getting
Far
Really
Used
Certainly
Two
I never really saw 'The Kids in the Hall' until after we started 'The State.'
Robert Ben Garant
State
Saw
Kids
Never
Until
Hall
After
Really
Started
There were guys in 'The State' who would take one script and rewrite it and rewrite it and rewrite it and fight for it for a whole season, and after a couple of seasons, you realized that doesn't work. You have to just be willing to throw something away, no matter how good it is, and write a better joke.
Robert Ben Garant
Work
Good
You
Fight
Better
Matter
Joke
Just Be
State
Willing
Would
Something
Guys
Throw
Write
Take
Couple
How
Were
Just
Rewrite
After
Script
Realized
Who
Whole
Season
Away
Seasons
'The State' had never done improv. We used to go over scripts for weeks and argue about every joke. But I don't know how we would have scripted 'Reno.'
Robert Ben Garant
Joke
Every
State
Would
About
Argue
Weeks
Never
Had
Over
Know
Reno
How
Go
Improv
Done
Scripted
Scripts
Used
Everything is in a state of flux, including the status quo.
Robert Byrne
State
Everything
Flux
Status
Status Quo
Quo
Including
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