America will be far safer if we reduce the chances of a terrorist attack in one of our cities than if we diminish the civil liberties of our own people.
Nancy PelosiRead
If people don't have a job, they're not too interested in how you intend for them to have a job. They want to see results.
Interpretation
People seek tangible outcomes rather than promises or plans.
This quote by Nancy Pelosi highlights the importance of delivering concrete results, especially for those who are struggling with unemployment. It suggests that when individuals are faced with challenges, such as joblessness, they become less interested in theoretical discussions or intentions, and instead prioritize seeing actual improvements or solutions that affect their lives directly.
In practice
During a motivational speech about job creation at a community center.
America will be far safer if we reduce the chances of a terrorist attack in one of our cities than if we diminish the civil liberties of our own people.
A successful marriage is a decision. You decide it's going to work. You can't always be there, but you have to be there enough. And you have to make sure you are where you're needed most.
When I first ran for Congress, I went to my daughter Alexandra, who was going to be a senior in high school, and said: 'I have a chance to run. I may not win, but I'd be gone three nights a week. So, if you want me to stay, I'll be happy to.' And do you know what she said to me? 'Mother, get a life!'
My vision for the future always centers around our children - it always centers around our children. So anytime anybody asks me what are the three most important issues facing the Congress, I always say the same thing: 'Our children, our children, our children.'
For our daughters and our granddaughters now, the sky is the limit.
No more cutting grams, and wrapping grands up in rubber-bands, _x000D_ _x000D_ I'm a recovered man, our plans ta discover other lands, _x000D_ _x000D_ suburban places got me seeking for an oasis, cristal by the cases, ladies of all races with dime faces, sex on the white sand beaches of Saint Thomas, though this ain't promised,_x000D_ _x000D_ I'm as determined as them old timers.
Too often we take notes on writing, we think about writing but never do it. I want you to walk into the heart of the storm, written words dripping off hair, eyelids, hanging from hands.
I have a confidence about my life that comes from standing tall on my own two feet.
Youβll never achieve 100 percent if 99 percent is okay.
All good men and women must take responsibility to create legacies that will take the next generation to a level we could only imagine.
Begin where you are; work where you are; the hour which you are now wasting, dreaming of some far off success may be crowded with grand possibilities.
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