"I think Barack Obama has brought a new level of ethical standards to Washington. Has he changed some basic hard-knuckle politics? No. You need hard-knuckle politics to succeed."

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Source : "Gov. Rendell and Rep. Issa on 'FNS'". "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. May 31, 2010.

Ed Rendell

#Thinking Quotes #Knuckles Quotes #Succeed Quotes

“Everything in America is so uniform. In Russia, everywhere you go is completely insane.”
“I wanted the world to sit back, listen up, and let me explain to it that when someone is sad and hopeless, the last thing they need to feel is that they are the only ones in the world with that feeling. So, if you feel sorry for someone, don't pretend to be happy. Don't pretend to care only about their problems.”

Source : John Corey Whaley (2011). “Where Things Come Back”, p.210, Simon and Schuster
“I think that it's really important to go away and come back.”
“It will be said, however, that protection tends to destroy commerce, the civilizer of mankind. Directly the reverse, however, is the fact.”

Source : Henry Charles Carey (1853). “The Slave Trade, Domestic and Foreign: Why it Exists, and how it May be Extinguished”, p.392
“I've never really been too scared to do anything.”
“People underestimate the power of the Internet. For some consumers, it is the source of all information. Younger adults are on their phones more than they watch television. They don't read newspapers. It is their real world. It is not a set of virtual lenses.”
“What's come to perfection perishes. Things learned on earth we shall practice in heaven; Works done least rapidly Art most cherishes.”
“Sexuality, and sexual orientation - regardless of orientation - is just natural. Â An act of sex is one of the most human things. Â But an organization like the church, say, through its doctrine, would undermine humanity by successfully teaching shame about sexual orientation - that it is sinful, or that it offends God. Â The song is about asserting yourself and reclaiming your humanity through an act of love.”

Source : "Hozier celebrates Irish vote on gay marriage" by Jayme Deerwester, www.usatoday.com. May 23, 2015.

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