Quote by Thomas Friedman
I think we have lost our groove as a country. One of the reasons w

I think we have lost our groove as a country. One of the reasons was the attack on 9/11. We got knocked off our game. From a country that always exported hope we went into the business of exporting fear. – Thomas Friedman

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No matter where I go – London, Beirut, Jerusalem, Washington, Beijing, or Bangalore – Im always looking to rediscover that land of ten thousand lakes where politics actually worked to make peoples lives better, not pull them apart. – Thomas Friedman

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Politics
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Optimists are usually wrong. But all the great change in history, positive change, was done by optimists. – Thomas Friedman

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History
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Id make a terrible surgeon. The fear of blood? Very high on my list. – Kristen Wiig

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People dont want to talk about death, just like they dont want to talk about computer security. Maybe I should have named my workstation Fear. People are so motivated by fear. – Dan Farmer

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In terms of fear, I still am most afraid of Freddie Kruger. – Andrew Mason

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Fear the man who fears you. – Proverb

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You cannot open a book without learning something. – Confucius

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Evaluate what you want — because what gets measured, gets produced. – James A. Belasco

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Blows are sarcasms turned stupid. – George Eliot

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Cynicism

Our history is that we can very aggressively, if necessary, and openly and democratically discuss our differences. We have a democratic history in which we come together and vote on these things. – Stockwell Day

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