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• Achieving price stability is not only important in itself, it is also central to attaining the Federal Reserve's other mandate objectives of maximum sustainable employment and moderate long-term interest rates.

  Ben Bernanke

  Long, Important, Employment

  "Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress". www.federalreserve.gov. February 15, 2006.

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• The crisis and recession have led to very low interest rates, it is true, but these events have also destroyed jobs, hamstrung economic growth and led to sharp declines in the values of many homes and businesses.

  Ben Bernanke

  Jobs, Home, Growth

  "Bernanke Says Fed to Keep Rates Low After Economy Strengthens". www.businessinsider.com. October 1, 2012.

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• As a woman leader, I thought I brought a different kind of leadership. I was interested in women's issues, in bringing down the population growth rate... as a woman, I entered politics with an additional dimension - that of a mother.

  Benazir Bhutto

  Mother, Issues, Leader

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• Well, I'm telling them two things. One is that, look, this is going to be something when the American people realize - once it's passed - that, A, it does take care of preexisting conditions; B, you're insurance rates aren't going to skyrocket; C, the insurance companies aren't going to be running the show like they were before; D, you're going to be in a position where you can keep your insurance that you have. That once the American public realizes that, you're going to get a reward for this. They're going to be rewarded.

  Joe Biden

  Running, Two, People

  "Exclusive: Vice President Biden Says President Obama’s Rescheduled Trip Not a Bad Sign for Health Care Bill’s Prospects". Interview, blogs.abcnews.com. March 18, 2010.

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• We are the safest large city in America, but any crime rate is too high.

  Michael Bloomberg

  Cities, America, Crime

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• If Warren Buffett made his money from ordinary income rather than capital gains, his tax rate would be a lot higher than his secretary's. In fact a very small percentage of people in this country pay a big chunk of the taxes.

  Michael Bloomberg

  Country, People, Ordinary

  "Obama Adviser: Shutdown Looms as GOP Bends to Will of Tea Party". NBC "Meet the Press", www.foxnews.com. September 25, 2011.

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• I rate Morrissey as one of the best lyricists in Britain. For me, he's up there with Bryan Ferry.

  David Bowie

  Britain, Ferry, Bryan

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• All I know about thermal pollution is that if we continue our present rate of growth in electrical energy consumption it will simply take, by the year 2000, all our freshwater streams to cool the generators and reactors.

  David R. Brower

  Years, Growth, Energy

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• Profits in business always depend on the rate of interest: the higher the interest, the higher the rate of profit required.

  James Buchan

  Profit, Interest, Higher

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• Government does not create wealth. The major role for the government is to create an environment where people take risks to expand the job rate in the United States.

  George W. Bush

  Jobs, Government, People

  "Uh, who needs therapy? And which kind?" by Michael Tomasky, www.theguardian.com. June 18, 2009.

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• People forget... that we structured it so that the government, or the people, would be repaid with a really good rate of return. And as it turns out, that aspect of TARP, that's what happened.

  George W. Bush

  Government, People, Would Be

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• Second-generation Hispanics marry non-Hispanics at a higher rate than second-generation Irish or Italians. Second-generation Hispanics' English language capability rates are higher than previous immigrant groups'.

  Jeb Bush

  Groups, Generations, Language

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• Those who have never had a father can at any rate never know the sweets of losing one. To most men the death of his father is a new lease of life.

  Samuel Butler

  Funny, Sweet, Father

  Samuel Butler (1951). “Notebooks”

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• How do you say one actor is better than another actor? You can definitely say that in the Olympics if it's the same race and someone wins the race. The only way to really do it and have it be sincere would be if you get all the actors together, and they're all playing the same part, and then you rate which one made you feel the most.

  Nicolas Cage

  Winning, Race, Together

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• We need to lower tax rates for everybody, starting with the top corporate tax rate. We need to simplify the tax code. The ultimate answer, in my opinion, is the fair tax, which is a fair tax for everybody, because as long as we still have this messed-up tax code, the politicians are going to use it to reward winners and losers.

  Herman Cain

  Long, Needs, Use

  "Herman Cain: 'Replace the Tax Code'". "Your World" with Neil Cavuto, www.foxnews.com. April 18, 2011.

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• The biggest - one of the biggest barriers to driving economic growth is the capital gains tax rate. I propose taking it to zero.

  Herman Cain

  Zero, Growth, Gains

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• I mean, I'm a conservative. I believe that, you know, if you borrow too much, you just build up debts for your children to pay off. You put pressure on interest rates. You put at risk your economy. That's the case in Britain. We're not a reserve currency, so we need to get on and deal with this issue.

  David Cameron

  Children, Believe, Mean

  "British Prime Minister David Cameron Speaks to ABC's Diane Sawyer". abcnews.go.com. July 20, 2010.

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• Despite our high rate of unemployment, 300,000 jobs go unfilled largely because many of the unemployed lack the skills needed today as a result of technological progress.

  Kim Campbell

  Jobs, Skills, Progress

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• A healthy body means a healthy mind. You get your heart rate up, and you get the blood flowing through your body to your brain. Look at Albert Einstein. He rode a bicycle. He was also an early student of Jazzercise. You never saw Einstein lift his shirt, but he had a six-pack under there.

  Steve Carell

  Heart, Mean, Blood

  "Steve Carell on How to Act Brilliant" by Nancy Miller, www.wired.com. April 21, 2008.

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• I am never out there just jogging for the heck of it. I never do that. I start to run with a goal in mind, whether it's a certain time or certain distance or a specific heart-rate goal, and then I am done.

  Drew Carey

  Running, Distance, Heart

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• All's the government should do is keep the taxes and regulations at a manageable rate, keep a decent standing army and get out of the way.

  Adam Carolla

  Army, Government, Regulation

  "Adam Carolla on Switching Parties and Obama: 'I'm Waiting for the Hope and Change to Kick In'". Interview with Paul Bond, www.hollywoodreporter.com. November 7, 2012.

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• A lazy person, whatever the talents with which he set out, will have condemned himself to second-hand thoughts and to second-rate friends.

  Cyril Connolly

  Hands, Lazy, Laziness

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• No loan is free. The costs are in your loan somewhere, maybe rolled into the amount to be refinanced or even coming at a higher interest rate.

  Barbara Corcoran

  Cost, Loan, Interest

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• It's interesting when I jog, how much the music makes a difference. You can pretty much count on the Foo Fighters to get your heart rate up.

  Sheryl Crow

  Heart, Differences, Interesting

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• Do you know the rate of military enlistment among Hispanics is higher than any demographic in this country?

  Ted Cruz

  Country, Military, Demographics

  "Ted Cruz: 'When Was The Last Time You Saw A Hispanic Panhandler?'". "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.realclearpolitics.com. August 6, 2012.

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