Will Marshall
Will Marshall
Will Marshall is one of the founders of the New Democrat movement, which aims to steer the US Democratic Party toward a more conservative orientation. Since its founding in 1989, he has been president of the Progressive Policy Institute, a think tank affiliated with the Democratic Leadership Council...
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Of course, it's everyone's favorite cut on the record. I'd like to say it's launched her career, but she'll do many, many things like this in her career.
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None of us wants to deny anybody the ability to read.
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Music pulled me like a gravitational force. I entered college as a physics major but left as a Bachelor of Music, a degree with the same practical application as, say, one in the History of Chinese Poetry.
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More and more folks are pushing money towards the larger caps, maybe the mid caps as well, but they're valuing liquidity much more highly.
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Morale is the state of mind. It is steadfastness and courage and hope. It is confidence and zeal and loyalty. It is elan, esprit de corps and determination.
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More things to remember: 7) The value of time; 8) The pleasure of working; 9) The obligation of duty; 10) The power of kindness; 11) The wisdom of economy; 12) The virtue of patience.
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My family has been affected by drugs, and my son died because of drugs, so I am very aware of the scourge of drugs. But I firmly believe Van should not have had his life taken from him.
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My father superintended the English part of my education, and to his care I am indebted for anything valuable which I may have acquired in my youth. He was my only intelligent companion, and was both a watchful parent and an affectionate friend.
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Now we can move on. We still have our goals in mind.
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When you ask them about it, they will tell you they discovered the suit. They never wore a suit before, they never owned a suit and some of them never saw their father wear a suit.
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When two months were up, I called his landlord. His landlord said he hadn't paid his rent and no one in the neighborhood had seen him.
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When things break down ... he can pull (the ball) down and make something out of nothing.
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The place where they're planning to put the stadium is a place that needs rehabilitation and it's gonna be tough for us to get the money to do that, ... This way, we will have something that's positive here.
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There are people who grew up in rough environments, and you just don't hear about it. And they make it in business. They're doctors. They're lawyers. But we're not talking about that. I don't think that makes me what I am. What makes me what I am is that you have success, but you keep your head on straight and you make the right decisions in life.