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I believe we have become paralyzed, paralyzed by our desire to be

I believe we have become paralyzed, paralyzed by our desire to be loved. Now our founding fathers had the wisdom to know that social acceptance and popularity were fleeing, and that this countrys principles needed to be rooted in strengths greater than the passions and the emotions of the times. – Chris Christie

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A retired teacher paid $62,000 towards her pension and nothing, yes nothing, for full family medical, dental and vision coverage over her entire career. What will we pay her? $1.4 million in pension benefits and another $215,000 in health care benefit premiums over her lifetime. – Chris Christie

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Family
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Chris Christie
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Now, in New Jersey, we have more government workers per square mile than any state in America. But since Ive been governor we now have fewer people on the state payroll at any time since Christie Whitman left office in January 2001. Thats the right direction, Mr. President, not the wrong direction. – Chris Christie

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Government
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Chris Christie
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The rule for effective governance is simple. It is one Ronald Reagan knew by heart. And one that he successfully employed with Social Security and the Cold War. When there is a problem, you fix it. That is the job you have been sent to do and you cannot wait for someone else to do it for you. – Chris Christie

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War
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Analysts may be correct that the presidential election wont primarily turn on entitlements reform, but by choosing Paul Ryan as his running mate, Mitt Romney can, contrary to conventional wisdom, make it a winning issue and lay the foundation for a reform mandate when he wins. – David Limbaugh

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Wisdom

One part of wisdom is knowing what you dont need anymore and letting it go. – Jane Fonda

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Wisdom

All human wisdom works and has worries and grief as reward. – Johann Georg Hamann

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Start wide, expand further, and never look back. – Arnold Schwarzenegger

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The President regards the Japanese as a brave people but courage, though useful in time of war, is subordinate to knowledge of arts hence, courage without such knowledge is not to be highly esteemed. – Townsend Harris

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Home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names, and impossible loyalties! – Matthew Arnold

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Instead of hating, I have chosen to forgive and spend all of my positive energy on changing the world. – Camryn Manheim

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Dinosaurs was a cool idea, but we just couldnt find a way to make it really fun. Weve got a bunch of great game ideas that we want to bring to life over the next several years. – Sid Meier

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