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The quality that defines us as Americans is the courage to respond to being hit. The courage to root out and destroy the killers. And, most importantly, the courage to hold on to our values and protect our hard-won freedoms while doing it. ↗

— Nick Clooney

#courage #defines #destroy #doing #freedoms

I hate losing. ↗

— Jennie Finch

#i #losing

When runaway inflation and bank failures struck in Germany in the 1920s, the middle class was destroyed, which led directly to the rise of the Nazis. ↗

— Nick Clooney

#class #destroyed #directly #failures #germany

I remember Mitch Miller saying every week, This rock and roll stuff will never last. But one doesn't like to bring that up to Mitch. ↗

— Rosemary Clooney

#every #i #i remember #last #like

When Bob came through Cincinnati, he wanted a girl singer to be on his show. There was a local contest, and my sister and I entered, but Bob said, Gee, I wouldn't break up the team. ↗

— Rosemary Clooney

#break #break up #came #cincinnati #contest

Most people are good at too many things. And when you say someone is focused, more often than not what you actually mean is they're very narrow. ↗

— Chuck Close

#focused #good #many #mean #more

We have seen that, in another unfunded mandate, the so-called No Child Left Behind Act, which created tougher standards, and we all support that, but Congress did not provide the money to attract and hire the best teachers. ↗

— Bob Filner

#another #attract #behind #best #child

I've spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on the very best security and I can assure you my homes are as safe as the Bank of England. ↗

— Simon Cowell

#bank #best #england #homes #hundreds

I discovered about 150 dots is the minimum number of dots to make a specific recognizable person. You can make something that looks like a head, with fewer dots, but you won't be able to give much information about who it is. ↗

— Chuck Close

#about #discovered #dots #fewer #give

I think most paintings are a record of the decisions that the artist made. I just perhaps make them a little clearer than some people have. ↗

— Chuck Close

#clearer #decisions #i #i think #just