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" I don't know why I survived Iraq and I don't know why I made it home, but I do know that this is my second chance at life and I can do whatever I want now. "

Tammy Duckworth

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" I am a free spirit. I am very impulsive. I put the most trust in people chance after chance, regardless of how they treat me. "

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" We know that in our free market economy some will prosper more than others. What we don't accept is the idea that some folks won't even get a chance. "

" If you do not believe you can do it then you have no chance at all. "

" I want the world to know that everybody deserves a second chance. "

" It seemed to me that this might be a great pageant, which would give a chance for a very interesting picture. "

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" When I teach seminars, I tell people, 'Your stuff has to look like something that's out there, because otherwise nobody will take a chance on you.' "

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" I have an interesting perspective on depending on others. I think it gives people a chance to serve. And I'm not so much big on independence, as I am on interdependence. I'm not talking about co-dependency, I'm talking about giving people the opportunity to practicing love with its sleeves rolled up. "

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" When I got to Iraq, my world focused in on one mission. It was incredibly rewarding. "

Tammy Duckworth

" The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. "

John Stuart Mill

" People like my fashion sense a lot, but somehow, I never got a chance to wear stuff that I love on screen. "

" You fly. You aviate. You do everything you can to get the aircraft safely on the ground. "

Tammy Duckworth

" With the right help, children have a good chance of overcoming their issues while they are still young and can have the bright future they deserve. "

" When I joined the U.S. Army Reserve in 1992, there were no female four-star generals. I still remember the day in 2008 when a woman first achieved that rank. "

Tammy Duckworth

" Nobody owes anybody a living, but everybody is entitled to a chance. "

" Soon, the Obama presidency will end, and America will have the chance to turn in a new direction. "

" Grab a chance and you won't be sorry for a might-have-been. "

" We did a two month tour with Taj Mahal that was really healing and cathartic and a good distraction after my brother passed away. Then I knew I wanted to take a year off, and it was really nice to have that chance to fall apart. "

" Retail is undergoing a massive change, and there is a chance for new leaders to emerge and older brands to reinvent themselves. "

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" You can choose a future where more Americans have the chance to gain the skills they need to compete, no matter how old they are or how much money they have. Education was the gateway to opportunity for me. It was the gateway for Michelle. And now more than ever, it is the gateway to a middle-class life. "

" If given a chance, I would really want to explore the monuments in Delhi, like Qutub Minar and the forts. I have been there as a child, but now I want to go back and understand the history and significance behind them. We take all of these things for granted in life. "

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" Every time someone buys a cat or a dog from a breeder or a pet shop, a cat on the streets or in an animal shelter loses his or her chance at finding a good home. "

" An American cannot converse, but he can discuss, and his talk falls into a dissertation. He speaks to you as if he was addressing a meeting; and if he should chance to become warm in the discussion, he will say 'Gentlemen' to the person with whom he is conversing. "

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