"There are two ways of looking at the talking filibuster. My way is as a form of unanimous consent."

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Source : "Sen. Jeff Merkley on the filibuster deal: ‘There are two pieces I'm excited about’". Interview with Ezra Klein, www.washingtonpost.com. January 25, 2013.

Jeff Merkley

#Talking Quotes #Two Quotes #Way Quotes

“I'm not particularly lucid after a concert. I'm not very lucid before, either.”
“I'm glad that the NSA is trying to find out what the terrorists are up to overseas and in our country. I'm glad that activity is going on, but it is limited to tracking people who are suspected to be terrorists and who they may be talking to... Yes, I am sure that that's what they're doing.”
“Passion is born when your heart gets carried away with a purpose greater than yourself.”
“Of course, in pro ball, they never hit the quarterback in practice.”
“Sometimes I happen to be the right guy in the right spot at the right moment.”
“We are entertainers. We're trying to entertain people.”

Source : "Trey Parker & Matt Stone". Interview with Aaron Franco, www.avclub.com. March 19, 2008.
“When you have been to the lowest part of your life, you have no choice but to sit back and just think about things. You just pay attention to so much more.”

Source : "La'el Collins Q&A: Cowboys Rookie on Murder Investigation and Draft Plummet". Interview with Bleacher Report, bleacherreport.com.
“Learn Gracie Jiu-Jitsu so that when a giant walks by, you don't think to yourself 'oh no,' you think to yourself 'how interesting!”

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