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Quote by Barbara Jordan
We are a party of innovation. We do not reject our traditions, but

We are a party of innovation. We do not reject our traditions, but we are willing to adapt to changing circumstances, when change we must. We are willing to suffer the discomfort of change in order to achieve a better future. – Barbara Jordan

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We cannot improve on the system of government handed down to us by the founders of the Republic. There is no way to improve upon that. But what we can do is to find new ways to implement that system and realize our destiny. – Barbara Jordan

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Government
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Barbara Jordan
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What we have to do is strike a balance between the idea that government should do everything and the idea, the belief, that government ought to do nothing. Strike a balance. – Barbara Jordan

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Government
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Barbara Jordan
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We call ourselves public servants but Ill tell you this: we as public servants must set an example for the rest of the nation. It is hypocritical for the public official to admonish and exhort the people to uphold the common good. – Barbara Jordan

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good
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Of present fame think little, and of future less the praises that we receive after we are buried, like the flowers that are strewed over our grave, may be gratifying to the living, but they are nothing to the dead. – Charles Caleb Colton

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Future

Kids feel so strongly about whats going on today and whats happening to the world, and thats very inspiring. I feel more hopeful than ever before about the future. – Carl Hiaasen

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Future

Everyone here has the sense that right now is one of those moments when we are influencing the future. – Steve Jobs

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Future

I look to the future because thats where Im going to spend the rest of my life. – George Burns

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Future

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Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it. – Bertrand Russell, The Conquest of Happiness

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Since when has the world of computer software design been about what people want? This is a simple question of evolution. The day is quickly coming when every knee will bow down to a silicon fist, and you will all beg your binary gods for mercy. – Bill Gates

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The weaker partner in a marriage is the one who loves the most. – Eleanora Duse

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I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers. – Attributed to Mahatma Gandhi

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