#takes

It takes four private-sector jobs to support every public-sector employee. ↗

— Russell Pearce

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What we're discussing privately and publicly, is a budget which is a blueprint for the future which creates jobs, which educates our children, which provides healthcare for all Americans, which takes our deficit down, which gives a tax cut for 95% of the American people. ↗

— Nancy Pelosi

#american #american people #blueprint #budget #children

I always write with music. It takes me a while to figure out the right piece of music for what I'm working on. Once I figure it out, that's the only thing I'll play. ↗

— Kate DiCamillo

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I'm not much of a matchmaker. I think people have to make their own choices and mistakes and all that stuff. ↗

— Luke Perry

#i #i think #make #mistakes #much

Reconciliation is what takes place, of course, at higher levels. President Karzai has been very clear about the red lines for reconciliation, accept the constitution, lay down their weapons, cut their ties with al Qaeda and essentially become productive or at least participating members of society in that regard. ↗

— David Petraeus

#accept #al #become #been #clear

In actual life, every great enterprise begins with and takes its first forward step in faith. ↗

— August Wilhelm von Schlegel

#actual life #begins #enterprise #every #faith

I think Van Sant is the most important American director we have. He takes the most risks. He's just pure to me. ↗

— Michael Pitt

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Failure is good. It's fertilizer. Everything I've learned about coaching, I've learned from making mistakes. ↗

— Rick Pitino

#coaching #everything #failure #fertilizer #good

In addition to contributing to erosion, pollution, food poisoning, and the dead zone, corn requires huge amounts of fossil fuel - it takes a half gallon of fossil fuel to produce a bushel of corn. ↗

— Michael Pollan

#bushel #contributing #corn #dead #erosion

In examining the potential of individuals, we must focus on their strengths and not just their mistakes. We cannot be limited by what they may have spilled in the kitchen. ↗

— William Pollard

#examining #focus #individuals #just #kitchen