"I think any advocate who is effective has fully acquainted himself or herself with the legislator they are going to meet. Know what committees they are on, what issues they are interested in, all in an effort to build a bridge for communicating with them."

-- Mark Shields

#Thinking Quotes #Bridges Quotes #Issues Quotes

“Life just swallows you up, doesn't it?Just swallows you up with its everyday things”
“It is my province to teach to the church what the doctrine is. It is your province to echo what I say or to remain silent.”
“The mother tongue is propaganda.”
“The only movie I can watch on a loop, over and over, is 'Help', the Beatles movie. It's so funny and irreverent and great.”
“Whatâ€™s the point of opening yourself up to your friends if they donâ€™t notice you in your vulnerable state? The point of it all is to love friends completely and utterly, at their best and worst, and to love more than just the good things. Itâ€™s about showing that youâ€™re willing to accept them for whatever they are, that they should not feel insecure or self-conscious in your presence, which can be a hard task to achieve.”
“In the race of men is much greed and envy; but of truth, little.”
“There is something unwholesome and destructive about the entire writing process.”
“It's always bitterly disappointing to people to see how normally one can live.”

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