"To the extent that we are all educated and informed, we will be more equipped to deal with the gut issues that tend to divide us."
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"In my family in particular, I think, there was a sense we have to work twice as hard."
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"It is not easy to stand up against your constituents or your friends or colleagues or your community and take a tough stand for something you believe is right. Because you always want to keep working and live to fight another battle and it might cost you your career."
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"Many people remember that spirit that President Kennedy summoned forth. Many people look to me as somebody who embodies that sense of possibility."
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"When you're going through something, whether it's a wonderful thing like having a child or a sad thing like losing somebody, you often feel like 'Oh my God, I'm so overwhelmed; I'm dealing with this huge thing on my own.' In fact, poetry's a nice reminder that, no, everybody goes through it. These are universal experiences."
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"The most beautiful people are all in the library."
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"Poetry is really a way of sharing feelings and ideas."
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"In terms of my marriage, you know, falling in love with my husband was by far the best thing that's ever happened to me."
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"In those rare moments, when such a person comes along, we need to put aside our plans and reach for what we know is possible."
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"We need a President who is not afraid of complexity, who believes in an open and tolerant society, and who knows that the world can be made new again - and that President is Al Gore."
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"I have come to believe, more strongly than ever, that after people die they really do live on through those who love them."
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"Change isn't easy, it takes time."
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"I feel like my grandparents and parents gave me a tremendous amount. And if I can pass some of that on, then I'll be very happy."
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"In a funny way, poems are suited to modern life. They're short, they're intense. Nobody has time to read a 700-page book. People read magazines, and a poem takes less time than an article."
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"John and I were lucky because our mother was a strong woman with high expectations and a strong sense of values. She encouraged us to pursue things we were interested in and not think about what other people wanted us to do."
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"I know how important it is to, you know, to be my own person."
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"I think that the presidency really brings out the best in a lot of people."
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"I have a lifelong devotion to public service."
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"I'm not as shy as everybody makes me out to be."
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"The biggest problem is people are afraid of poetry, think they can't understand it or that it will be boring."
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