Tony Snow Quotes
Quotations and aphorisms by Tony Snow:
To have faith is to believe in truth, believe that truth confers special power on those lucky enough to get a little insight, and to know in our hearts that all these things come from God, which is why we should never get too cocky about our successes.
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There is no Senate rule governing the proper uses of the filibuster.
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The business of peace requires more than showing up with paint brushes, foodstuffs and an oil pipeline or two.
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The United States spends more money on African aid than any nation on earth.
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In other words, Social Security is every bit as insecure as the stock market.
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Every one of our greatest national treasures, our liberty, enterprise, vitality, wealth, military power, global authority, flow from a surprising source: our ability to give thanks.
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That said, ID does not qualify as science because it gives us nothing to test or measure. Science requires replicable tests involving measurable variables.
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George W. Bush broke a mold four years ago: Even though he lost the popular vote, he governed as if he had won by acclamation.
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We've got to rebuild human hearts - and persuade people that hope isn't just possible, but essential.
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Somewhere near you, somebody right now is trying to help the indigent and poor - providing food, shelter, clothing or simple kindness.
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It is a common mistake these days to politicize anything and everything, including music.
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Many people don't give a rip about politics and know as much about public affairs as they know about the topography of Pluto.
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We live in an anaesthetized society.
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It makes no sense to pack an auditorium with 5,000 people and then tell them to keep quiet.
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Today there are about 40 million retirees receiving benefits; by the time all the baby boomers have retired, there will be more than 72 million retirees drawing Social Security benefits.
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Yet, it ought to be obvious that good music generally occupies a higher plane that mere politics. Great writers can express moods through melody and capture experiences we share most powerfully - love, lust, longing; joy, rage, fear; triumph, yearning and confusion.
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Sometimes, political campaigns make decent people act and talk like perfect buffoons.
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Well, we can't afford blindness anymore. There are tens of thousands of thugs who loathe liberty and love death, and want to annihilate Western civilization.
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It serves notice that President Bush is serious about promoting freedom, because free societies are a lot more peaceable than dictatorships and monarchies.
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The secret of learning to be sick is this: Illness doesn't make you less of what you were. You are still you.
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We believe. We believe in our destiny as a nation. We believe we have been called to do good, to spread the blessings of liberty and encourage the sense of trust upon which free societies depend.
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Sure, science involves trial and error. Scientists refine theories each day. But as they do, they help us grasp more clearly the wonders of the world and the universe.
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If you think Independence Day is America's defining holiday, think again. Thanksgiving deserves that title, hands-down.
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Investigators have discovered that dogs can laugh, which can't be too big of a surprise.
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The real sin with Social Security is that it's a long-term rip-off and a short-term scam.
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The art of being sick is not the same as the art of getting well.
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Pet lovers know that animals sometimes understand us better than we do, and the annals of human sin and desire provide plenty of stories to drive the point home.
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Voting is a right best exercised by people who have taken time to learn about the issues.
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