"When I first ran for Congress in 1998, people counted me out."

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Source : "Democratic U.S. Rep. Baldwin Joins Wisconsin Senate Race". www.foxnews.com. September 06, 2011.

Tammy Baldwin

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“The need for a permanent status resolution approved by Congress is made even more clear to me because of my experience as a former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations.”
“When you become a parent you're endlessly obsessed with chatting to other moms and learning how they make it work - keep all the balls in the air if you like - because we all want to know how to be the best mom that we possibly can be.”
“You renew yourself every day. Sometimes you're successful, sometimes your not, but it's the average that counts”

Source : "Take A Closer Look At Satya Nadella, Who Could Become Microsoft's Next CEO" by Julie Bort, www.businessinsider.com. December 18, 2013.
“The very best relationship has a gardener and a flower. The gardener nurtures and the flower blooms.”
“I could have made a fortune in cheeseburgers, but I finally chose politics.”

Source : "Obama, Hollande Agree on Debt Crisis Approach" by Alexis Simendinger, www.realclearpolitics.com. May 18, 2012.
“For your own good, for the good of your family and your future, grow a backbone. When something is wrong, stand up and say it is wrong, and don't back down.”
“Even though Chinese society was really closed, there were two windows for me to explore the world. One was from my mother and grandmother, the unseen and invisible world. Another window was brought from my father's side, those classic and Western books.”
“The criminal is a creative artist; detectives are just critics.”

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