“Individual responsibility, hard work, paying attention in school, faith, family all these things are important.”
— J. C. Watts
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I think that anybody that stays in
“I think that anybody that stays in school, gets good grades, pays the price, I think we are wealthy enough in the public and the private sector in America to make sure that every child in America that wants to continue their education, they should be able to do that.”
— J. C. Watts
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The measure of a man is not
“The measure of a man is not how great his faith is, but how great his love is. We must not let government programs disconnect our souls from each other.”
— J. C. Watts
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The measure of a man is not
“The measure of a man is not how great his faith is, but how great his love is. We must not let government programs disconnect our souls from each other.”
— J. C. Watts
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My work in the House of Representatives,
“My work in the House of Representatives, at this time in my life, is completed. It is time to return home.”
— J. C. Watts
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In addition, there is one title I
“In addition, there is one title I cherish a great deal more than Congressman and that is the title of… Dad.”
— J. C. Watts
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In my wildest imagination, I never thought
“In my wildest imagination, I never thought that the fifth of six children born to Helen and Buddy Watts – in a poor black neighborhood, in the poor rural community of Eufaula, Oklahoma – would someday be called Congressman.”
— J. C. Watts
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The strength of America is not in
“The strength of America is not in Washington.”
— J. C. Watts
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I never got into politics for it
“I never got into politics for it to be a career.”
— J. C. Watts
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Everything I am I owe to my
“Everything I am I owe to my faith and secondly to parents who were old school.”
— J. C. Watts
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