Class Quotes - Page 20

• Sex education classes are like in-home sales parties for abortions.

  Phyllis Schlafly

  Education, Sex, Party

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• The economic recession in America wasn’t caused by bad luck; it was caused by bad Republican policies. But the Republican candidates are doubling down on the same flawed policies that led to the loss of 3.6 million jobs in the final months of 2008 and gravely affected middle class families across America.

  Debbie Wasserman Schultz

  Jobs, Loss, America

  "New Hampshire Debate: News & Updates From GOP Presidential Forum". www.huffingtonpost.com. June 13, 2011.

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• We're going to need to absorb some pain. The Republicans want to pile all the pain on people who can least afford it and the middle class and Democrats under his leadership want to make sure that we can address deficit reduction and continue to make investments and shared sacrifice is going to be imperative in order to be able to do that.

  Debbie Wasserman Schultz

  Pain, Sacrifice, Order

  "Interview with DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz" by John King, www.realclearpolitics.com. June 2, 2011.

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• I never took classic business classes in college, so I don't have the background that any of the people running large companies have.

  Howard Schultz

  Running, College, People

  "Howard Schultz Talks To Los Angeles Entrepreneurs About Starbucks, His New Book, And The American Dream". Interview with Nicole Larson, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 07, 2011.

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• With a population of more than 600 million people, an emerging middle class that is driving strong consumption, and a robust and resilient economy, Southeast Asia presents a compelling growth opportunity for Starbucks.

  Howard Schultz

  Strong, Opportunity, People

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• Barack Obama knows that to create an economy built to last, we need to focus on middle-class families. Families who stay up on Sunday nights pacing the floor, like my dad did, while their children, tucked in bed, dream big dreams. Families who aren't sure what Monday morning will bring, but who believe our nation's best days are still ahead.

  Charles Schumer

  Dream, Monday, Morning

  Chuck Schumer's Speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 5, 2012.

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• Democrats don't relate to middle-class people.

  Charles Schumer

  People, Middle, Democrat

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• But I don't think the Democratic Party is at eye level with the middle class.

  Charles Schumer

  Party, Eye, Thinking

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• We need to make sure middle-class people are able to pay the bills. We need to make sure that poor people don't starve. Those are values, too.

  Charles Schumer

  People, Needs, Pay

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• My working-class Italian-American parents didn't go to school, there were no books in the house.

  Martin Scorsese

  Book, School, Italian

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• I'm a world-class people watcher. I like to watch people's body movements, their expressions. It says so much about them.

  Jill Scott

  Expression, People, Watches

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• There's a high school in Camden, New Jersey, I call the Jill Scott School. It's the Camden Creative Arts High School. Those teachers and kids are so passionate about what they do, and 98 percent of the senior class went on to college.

  Jill Scott

  Senior, Teacher, Art

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• Once the working classes were in chains, now they're in chain restaurants.

  Will Self

  Restaurants, Chains, Working Class

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• If I had not some strength of will I would make a first class drunkard.

  Ernest Shackleton

  Alcohol, Firsts, Strength Of Will

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• Every year, I am reminded of the kids who aren't in the freshman class and aren't graduating. I remember every single one of them. That is the worst of times for me, to see the future snuffed out.

  Donna Shalala

  Kids, Years, Graduates

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• I go to yoga classes and work on my core.

  Maria Sharapova

  Yoga, Core

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• Marriage is good enough for the lower classes: they have facilities for desertion that are denied to us.

  George Bernard Shaw

  Good Enough, Denied, Desertion

  George Bernard Shaw (2015). “The Collected Plays of George Bernard Shaw (Illustrated): Including Renowned Titles like Pygmalion, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Candida, Arms and The Man, Man and Superman, The Inca Of Perusalem, Macbeth Skit, Caesar and Cleopatra, Androcles And The Lion”, p.1777, e-artnow

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• What is a normal childhood? We weren't rich, we were pretty middle-class. My dad survived from job to job; with him taking care of so many relatives, he couldn't save any money.

  Charlie Sheen

  Jobs, Dad, Childhood

  Interview with David Rensin, www.playboy.com. April 15, 2011.

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• I've taken salsa classes. I love dancing and I love to karaoke. So I bought a microphone with some tapes and my son and I karaoke. I know the entire 'Dora the Explorer' soundtrack.

  Sherri Shepherd

  Taken, Son, Dancing

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• In our Country... one class of men makes war and leaves another to fight it out.

  William Tecumseh Sherman

  Country, War, Fighting

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• I fly economy. I do often fly first class, but I don't travel with a posse, or bodyguard, or an assistant.

  Gene Simmons

  Travel, Assistants, Firsts

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• If you look at the CEOs of some the most successful companies in the world like IKEA, they never fly first class. They always go economy.

  Gene Simmons

  Successful, Ikea, Looks

  "Gene Simmons: Rock 'n' Roll Entrepreneur". Interview with Stacy Perman, www.bloomberg.com. September 5, 2008.

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• I started my own class for people like me who can't find any place else to go.

  Richard Simmons

  People, Like Me, My Own

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• I'm such a huge fan, and I've done classes of all Lady Gaga music. And she's just someone who evokes freedom and love for her fans and passion in what she does. Lady Gaga, I'll take you out for a salad anytime.

  Richard Simmons

  Passion, And Love, Fans

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• We've always been in favor of improved wages for workers. When you have a strong middle class, they want to buy more stuff at Costco.

  James Sinegal

  Strong, Wages, Favors

  "Online Extra: At Costco, "Good Jobs and Good Wages"". Interview with Michelle Conlin, www.bloomberg.com. May 31, 2004.

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