"If a tax hike makes it to my desk, I'll veto it in less time than it takes Vanna White to turn the letters V-E-T-O!"
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"The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries."
"This desk of mine is one at which a man may die, but from which he cannot resign."
"A desk, some pads, a pencil, and a large basket -- to hold all of mu mistakes."
"I always have to go out to work even if it's just a desk somewhere or an office or the British Library."
"I don't like sitting still at a desk and often conduct business on my Blackberry or in walking meetings."
"I have three boxes on my desk: In, Out, and Too Hard."
"I can walk around fine, but I don't have a desk job."
"Most working days I can be at my desk for nine hours a day."
"I come closer to my desk as to a bulwark against life."
"I'm terrible in the mornings, but I'm always at my desk by 10 A.M."