Bill Richardson
Politician
1947-11-15
Quotes by Bill Richardson
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The heart, I think, which is the home of all things rhythmic, is where learned poems go to live.
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Novels and gardens, she says. I like to move from plot to plot.
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The conversation progressed, bumper-car style, to a very heated discussion about death and the survival of the soul. It amazes me that we, as a species, can argue so fervently over something that is, when all is said and done, unknowable and unprovable. Nonetheless, we all arrive at conclusions and cleave to our certainties: that there is nothing but the Void; or that we will find ourselves writing an admissions exam at the Pearly Gates.
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Novels and gardens, she says. I like to move from plot to plot.
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The conversation progressed, bumper-car style, to a very heated discussion about death and the survival of the soul. It amazes me that we, as a species, can argue so fervently over something that is, when all is said and done, unknowable and unprovable. Nonetheless, we all arrive at conclusions and cleave to our certainties: that there is nothing but the Void; or that we will find ourselves writing an admissions exam at the Pearly Gates.
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The heart, I think, which is the home of all things rhythmic, is where learned poems go to live.
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We must never forget that it is the private sector - not government - that is the engine of economic opportunity. Businesses, particularly small businesses, flourish and can provide good jobs when government acts as a productive partner.
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The smartest thing we can do to create high-wage jobs and grow our economy is to keep our focus on education.
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President Clinton is going to embrace President Obama, as he should. They are working together. They're different kinds of people. Obama is cool, Clinton is a schmoozer. Both are great speakers. It's a great merging of the party.
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We're a superpower with a Third World grid.
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Ignorance has always been the weapon of tyrants; enlightenment the salvation of the free.
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We cannot accomplish all that we need to do without working together.
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