#pro

People seem to need a likable protagonist more than ever. ↗

— Daniel Clowes

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Environmental protection doesn't happen in a vacuum. You can't separate the impact on the environment from the impact on our families and communities. ↗

— Jim Clyburn

#environment #environmental #environmental protection #families #happen

We have stabilized our economy. We took over a very sick economy, and we were hemorrhaging 750,000 jobs a month. We have stopped the hemorrhaging. In fact, we had 140,000 job growth last month. And that's what I call progress. ↗

— Jim Clyburn

#economy #fact #growth #had #hemorrhaging

I love stories. When I'm writing, what I pretend subconsciously is that we're cavemen, we're sitting around the fire, and I'm telling you stories. If I bore you, you're probably going to pick up a big club and hit me over the head. ↗

— Harlan Coben

#big #bore #club #fire #going

We are approaching a new age of synthesis. Knowledge cannot be merely a degree or a skill... it demands a broader vision, capabilities in critical thinking and logical deduction without which we cannot have constructive progress. ↗

— Li Ka Shing

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Writing isn't about the process. It is about creating. The joy comes not from the process but from the creation. ↗

— Harlan Coben

#comes #creating #creation #joy #process

Social Security and Medicare represent promises made and we must keep these commitments. ↗

— Tom Coburn

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I believe keeping our promises should be our highest priority and that means saving Social Security and Medicare while preserving the American dream for our children and grandchildren. ↗

— Tom Coburn

#american dream #believe #children #dream #grandchildren

Everybody in America is going to have to sacrifice to help us rebuild the Gulf Coast. Every government program, every individual, we are all going to have to sacrifice. ↗

— Tom Coburn

#coast #every #everybody #going #government

Well, I think the president is going to do well in terms of his influence for positive change here in the Congress, making sure that we don't overspend, making sure that we spend for only those programs that are justified. ↗

— Thad Cochran

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