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Should National Security Issues be decided by a Local Referendum? -- Arun Jaitley
Issues are like assholes, we've all got one," Pam snipped. -- Tonya Hurley
That's what Glocks are. High-precision killing machines that scream "Daddy Issues. -- Richard Kadrey
Issues arise not from expecting too much from people, but too little. -- Robert J. Braathe
Issues of foreign policy have a place in every election for President. -- Barbra Streisand
Issues are important, yes, but issues come and go. America as an ideal is timeless. -- Paul Kengor
Those fruity drinks better have a lot of caffeine in them or I'll never make it through World Issues. -- Lisi Harrison
Issues are never simple. One thing I'm proud of is that very rarely will you hear me simplify the issues. -- Barack Obama
Innovation is the central issue in economic prosperity. -- Michael Porter
Voters don't decide issues, they decide who will decide issues. -- George Will
We need to always be vigilant on the sanitary issues. -- Mike Johanns
My major aim in writing is to set out flags and issue wake-up calls. -- James Broughton
Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter. -- Mark Twain
So many people bare their midriffs, I don't know why mine is such an issue. -- Shania Twain
The reactionary is always willing to take a progressive attitude on any issue that is dead. -- Theodore Roosevelt
I grew up in a family in which political issues were often discussed, and debated intensely. -- Joseph Stiglitz
Raising awareness on the most pressing environmental issues of our time is more important than ever. -- Leonardo DiCaprio
To me, being an intellectual doesn't mean knowing about intellectual issues; it means taking pleasure in them. -- Jacob Bronowski
Climate change is such a huge issue that it requires strong, concerted, consistent and enduring action by governments. -- Peter Garrett
People have to deal with their issues together; they have to expose themselves and kind of exhaust themselves. -- Chuck Palahniuk
Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates. -- Gore Vidal
Don't automatically obey Presidential directives if you disagree or if you suspect he hasn't considered key aspects of the issue. -- Donald Rumsfeld
I believe our biggest issue is the same biggest issue that the whole world is facing, and that's habitat destruction. -- Steve Irwin
I was single for a really long time, then I realized I had abandonment issues. Then I found love online. -- Patti Stanger
Climate change is happening, humans are causing it, and I think this is perhaps the most serious environmental issue facing us. -- Bill Nye
I am optimistic. But I also know that, with time, I'm beginning to fight issues of aging as well as long-term paralysis. -- Christopher Reeve
If you learn how to forgive others for not being strong, then people can learn how to forgive you for your own issues. -- T. D. Jakes
Thankfully, President Obama has stood firmly behind women's health care issues by supporting coverage for contraception and reaffirming commitment to organizations like Planned Parenthood. -- Felicity Huffman
The task of a university is the creation of the future, so far as rational thought and civilized modes of appreciation can affect the issue. -- Alfred North Whitehead
When it comes to personnel issues, I act professionally and respectful of former employees. I just assume that's a two-way street. It's disappointing when it's not. -- Michele Bachmann
To the extent that we are all educated and informed, we will be more equipped to deal with the gut issues that tend to divide us. -- Caroline Kennedy
In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems, for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same. -- Albert Einstein
Nature, philosophy and social issues are the three things that always occupy my mind. You do not have any power over others but can only change yourself. -- Pawan Kalyan
I am conservative with a small 'c.' It's possible to be conservative in fiscal policy, and tolerant on moral issues or questions of freedom of expression. -- Mick Jagger
I deal with this spiritual issue every day - either shooting or processing or sorting or discussing or having conversations - I'm in constant contact with it. -- Leonard Nimoy
The most important ways in which I think the Internet will affect the big issue is that it will make it more difficult for government to collect taxes. -- Milton Friedman
That's why for Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society the colors are black and white. There are no gray issues. Life is black and it's white. There's no in-between. -- Zakk Wylde
While I hold my own political views, it's important not to get too wrapped up in individual candidates and personalities, but instead to focus on the real issues. -- Marcus Samuelsson
Despite all the technical improvements, it still boils down to a man or a woman and a microphone, playing music, sharing stories, talking about issues -- communicating with an audience. -- Casey Kasem
In our age there is no such thing as 'keeping out of politics.' All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia. -- George Orwell
When you're a little kid, you don't see color, and the fact that my friends were black never crossed my mind. It never became an issue until I was a teenager and started trying to rap. -- Eminem
Clearing your head of distractions in order to notice and understand the people you are with can feel inefficient - there are so many other people and issues to think about. But being present makes you effective. -- Margaret Heffernan
IBM's long-standing mantra is 'Think.' What has always made IBM a fascinating and compelling place for me, is the passion of the company, and its people, to apply technology and scientific thinking to major societal issues. -- Ginni Rometty
It is the characteristic excellence of the strong man that he can bring momentous issues to the fore and make a decision about them. The weak are always forced to decide between alternatives they have not chosen themselves. -- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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
My message to you all is of hope, courage and confidence. Let us mobilize all our resources in a systematic and organized way and tackle the grave issues that confront us with grim determination and discipline worthy of a great nation. -- Muhammad Ali Jinnah
You should protest about the views of people you disagree with over major moral issues, and argue them down, but you should not try to silence them, however repugnant you find them. That is the bitter pill free speech requires us to swallow. -- Julian Baggini
Regarding social media, I really don't understand what appears to be the general population's lack of concern over privacy issues in publicizing their entire lives on the Internet for others to see to such an extent... but hey it's them, not me, so whatever. -- Axl Rose
I guess you'd call me an independent, since I've never identified myself with one party or another in politics. I always decide my vote by taking as careful a look as I can at the actual candidates and issues themselves, no matter what the party label. -- Jackie Robinson
For a successful entrepreneur it can mean extreme wealth. But with extreme wealth comes extreme responsibility. And the responsibility for me is to invest in creating new businesses, create jobs, employ people, and to put money aside to tackle issues where we can make a difference. -- Richard Branson
There is no one-size-fits-all solution to the challenges facing our cities or to the housing crisis, but the two issues need to be considered together. From an urban design and planning point of view, the well-connected open city is a powerful paradigm and an engine for integration and inclusivity. -- Richard Rogers
No doubt, the White House thinks the American people know Obama's story. But since the Inauguration, we've seen only the president's present: his perfect family, his Ivy League elegance, his effortless mastery of complex issues. We never see him sweat. And we forget that he ever had to struggle. -- Dee Dee Myers
There are still civil rights issues. There are still people who can't be visited by their spouse in the hospital because they're gay. These are humanitarian issues. At the end of the day, all you want is for people to be happy in the pursuit of life, love and liberty. -- Brandi Carlile
Most Christian 'believers' tend to echo the cultural prejudices and worldviews of the dominant group in their country, with only a minority revealing any real transformation of attitudes or consciousness. It has been true of slavery and racism, classism and consumerism and issues of immigration and health care for the poor. -- Richard Rohr
Growing up in a Jewish matriarchal world inside the patriarchal paradise of Salt Lake City, Utah, gave me increased perspective on gender issues, as it also did my gay brother and my lesbian sister. Our younger sister is the perfect Jewish-American wife and mother, and is fiercely proud of that fact. -- Roseanne Barr
The more you look into health and health inequalities, you realize that a lot of it is not due to a particular disease - it's really linked to underlying societal issues such as poverty, inequity, lack of access to safe drinking water and housing. And these are all the things we focus on at CARE. -- Helene D. Gayle
My career was always about working with people, and understanding issues and problems and helping them to solve those issues and problems. How you deal with people - that's what diplomacy is all about. So while I'm not a career diplomat, many of the skills I had seemed to directly translate into the diplomatic arena. -- John Roos
Don't try to be somebody you're not because it doesn't work. If you try to be this perfect person or perfect persona of what you think that somebody should be when they're involved in public office, it's just not going to work. Just be yourself, stay true to your core values, and really just stay abreast of the issues. -- Ben Quayle
Coming up in the Bay Area and being African American in a city that has a history of complex issues of violent crime, interaction with the police is always intense. That's something you have to learn. My mom taught me at a young age that if ever a cop stops you, you put your hands up and freeze - don't move. -- Ryan Coogler
I stay away from issues. -- Terry McAuliffe
I have some anger issues. -- Bryan Cranston
Drama often obscures the real issues -- Jenny Holzer
Everybody has problems. Everyone has issues. -- Ann Romney
Health and education are always issues. -- Helen Clark
Great issues develop from small beginnings. -- Norman Vincent Peale
Their issues are not your issues. -- Iyanla Vanzant
Art has to address eternal issues. -- Duane Michals
I always have issues with trust. -- Vin Diesel
It's not social issues I care about. -- John McCain
Lifestyle and livelihood are pivotal moral issues. -- Stephanie Mills
In the past, I had workaholic issues. -- Alanis Morissette
I have no issues with my identity. -- Rashida Jones
You know, everybody is dealing with issues. -- Rick Springfield
There are life-threatening issues related to diabetes. -- Stephen Wallem
Relationships do not preclude issues of morality. -- Jhumpa Lahiri
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I focus on a lot of women's issues. -- Lauren Greenfield
Friends don't care about issues like dwarf tossing. -- Peter Dinklage
For some reason, all artists have self-esteem issues. -- Whoopi Goldberg
When writing about transcendental issues, be transcendentally clear. -- Rene Descartes
Newspapers don't write enough about serious religious issues. -- Sally Quinn
Franklin Roosevelt was very concerned about environmental issues. -- Gaylord Nelson
I have control issues. For sure, no question. -- Eli Roth
I don't have issues around how I'm identified. -- bell hooks
I had self-esteem issues into my early 20s. -- Adam Lambert
I don't have any issues with my age. -- Victoria Beckham
My mom and I have always had issues. -- Mindy McCready
I think I have serious latent Catholic guilt issues. -- Grimes
Lawyers may reason powerfully, but power settles most issues. -- Mason Cooley
Cynicism formulates issues clearly, but only to dismiss them. -- Mason Cooley
I think character is permanent, and issues are transient. -- James Stockdale
History has many cunning passages, contrived corridors and issues. -- T. S. Eliot
Animal welfare issues have always been important to me. -- Cathy Guisewite
Most burning issues generate far more heat than light. -- Roger von Oech
I was having serious issues with becoming a diabetic. -- Randy Jackson
Authentic gospel preaching always engages people with eternal issues. -- Colin S. Smith
I'm not someone who feels anger on particular issues. -- Theresa May
You can't help but feel all the human-rights issues. -- Sally Field
We all have banker problems. We all have issues. -- Karolyn Grimes
We are particularly poor at the open economy issues. -- Martin Feldstein
Polls are biased left; GOP wins on the issues. -- Newt Gingrich
Spirits are not finely touched But to fine issues. -- William Shakespeare
Obama's record on climate issues is not all bad. -- Jeff Goodell
I'm driven by issues, not driven to be political. -- Kevin McCloud
You shouldn't make fun of people who have issues. -- Richard Simmons
I deal with more practical issues of the Bible. -- Joel Osteen
We will not duck the tough issues, we will lead. -- Paul Ryan
It's not nice to make fun of people with issues. -- Richard Simmons
We all have our family issues from time to time. -- Aja Naomi King
Displaced societies are of value. Their issues are our issues. -- Cynthia Basinet
Esquire's all about mommy issues now. Breastfeeding, vaccinations, playdate etiquette. -- Vera Farmiga
I like the outdoors and the natural world. Environmental issues. -- Mackenzie Crook
Respectability is joining chastity in the museum of dead issues. -- Mason Cooley
You can't make assumptions when you're dealing with health issues. -- Adam Clayton
Michael Tomlinson's music truly explores the issues of the heart. -- James Redfield
There will be fiscal issues that are appropriate to discuss. -- Jim Nussle
I'm involved in issues, and issues are about grass-roots politics. -- J. B. Pritzker
Macedonia's handling of ethnic relations and other issues is encouraging. -- Emma Bonino
Moral issues are always terribly complex for someone without principles. -- Gilbert K. Chesterton
Civil confusions often spring from trifles but decide great issues. -- Aristotle

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