Mike Crapo Quotes

#1. In January 1776, Thomas Paine issued 'Common Sense,' advocating independence from Great Britain.

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#2. Simplicity just isn't a word synonymous with taxes.

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#3. Even with multiple instruction books, maneuvering the maze of the tax code is costly and time-consuming.

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#4. - I should be doing my homework now. But the way I look at it, playing in the snow is a lot more important. Out here I'm learning real skills that I can apply throughout the rest of my life.
- Such as?
- Procrastination and rationalization.

Bill Watterson

#5. Throwing off despotism and tyranny is our history and part of our national identity - something in which we can take incredible pride.

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#6. I have a strong marriage, and my wife and I love each other.

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#7. Writing is the process of asking the next logical question.

J. Michael Straczynski

#8. One should make one's life a mosaic. Let the general design be good, the colors lively, and the materials diversified ...

Marthe Bibesco

#9. Kent had begun sleeping with his good eye open, for he knew the mark of sedition when he saw it. Even partway blinded, who could see it better?

V.S. Carnes

#10. A major part of being prepared is having a plan. Local calls don't always work in the immediate vicinity of a disaster, so it's important to have an out-of-town contact with whom the entire family can check in.

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#11. I can think of a number of things more interesting to read about than tax law, but few things affect our lives more.

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#12. As a teacher at Princeton, I'm surrounded by people who work hard so I just make good use of my time. And I don't really think of it as work - writing a novel, in one sense, is a problem-solving exercise.

Joyce Carol Oates

#13. Quand notre coeur a fait une fois sa vendange, Vivre est un mal. Once our heart has been harvested once, Life becomes miserable.

Charles Baudelaire

#14. Power tends to isolate those who hold too much of it. Eventually, they lose touch with reality ... and fall.

Frank Herbert

#15. The economy grows when families can spend money on personal priorities rather than priorities imposed by the federal government.

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#16. As you prepare for the many things that fall brings, such as school, harvest and winter, it is important to be prepared for the unthinkable. Supplies and a plan will significantly reduce panic and chaos in the event of an emergency.

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#17. If I do a poetry reading I want people to walk out and say they feel better for having been there - not because you've done a comedy performance but because you're talking about your father dying or having young children, things that touch your soul.

Roger McGough

#18. The Declaration calls us to recognize the inherent equality of all people. And when it becomes unmistakably evident that a government is denying the governed life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, it's the right of people to establish a new government to secure these unalienable rights.

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#19. Photographic fantasy: more agile and faster in discoveries than murky subconscious processes!

Salvador Dali

#20. Security is a component of everyday life that one spending time in Washington, D.C., gets accustomed to. Metal detectors, police vehicle barriers and heavily-armed police officers become strangely commonplace after awhile.

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#21. Like Alexis de Tocqueville, they feared unfettered democracy and believed totalitarianism was the natural consequence of mass democracy run amok. They

Kim R. Holmes

#22. Calla," Shay called from the hall. "Without your nakedness to distract me, I'm remembering that we're in serious trouble. Hurry, please." page 436

Andrea Cremer

#23. We are gifted with freedom, but with that freedom comes the reality of the unknown and the responsibility to be aware of our surroundings and on guard against those who would do us harm.

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#24. I didn't grow up in a naked household, but nudity was not a taboo thing. My mother was an artist and there were naked sculptures and paintings all over the place.

Ingrid Michaelson

#25. Our preoccupation with goals, results, and the quick fix has separated us from our own experiences.

George Leonard

#26. I am genuine, fun and passionate.

Erin Heatherton