“A devastating commentary on the war in Iraq is that we have been unable to spend money on infrastructure.”
— Charles Schumer
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I think teaching should be an exalted
“I think teaching should be an exalted profession, not a picked-on profession.”
— Charles Schumer
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My father, Abe, was a small businessman.
“My father, Abe, was a small businessman. For 32 years, he ran an exterminating company. That may explain why our family always associated the smell of roach spray with love.”
— Charles Schumer
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I told the President, I told Rahm
“I told the President, I told Rahm Emanuel and others in the administration that I thought the policy they took to try to bring about negotiations is counter-productive, because when you give the Palestinians hope that the United States will do its negotiating for them, they are not going to sit down and talk.”
— Charles Schumer
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I respect people who feel things passionately.
“I respect people who feel things passionately. I do. But when someone is a judge, that is not what they should bring to the bench. It is not really passion, except in rare instances, that serves the bench well. It is, rather, an ability to understand the law and follow it.”
— Charles Schumer
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If we are going to stay a
“If we are going to stay a great power and I hope and pray we will we need the truth. We need to know what is going right and we need to know what is going wrong. There is no greater time than now.”
— Charles Schumer
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Giving up even an ounce of precious
“Giving up even an ounce of precious freedom is a very serious thing to do.”
— Charles Schumer
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When one has success, the answer is
“When one has success, the answer is not to undo that success. It is to continue what has been done.”
— Charles Schumer
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I made education the highest priority of
“I made education the highest priority of my campaign – actually education and jobs – and the reason is a simple one: I think the future of America depends on it.”
— Charles Schumer
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If we are going to stay a
“If we are going to stay a great power and I hope and pray we will we need the truth. We need to know what is going right and we need to know what is going wrong. There is no greater time than now.”
— Charles Schumer
Author: Charles Schumer
Category: hope
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You know, we have three branches of
“You know, we have three branches of government. We have a House. We have a Senate. We have a President.”
— Charles Schumer
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Category: government
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