"I'll never forget what a Catholic priest told me; he said, "If you try to padlock the door, you have to give people an alternative path - an alternative, safer path. You can't padlock, and you shouldn't padlock a burning building.""

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Source : Source: www.politico.com

Jeh Johnson

#Giving Quotes #People Quotes #Catholic Quotes

“The main thing is to remain oneself, under any circumstances; that was and is our common purpose.”
“The rolling stone never gathereth mosse.”

Source : John Heywood (1562). “The Proverbs, Epigrams, and Miscellanies of John Heywood ...”, p.431
“Dad made it to Gold Shield Detective, so he always busted Robin, my oldest brother, and me. Always got caught, whatever we were doing.”
“Sadly, at Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler sales continually trend downward, manufacturing costs rise, and employment declines. As the result of the decrease in the number of cars produced by American manufacturers, membership in the United Auto Workers has dropped from a high of over 1.5 million thirty years ago to less than half a million today.”

Source : Interview with Bob Morris, bobmorris.biz. 2008.
“Many of the earmark request forms are actually filled out by lobbyists and then just turned in by the member's staff to the appropriations committee.”
“I am very picky about my people and my beer.”
“Let us strive for personal, practical integrity in every endeavor, regardless of how mundane or inconsequential it may seem.”
“When the bandwagon presents itself, you have to jump onto it.”

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