"No one individual vote, no one individual quote or no one individual statement defines me, my beliefs, or my record."

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Source : "Defense Nominee Hagel Defends His Record in Senate" by Donna Cassata, www.realclearpolitics.com. January 31, 2013.

Chuck Hagel

#Records Quotes #Belief Quotes #Vote Quotes

“A lot of issues need to be swept under the carpet---and poof, along comes SARS. Whether or not its appearance was coordinated, up front, to coincide with these scandals and tragedies in Iraq, one thing is for sure. SARS has been used as a smokescreen to keep the global public diverted and in fear.”
“I feel like life is really short, and it's important to enjoy yourself and embrace whatever comes your way, whether it's a challenging day or a great day, just welcome it with open arms. No matter who you are, you can't escape challenges; they are part of life.”
“Dialogue, contrary to popular view, is not a recording of actual speech; it is a semblance of speech, an invented language of exchanges that build in tempo or content toward climaxes.”

Source : Sol Stein (2014). “Stein On Writing: A Master Editor of Some of the Most Successful Writers of Our Century Shares His Craft Techniques and Strategies”, p.110, St. Martin's Press
“Well, I haven't been doing that much work with other people per se. I started doing more of that.”
“Dharma gives you the balance. It gives you the establishment into proper behavior, proper understanding, proper living, but it doesn't give you the completion of your journey. It doesn't give you the satisfaction of reaching the destination and your personality is still incomplete. So one has to have the experience of the spirit.”
“He walked out into the cold morning asking himself this heretical question: Can you start measuring a minute at any instant you wish?”

Source : William Gaddis (1955). “The Recognitions: A Novel”
“A bibliophile has approximately the same relationship to literature as a philatelist to geography.”
“Democracy is not something that happens, you know, just at election time, and it's not something that happens just with one event. It's an ongoing building process. But it also ought to be a part of our culture, a part of our lives.”

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