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- The whole point in bein' a hero is to do somethin' greater than yerself. It'd be easy to do it for the glory or the girls. We're bigger men than that.
- Alexander Woo, True Blood, Beyond Here Lies Nothing, 2009
- People are always trying to [mess] up other people's live's by telling lies about 'em. You wanna really [mess] somebody's life up? Tell the truth about 'em. They ain't never gonna be the same.
- Brian Buckner, True Blood, Bad Blood, 2010
- Acting like someone you're not is exactly what it takes to realize you're capable of more than you ever knew.
- Rob Sheridan, Mad Love, The Young and The Reckless, 2011
- Politics has never been for the thin-skinned or the faint of heart, and if you enter the arena , you should expect to get roughed up. Moreover, Democracy in a nation of more than 300 million people is inherently difficult.
- Barack Obama (1961 - ), University of Michigan Commencement, 2010
- Before we get too depressed about the state of our politics, let's remember our history. The great debates of the past, all stirred great passions. They all made somebody angry, and at least once led to a terrible war. What is amazing, is that despite all the conflict, our experiment in democracy has worked better than any form of government on earth.
- Barack Obama (1961 - ), University of Michigan Commencement, 2010
- When our government is spoken of as some menacing, threatening, foreign entity, it ignores the fact that in our democracy, government is us.
- Barack Obama (1961 - ), University of Michigan Commencement, 2010
- We can't expect to solve problems if all we do is tear each other down. You can disagree with a certain policy without demonizing the person who espouses it.
- Barack Obama (1961 - ), University of Michigan Commencement, 2010
- You can question somebody's views and their judgment without questioning their motives or patriotism.
- Barack Obama (1961 - ), University of Michigan Commencement, 2010
- If we choose only to expose ourselves to opinions and viewpoints that are in line to our own, we become more polarized, more set in our own ways. It will only reinforce and deepen the political divides in our country. But if we choose to actively seek out information that challenges our assumptions and beliefs, perhaps we can begin to understand where the people who disagree with us are coming from.
- Barack Obama (1961 - ), University of Michigan Commencement, 2010
- It may make your blood boil and your mind may not be changed, but the practice of listening to opposing views is essential for effective citizenship. It is essential for our democracy.
- Barack Obama (1961 - ), University of Michigan Commencement, 2010
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