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" When people jump on your mistakes, don't hide from them; let people know that you're human, too. "
Cory Booker
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" May we all, as a nation of believers, fight for the achievement of America; may we make sacrifices worthy of those proud men and women who fought for us, labored for us, bled soil from the beaches of Normandy to the fields of Gettysburg for us. "
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" Listen, don't get my Jersey pride going. We are the most densely-populated state in America 'cause some many people who know the secret want to live there. "
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" My whole life has been about confronting cynicism. "
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" I have never articulated a specific number, but I think a nation as great as we are, that professes to favor freedom and liberty, that we would find a way to evidence that in our criminal justice system by achieving what we know we can achieve: a reduction in crime, a reduction in taxpayer expense, and a reduction in the prison population. "
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" I have seen too many of my male friends - no matter whether they're on the football field or inside a church - bash gays and then revel in their machismo or piety. "
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" There is too much disagreement for disagreement's sake. In a time of persistent challenges that still call into question our most sacred aspirations as a country, we cannot afford shallow callous divisiveness in our public debate. "
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" The change we seek for our nation is not the choice of an individual but must be the calling of a country. "
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" Newark faces real challenges. "
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" It takes too much energy to hate. "
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" The issues we hear Donald Trump talking about are just so contrary to who we are as a people. They are an affront and an insult to our higher angels and our best selves. "
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" I'd gladly take a grenade, if it meant saving Newark. "
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" The greatest natural resource our country has is not oil. It's not gas. It's not coal. It's the genius of our children. "
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" My weakness in life is two men who seduce me all the time - named Ben & Jerry. "
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" Are there any monuments built to demagogues? I just don't think so. "
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" There's too much judgment out there. Really what we need to be doing is just all of us finding our own paths towards living the best lives we can live as clearly and boldly in accordance with our own personal values. And that's what I'm trying to do. "
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" We become distracted from productive labors by our perceived opponents; we become focused on them and not on our larger calling to advance our nation; our debate becomes more about scoring points against an adversary and less about advancing our common cause. "
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" As a guy that had been told to drop out many times as I was coming up, I don't think you should tell any candidate about what they should do and what decisions they should make. "
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" I debated between law school and divinity. "
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" I don't know what God has planned for me or you or anyone, but I do know that in darkness, you discover an indistinguishable light. "
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" I'm very knowledgeable of the challenges before me. "
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