55 Quotes by Bob Kerrey

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    When I say be skeptical of everything I mean it. Just because someone was elected to do a job doesn't mean that person has any idea of what they're doing.

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    Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change. Kindness that catches us by surprise brings out the best in our natures.

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    Slow down, especially at the beginning of a speech. You'll get the audience's attention by pausing.

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    We're $5 billion or $6 billion short of getting people trained to a level that would make me comfortable.

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    I would not say 'impossible,' ... But, boy, it feels awfully close to it.

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    I think the Congress should begin to examine what they need to subpoena. They clearly need to get to the bottom of this.

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    It is likely that the biggest contributor is popular culture. A show like 'Project Runway' brands Parsons all the time, and that has had an impact on the number of people who want to become fashion designers. It's been largely good for the school.

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    I saw women and children in front of us being hit and cut to pieces... After that night...I had become someone I did not recognize.

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