"I think it's time we had a president who carried the same life experiences into the White House as most ordinary Americans."

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Source : Twitter post from Oct 10, 2016

Dick Gephardt

#Thinking Quotes #White Quotes #House Quotes

“Democracy is threatened by the inertia of good people, by the selfishness of most people, and by the evil designs of a few people.”
“Money donâ€™t change you, it changes the people around you.”
“A critical knowledge of the evolution of the idea of property would embody, in some respects, the most remarkable portion of the mental history of mankind.”

Source : Lewis Henry Morgan (1877). “Ancient Society”, p.6, University of Arizona Press
“When I am there [Tibet], I am very happy. The Tibetans radiate. They literally send out light. His holiness [the Dalai Lama] generates love and compassion to every human being. He has committed himself to that. I haven't made that leap yet. I haven't given up self-aspiration. I still love making movies.”
“I don't really have a lot of interns, although I do now use Research Assistants to help me compile indexes when that is necessary.”
“If you see anyone from about sixteen to sixty-five and they're male, shoot 'em. Kill every male you see.”

Source : "The Surprising History of American Sniper's "Wolves, Sheep, and Sheepdogs" Speech" by Michael Cummings and Eric Cummings, www.slate.com. January 21, 2015.
“All my life I have been trying to learn to read, to see and hear, and to write.”
“I became a vegetarian 55 years ago, and I think it's one of the more important behavioral changes I ever took. The more I see of the beef industry and so on, I believe that to be true.”

Source : Source: www.motherjones.com

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