Quote by Gary Locke
My dad, of course, like a lot of Asian parents, wanted me to be an

My dad, of course, like a lot of Asian parents, wanted me to be an engineer or doctor and never could understand why I would want to be a lawyer. And then, when I first said I wanted to run for office, he thought that was absolutely insane. – Gary Locke

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I understand that in these difficult economic times, the potential for any additional expense is not welcomed by American businesses. But in the long run, the health insurance reform law promises to cut health-care costs for U.S. businesses, not expand them. – Gary Locke

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Every year, some 65,000 high school students – many of them star students and leaders in their communities – are unable to go to college or get a good job because they have no legal status. – Gary Locke

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Diversity of thought and culture and religion and ideas has been the strength of America. – Gary Locke

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My dad let me figure out what I wanted to do on my own. – Georgia Jagger

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My dad used to say, You have to become part of the machine to beat the machine, and theres some validity in it. But honestly, even when Im inside the machine, you still see me. I stick out a little bit. – Michael Shannon

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Paul McCartney had a baby when he was 61 Rod Stewart was 66 Rupert Murdoch was a stunning 72. Not only does that mean theyll have less stamina than the average dad, that means theyll, well, check out a lot sooner too. – Jeffrey Kluger

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Do you know that other than my father, Ive never had a man take care of me? – Dionne Warwick

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Perish those who said our good things before we did. – Donatus

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Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit. – Aristotle

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