"My faith in the Constitution is whole, it is complete, it is total, and I am not going to sit here and be an idle spectator to the diminuation, the subversion, the destruction of the Constitution. It is reason and not passion which must guide our deliberations, guide our debate, and guide our decision."

-- Barbara Jordan

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“I love poking fun at myself. I have a rather mean sense of humor.”
“The will is what matters---as long as you have that, you are safe.”
“Life is not over because you have diabetes. Make the most of what you have, be grateful.”
“It's easier to write about pain than about joy. Joy is wordless.”
“There is no possibility whatsoever of reconciling science and theology, at least in Christendom. Either Jesus arose from the dead or He didn't. If he did, then Christianity becomes plausible; if He did not, then it is sheer nonsense. I defy any genuine scientists to say that he believes in the Resurrection, or indeed in any other cardinal dogma of the Christian system.”
“If car manufacturers made cars according to spec the same way software vendors make software according to spec, all five wheels would be of widely differing sizes, it would take one person to steer and another to work the pedals and yet another to operate the user-friendly menu-driven dashboard, and if it would not drive straight ahead without a lot of effort, civil engineers would respond by building spiraling roads around each city.”
“Bernie Sanders has the momentum, and I think that that's something that we can't ignore.”

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“Over the last several days, we have heard from members of Congress who want their voices to be heard. I absolutely agree.”

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