Support Quotes - Page 28

• To stop terrorists before the strike, we must do three things: deny them entry into the country, curtail their freedom of action inside the country, and deprive them of material and moral support from within the country.

  Richard Perle

  Country, Three, Action

  David Frum, Richard Perle (2003). “An End to Evil: How to Win the War on Terror”, p.57, Random House

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• I am so grateful for all the love and support I've had from people around the world.

  Katy Perry

  Grateful, People, World

  Katy Perry‏ @katyperry, twitter.com. January 7, 2012.

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• Crucial to understanding federalism in modern day America is the concept of mobility, or 'the ability to vote with your feet.' If you don't support the death penalty and citizens packing a pistol - don't come to Texas. If you don't like medicinal marijuana and gay marriage, don't move to California.

  Rick Perry

  Moving, Gay, Marijuana

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• Community organizing is all about building grassroots support. It's about identifying the people around you with whom you can create a common, passionate cause. And it's about ignoring the conventional wisdom of company politics and instead playing the game by very different rules.

  Tom Peters

  Games, People, Community

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• This means that no single logic is strong enough to support the total construction of human knowledge.

  Jean Piaget

  Strong, Mean, Logic

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• Violent movements attract thugs and firebrands who enjoy the mayhem. Violent tactics provide a pretext for retaliation by the enemy and alienate third parties who might otherwise support the movement.

  Steven Pinker

  Party, Thug, Enemy

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• The generosity of the American public toward the victims of Hurricane Katrina and the Tsunami has been reflected in the outpouring of support for the Pakistani earthquake victims.

  Jon Porter

  Earthquakes, Generosity, Hurricanes

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• War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a purpose that our people understand and support.

  Colin Powell

  Peace, Military, War

  Colin L. Powell (1995). “My American Journey”, Random House Incorporated

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• It's not just a matter of whether you support Obama or Romney. It's who they have coming with them. I always keep my powder dry, as they say in the military.

  Colin Powell

  Military, Dry, Matter

  "Colin Powell Not Yet Ready to Endorse President Obama". "NBC Today Show" with Matt Lauer, archives.nbclearn.com. May 22, 2012.

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• Even though I support the blue side of Manchester's football heritage, I don't really mind that wherever I go in the world it's not Manchester City that starts the conversation. 'Ah, yes, Manchester United,' is the response when I say where I come from. It's commonplace everywhere - in Europe, Africa, Asia and even the U.S.

  Lucy Powell

  Football, Blue, Europe

  " Manchester's sporting success led to Team GB's Olympic glory" by Lucy Powell, www.theguardian.com. August 29, 2008.

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• Russia does not have in its possession any trustworthy data that supports the existence of nuclear weapons or any weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and we have not received any such information from our partners as yet.

  Vladimir Putin

  Russia, Mass Destruction, Data

  "Putin demands proof over Iraqi weapons". Article by Michael White, www.theguardian.com. October 12, 2002.

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• All women need support when they're having their babies and their little families are in formation. I have to say I have a lot of concern about the numbers of women - and men, now - who are not getting the support that they need. There are not the families and the communities around that there used to be.

  Quentin Bryce

  Baby, Men, Numbers

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• My wife, a schoolteacher, very disciplined. If you think I'm tough, trust me, and wait till you see when the children are on the naughty step. It's hilarious. So we decided that I'm going to work like a donkey and provide amazing support for the family.

  Gordon Ramsay

  Children, Naughty, Thinking

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• I'm not just a model who plays volleyball, or a volleyball player who supports herself modeling. I'm a female athlete personality.

  Gabrielle Reece

  Sports, Volleyball, Athlete

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• Being a father has fulfilled me in parts of my life that sustain me. It gives me a comfort and patience. All actors have this hole inside that they're trying to fill by performing. I'm anxious to keep creating, but I'm not so desperate any more because I have the love and support of my kids and wife.

  John C. Reilly

  Father, Kids, Creating

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• If we are to garner sustained U.S. domestic support for future trade agreements, we have to make sure those Americans who have suffered as a consequence of past agreements have an effective social safety net, adjustment assistance, opportunities for retraining and new job creation that enables all Americans to thrive.

  Susan Rice

  Jobs, Past, Opportunity

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• I realised that God has placed Christians everywhere, to support each other, to support the needy in those areas, and that is the thing that I find is a great plus.

  Cliff Richard

  Christian, Plus, Needy

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• Rock 'n' roll offered me a platform to speak what I felt. It also offered me a platform to support my mama and my brothers and sisters - twelve children.

  Little Richard

  Sister, Brother, Children

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• The biggest start-up successes - from Henry Ford to Bill Gates to Mark Zuckerberg - were pioneered by people from solidly middle-class backgrounds. These founders were not wealthy when they began. They were hungry for success, but knew they had a solid support system to fall back on if they failed.

  Eric Ries

  Fall, Zuckerberg, Class

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• There is much that public policy can do to support American entrepreneurs. Health insurance reform will make it easier for entrepreneurs to take a chance on a new business without putting their family's health at risk. Tort reform will make it easier to take prudent risks on new products in a number of sectors.

  Eric Ries

  Numbers, Entrepreneur, Risk

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• I could be the Greta Garbo of comedy, very secluded, but Garbo had a man who was beyond rich to support her.

  Joan Rivers

  Men, Comedy, Rich

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• I believe strongly in writing groups such as Romance Writers Of America that offer support, information and networking.

  Nora Roberts

  Believe, Writing, America

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• When I was in charge of the Christian Coalition I was available to mobilize grass roots support for somebody.

  Pat Robertson

  Christian, Roots, Grass

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• I like to make music, I like rap music. Even if I'm white, I support that music. If I want to support it or any other white kid wants to support it more power to them.

  Kid Rock

  Rap, Kids, White

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• You know, I guess there's enough information out there to support that I'm a crazy, wild dude and rock and roll and this, that and the other. And there's enough information to support that, you know, I'm a single father, that, you know, has been a pretty standup guy in his community and pretty private about that stuff. But it's on both sides.

  Kid Rock

  Father, Crazy, Rocks

  "Piers Morgan Tonight", www.cnn.com. July 6, 2011.

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