My dad spent most of the '50s and early '60s actually acting as sort of an advance man for the Justice Department, as a civil rights lawyer. So it was actually reading his papers after he passed away a few years ago that first started me thinking about this... What fraction of your life do you spend in service to your fellow man?

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Negative thoughts are contagious and they get passed around like a disease. I inoculate myself against the fear of failure.

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If I killed my wife and mother and debauched a thousand women I couldn't go to hell--in fact, I couldn't go to hell if I wanted to.

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Practice being excited.

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Joanna Priestley’s amazing body of animated films have deservedly earned their place in the pantheon of contemporary international animators. Inventively visioned, superbly crafted, and rich with insight into the physical and spiritual dilemmas that confront us all, each new work provides an unexpected pleasure.

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The freedoms and prosperity we enjoy in America are thanks to the brave men and women who have served in our armed forces.

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It is important to remember the purpose of health care reform: to make sure Americans have access to quality, affordable health care - especially those individuals who were being denied by their insurance companies because they weren't profitable customers.

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I understand clearly as a freshman in Congress, you don't get to steer the bus.

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I am grateful for the sacrifices our veterans have made to defend our freedom and prosperity.

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The fight for a truly inclusive nation that embraces its diversity is not over and perhaps will never be.

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If we choose to ignore science and refuse to fund important scientific research, we voluntarily cede our place as a world leader in innovation.

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I am committed to standing up for the LGBTQ community and being a strong voice.

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I believe we need a balanced, bipartisan approach to debt reduction that includes a combination of spending cuts, investments in economic growth, and simplification of the tax code that closes corporate loopholes that incentivize companies to ship jobs overseas.

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I support common-sense measures like universal background checks to prevent guns from falling into the hands of criminals and the dangerously mentally ill.

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Immigrants greatly contribute to our country's economic prosperity.

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When I see the sort of mindless tax cuts for the wealthy, cuts to education, I just think we've got it exactly backward in this country.

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It's wonderful to see more of my colleagues recognizing the importance of investing in STEM education and scientific research and development.

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As someone who started a small business from scratch, I know how important it is for families and for communities to have strong job creation.

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America cannot become just a service and financial services economy, and to prevent that, there is no substitute for having people with successful, real-world manufacturing experience in Congress.

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Federal policies must understand the linkages between economic growth, social mobility, and a strong middle class.

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I support marriage equality and oppose legislation that defines marriage as only being between a man and a woman.

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