"I just think, you know, when we talk about a politician, I think a person has to be themselves. Let the voters see the real you."

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Source : "W.Va. Gov. In No Rush To End Race". Interview with Brian Goldsmith, www.cbsnews.com. May 9, 2008.

Joe Manchin

#Real Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Voters Quotes

“This kingdom of God life is not a matter of waking up each morning with a list of chores or an agenda to be tended to, left on our bedside table by the Holy Spirit for us while we slept. We wake up already immersed in a large story of creation and covenant, of Israel and Jesus, the story of Jesus and the stories that Jesus told. We let ourselves be formed by these formative stories, and especially as we listen to the stories that Jesus tells, get a feel for the way he does it, the way he talks, the way he treats people, the Jesus way.”
“The food in Yugoslavia is fine if you like pork tartare.”
“Man is rotten with perfection.”
“Well, what I tried to do is to just listen to my voice, because my voice is my boss. She decides.”

Source : "Diva Cecilia Bartoli". Interview with Elizabeth Farnsworth, www.pbs.org. November 9, 1998.
“Art reaches its greatest peak when devoid of self-consciousness. Freedom discovers man the moment he loses concern over what impression he is making or about to make.”
“I'm drawn to almost any piece of writing with the words 'divine love' and 'impeachment' in the first sentence. But I know the word 'divine' makes many progressive people run screaming for their cute little lives, and so one hesitates to use it.”
“I think if one wants to be in a continual state of insanity one should stay married to that writing partner.”

Source : "Q&A: Mann & Weil on surving as songwriters". Interview with Steve Sailer, www.upi.com. July 25, 2002.
“My fiancee's brother-in-law was recently paralysed in an accident and it really brought home the fact that thousands of young people live with spinal injuries. It's an issue I wish had more coverage.”

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