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Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.

Dec 15, 2015

Daniel Boorstin, Famous historian
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I think we're too young to even realize what we just did. It truly is a special time right now.

Oct 13, 2015

Kris Bryant, ESPN
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The flag is a turnoff.

Aug 15, 2015

John Horhn, The Clarion-Ledger
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People ask me, ‘when do you think there will be enough women on the court?’ And my answer is: when there are nine.

Feb 04, 2015

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Speaking to students at Georgetown University
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Today is Texas Muslim Capital Day in Austin…I did leave an Israeli flag on the reception desk in my office with instructions to staff to ask representatives from the Muslim community to renounce Islamic terrorist groups and publicly announce allegiance to America and our laws. We will see how long they stay in my office.

Jan 29, 2015

Molly White, Post on Facebook.com
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We were raised to live simply, not to waste. It was a lesson my mother taught me every rainy morning. You see, growing up, I had only one good pair of shoes. So on rainy school days, my mom would slip plastic bread bags over them to keep them dry. But I was never embarrassed. Because the school bus would be filled with rows and rows of young Iowans with bread bags slipped over their feet.

Jan 20, 2015

Joni Ernst, GOP Response to the State of The Union address
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Let me be very clear: the single most offensive name that you can call an American Indian is ‘Redskin.’

Jan 22, 2015

Brian Cladoosby, State of the Indian Nations address
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Oprah marched on Selma this weekend. She has a dream that Selma shall overcome The Wedding Ringer at the box office.

Jan 21, 2015

Larry Wilmore, The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
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Those people were real. They were mothers and fathers, uncles and aunts, doctors and teachers, poets, wonderful people. Composers. And now they scream in silence. My story is only one story, but it is the story six million others cannot tell. I was, and always shall be, the witness to ... mass murder.

Jan 27, 2015

Gena Turgel, NBC News
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It's about spiritual leadership. When women bring their young boys and they see women leading the prayer, they can initiate change as they grow up.

Jan 30, 2015

Ani Zonneveld, Los Angeles Times
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