"I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size. I do not undertake to promote welfare, for I propose to extend freedom. My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them. It is not to inaugurate new programs, but to cancel old ones that do violence to the Constitution, or that have failed in their purpose, or that impose on the people an unwarranted financial burden. I will not attempt to discover whether legislation is "needed" before I have first determined whether it is constitutionally permissible."

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Source : Barry Morris Goldwater, C. C. Goldwater (2007). “The Conscience of a Conservative”, p.15, Princeton University Press

Barry Goldwater

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“Had we taken all of Iraq, we would have been like a dinosaur in the tar pit - we would still be there, and we, not the United Nations, would be bearing the costs of that occupation.”
“There was no more grass, no flowers, not even any moss: dusty granite blocks covered the ice and an occasional grinding groan reminded us that we were on a slow-moving glacier.”
“So much about living life, to me, is about humility and gratitude. And I've tried very hard to have those qualities and be that person and I'm just so disappointed in myself that I allowed it to slip.”

Source : "Exclusive: Katherine Heigl on being 'disappointed' in herself and the truth behind Emmygate". Interview with Michael Ausiello, ew.com. March 25, 2010.
“Sometimes you have to learn how to give the right answer to the wrong question.”
“The air is full of ideas. They are knocking you in the head all the time. You only have to know what you want, then forget it, and go about your business. Suddenly, the idea will come through. It was there all the time.”
“God pursues me, he sacrificed for me, and he calls me his beloved! And, not just me... all of us.”

Source : Source: www.biblegateway.com
“I think I enjoy London the best as it's where I started my career. But Paris is beautiful too.”
“It's all about hope, kindness and a connection with one another.”

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