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• I mean, Dodd-Frank is strangling small community banks. It doesn't make any difference what the interest rate is. They're not - they're not going to loan the money because they can't make any money for one thing plus the cost of compliance.

  Rick Perry

  Mean, Differences, Community

  "SQUAWK BOX" with John Harwood, www.cnbc.com. October 25, 2011.

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• Trying to overcome addiction is one of the hardest things for a person to do. And the fact that I had to do it under the scrutiny of tabloid press at first made it seem even more difficult. But in fact, it oddly ended up being a plus. Because of the tabloid stuff, it wasn't like I could walk into a bar and order a drink.

  Matthew Perry

  Order, Addiction, Trying

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• The major studios are by and large banks, and they give you what is by and large a loan to make a movie. Like banks, they want their money back plus.

  Sean Penn

  Giving, Want, Loan

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

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• The difference between utility and utility plus beauty is the difference between telephone wires and the spider web.

  Edwin Way Teale

  Funny, Beauty, Nature

  Edwin Way Teale (1987). “Circle of the seasons: the journal of a naturalist's year”, Olympic Marketing Corp

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• In mid-May, the House of Representatives approved the full amount of money that the Veterans Administration said was needed for next year - plus an additional $1 billion increase for veterans' health care.

  Doc Hastings

  Years, House, Care

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• One thing that was amazing about World War II was that everybody signed up for the duration plus six months. Fliers got to leave combat after 25 missions, or 35 missions, but other than that, you were in it. You were part of the great effort, until, oh boy, six months after it was over.

  Tom Hanks

  War, Boys, Effort

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• I live in Connecticut, but eventually I'd like to move back to New Orleans. I grew up there; the pace is a bit slower. Plus, I love crawfish and po'boys.

  Harry Connick, Jr.

  Moving, Boys, New Orleans

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• Asian food is very easy to like because it hits your mouth very differently than European food does. In European food, there may be two things to hit - maybe sweet and salty, maybe salty-savory, … but Asian kind of works around, plus you have that distinct flavor that’s usually working in Asian food.

  Tom Colicchio

  Sweet, Two, Asian

  "Q&A with Tom Colicchio". Interview with Victorino Matus, www.weeklystandard.com. March 8, 2012.

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• I'm in charge of the State Department's 60,000-plus people all over the world, 275 posts.

  Hillary Clinton

  People, World, States

  "Clinton: I'm responsible for diplomats' security" by Elise Labott, www.cnn.com. October 16, 2012.

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• I did my 40 years in Washington, 40-plus, and it's time to pause and reflect and think about what I've seen and done.

  Dick Cheney

  Thinking, Years, Done

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• Satire is tragedy plus time. You give it enough time, the public, the reviewers will allow you to satirize it. Which is rather ridiculous, when you think about it.

  Lenny Bruce

  Time, Sarcasm, Thinking

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• I am thankful I was born in America, although if I gain any more weight the burqa thing may start to seem like a good idea to me. See? Another plus about America, you can always find some food.

  Elayne Boosler

  Ideas, America, Weight

  "Top 5 Things I’m Thankful for" by Elayne Boosler, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 24, 2010.

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• The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is continually reviewing its safety plan for the 100-plus operating civilian nuclear reactors in the United States. And when those plants were put into operation, they were required to have double and triple redundant safety systems.

  Joe Barton

  Safety, Nuclear, United States

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• The Republicans in the House and Senate took the district that I firmly represent, 22 in south Florida, from a D plus one to a D plus five almost a D plus six district, which means you are given a five to six percent registration advantage to Democrats. They drew in more Democrats into the district I represent.

  Allen West

  Mean, Florida, House

  "West clarifies controversial 'get the hell out' message to Democrats". "Hannity" with Sean Hannity, www.foxnews.com. January 31, 2012.

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• When I get my heart rate up, I get good exercise and I think it's good for a lot of things, plus it's not hurting my hips right now.

  Mike Ditka

  Hurt, Heart, Exercise

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• I do not equate productivity to happiness. For most people, happiness in life is a massive amount of achievement plus a massive amount of appreciation. And you need both of those things.

  Tim Ferriss

  Appreciation, People, Achievement

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• Here's the truth. The proposed top rate of income tax is not 50 per cent. It is 50 per cent plus 1.5 per cent national insurance paid by employees plus 13.3 per cent paid by employers. That's not 50 per cent. Two years from now, Britain will have the highest tax rate on earned income of any developed country.

  Andrew Lloyd Webber

  Country, Truth, Years

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• Acting still rings my bell as much as it did in high school. Plus, I can now indulge my interests as a producer as well. My work is more fun than fun but, best of all, it's still very scary. You are always walking some kind of high wire.

  Tom Hanks

  Fun, School, Scary

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• I was never a singer, I can't play any instruments, I had no training. Plus, I was brought up in a time when all the great rock stars were male. I didn't have any template for what I was doing. I did what I did out of frustration and concern.

  Patti Smith

  Stars, Frustration, Rocks

  "American icon". Interview with Sean O'Hagan, www.theguardian.com. June 14, 2003.

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• Population growth is straining the Earth's resources to the breaking point, and educating girls is the single most important factor in stabilizing that. That, plus helping women gain political and economic power and safeguarding their reproductive rights.

  Al Gore

  Girl, Rights, Point Break

  "Al Gore, ‘Inconvenient Truth’ Author And Global-Warming Expert, Talks About Change". Interview with Leigh Haber, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 29, 2013.

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• I'm not overly alarmist about it, but I do think there are some worrying signs, like the growing accumulation of wealth by a very small proportion of the population, plus elections in the US are much more dominated by money than anywhere else calling itself a democracy.

  Peter Singer

  Thinking, Worry, Democracy

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• You may be sure that the Americans will commit all the stupidities they can think of, plus some that are beyond imagination.

  Charles de Gaulle

  Funny, Thinking, America

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• My son is trying to be a sports writer, and my daughter is a college student. She wants to be a comedy writer, and she's at film school. I discouraged both of them early on from getting involved in Starbucks. I didn't think it would be fair; plus, they didn't have any interest anyway.

  Howard Schultz

  Sports, Daughter, School

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• I actually may do a musical next year... not one that I've written; one that I may star in. Plus my concert and other people's work and all of a sudden you've got a very full life.

  Harvey Fierstein

  Stars, Years, People

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• It was hard to get guys to notice me, period, because I was so skinny and all my friends were curvy. Plus, I used to be very nervous in front of guys.

  Tyra Banks

  Guy, Skinny, Nervous

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