Bill Bradley
Bill Bradley
William Warren "Bill" Bradleyis an American Hall of Fame basketball player, Rhodes scholar, and former three-term Democratic U.S. Senator from New Jersey. He ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic Party's nomination for President in the 2000 election...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth28 July 1943
CityCrystal City, MO
CountryUnited States of America
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There was distortion and negativity, ... I will continue to be very direct about that.
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There were some things in the Nebraska game last year that I dialed up that maybe weren't even on our call sheet.
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For 10 months that I was running for president, you ignored me, you pretended I didn't exist,
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It's the worst thing in football when your team's not playing, ... It's just like a lost week.
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That's the day you either break through or you don't.
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They said FDR wasn't going to be for agriculture, but he came to Iowa and appointed Henry Wallace as his agriculture secretary,
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We're going to have two debates in Iowa in January, ... You can't have a debate in Iowa without agriculture being a major part of it. So we're going to debate agriculture in Iowa.
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I hope that all leaders in this country will be innovative in trying to find ways to reach out to people to challenge their best instincts as opposed to playing to their worst instincts.
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By the time we get to February 1, people will know who I am, what I believe, what I'm for, and what I would like to do if I were president,
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Before the money machine starts humming, let's pause and think about a better way,
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If you're timid in your candidacy, you're going to be timid in your presidency and that's not why I want to be president.
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If you want to get into people's living rooms, you have to get into their living rooms, ... Your come-from-behind underdog speech brings tears to my eyes.
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In 30 seconds you can say a lot,
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I'm coming here today as someone who has been in this kind of setting a lot of times, ... I look in your eyes and I see incredible excitement. I want to make sure those eyes will have the chance to fulfill the potential that each of you possesses.