"As President Obama is inaugurated for a second time, the biggest political surprise is that gun control is now key to his political legacy."
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"In the off-season you like to take a little time for yourself, but I'd like to say that people say I live in the weight room and that I had the keys to it. That's just the type of character I am."
"I change my keyboard between every book. I usually shop around. I'm very passionate about the physical feel of pressing the keys. It's got to have the right springiness. I tend to find the built-in keys very unsatisfying, the keys are low-profile and don't really do anything - I want it to feel like I'm typing."
"Happened to be the first time we played the song live, but I absolutely for the life of me could not find the key singing and had to stop the band to find it."
"The bottom line is just that Rickey Henderson was my favorite player. His flair, his style-the key word is impact-he's an impact player."
"The key to turning dreams into reality is action."
"Everything you need is within reach, the key is whose going to reach"
"The key to not getting rejected if you're writing for a magazine, is to know to read that magazine and know everything about them before you ever make a submission."
"That was one of the key things - when you asked the story about the writing of the story - one of the things we wanted to make sure was that it grew out of."
"The key to acting has much more to do with listening than with talking."
"I didn't just start with ...local city officials because I knew that they would understand the problem. I started with them because I knew that our cities, towns and counties would be a key part of the solution to this issue. ...there is no one-size-fits all policy or program that can solve this problem. And Washington certainly does not have all the answers. Instead, many of the best, most innovative, most effective solutions start in our city halls and our towns and our county councils."
"Your reactions are the key to having a wonderful life."
"From my point of view, humanity is one living being. Male-female - we complement each other in a sacred communion. But once again, respect is the key. Respect is what makes the sacred communion possible."
"The developing world is full of entrepreneurs and visionaries, who with access to education, equity and credit would play a key role in developing the economic situations in their countries."
"My key to heaven is that I loved Jesus in the night."
"The key to all sciences is unquestionably the question mark. To the word How? we owe most of our greatest discoveries. Wisdom in life may perhaps consist in asking ourselves on all occasions: Why?"
"It is true that the principle of national citizenship, associated with rights, and the control of a country's borders are two key aspects of modern 'sovereign' nation states as they emerged in the Westphalian order. But there has been much progress since 1648."
"Developing emotional intelligence is one way to protect yourself from damaging relationships. Emotional intelligence is a science that has been studied and researched for over a decade. According to the theories, mutual respect and effective communication are key."
"Confidence is key. You're not going to leave your money with me unless you're confident I'm going to give it back to you. And at this point, when treasury bills, seven day treasury bills at 1/20th of one percent, it's not because people want to earn 1/20th of one percent, it's because they trust the fact the treasury will give it back to them next week."
""Perceive" is the word that became in the '72 campaign what "charisma" was for the 1960, '64 and even the '68 campaigns. "Perceive" is the new key word. When you say perceive you imply the difference between what the candidate is and the way the public or the voters see him."