"Bush always has viewed himself as an "activist," which flies in the face of some conservative notions, such as the federal government's role in education."

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Source : "Books: 'Dead Certain: The Presidency of George W. Bush'". Live Q&As, www.washingtonpost.com. September 11, 2007.

Robert Draper

#Government Quotes #Faces Quotes #Roles Quotes

“Happiness doesn't come from getting what you want. It doesn't come from within, either. Happiness comes from *between*--from finding the right relationship between yourself and others, between yourself and your work, and between yourself and something larger than yourself.”
“It was used for decades to describe talented computer enthusiasts, people whose skill at using computers to solve technical problems and puzzles was - and is - respected and admired by others possessing similar technical skills.”
“Not to be alone - ever - is one of my ideas of hell, and a day when I have had no solitude at all in which 'to catch up with myself' I find mentally, physically and spiritually exhausting.”

Source : Miss Read (2007). “Village Diary”, p.188, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“I think what I mostly realize is just that life is unpredictable. So don't be afraid, but just enjoy the day you're in. Really make the most of it.”

Source : "Singer-songwriter Amy Grant". "Tavis Smiley Show", www.pbs.org. July 17, 2013.
“In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, believed to have one of the highest rates of sexual violence in the world, girls and women face increased peril on the road to safety.”
“God enjoins you to treat women well, for they are your mothers, daughters, aunts.”
“I don't want to be labeled as either a pansy or a heterosexual. Labeling is so self-limiting. We are what we do - not what we say we are.”
“I have no private purpose to accomplish, no party objectives to build up, no enemies to punish-nothing to serve but my country.”

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