I think it's important to look at the world as a bigger place than just the bubble that we live in. It's so easy to get caught up in things of a trivial nature.
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and the big fool says to push on
singing about an incident in whic... PETE SEEGER Do you know the difference between education and experience? Education is when you read the fine pri... PETE SEEGER Education is when you read the find print; experience is what you
get when you don't. PETE SEEGER A lot of these catchers don't understand that they are blocking the plate and they don't hav... PETE ROSE My father taught me that the only way you can make good at anything is to practice, and then practic... PETE ROSE I am saying voluntarily that I have sung for almost every religious group in the country, from Jewis... PETE SEEGER If I remember right there are five excuses for drinking: the visit of a guest, present thirst, futur... PETE SERMOND The difference of great players is at a certain point in a match they raise their level of play and ... PETE SAMPRAS See the ball; hit the ball. PETE ROSE I let my racket do the talking. That's what I am all about, really. I just go out and win tennis mat... PETE SAMPRAS Never bet on baseball. PETE ROSE Songs are funny things. They can slip across borders. Proliferate in prisons. Penetrate hard shells.... PETE SEEGER Capitalism needs to function like a game of tug-of-war. Two opposing sides need to continually strug... PETE HOLIDAY The manager of a team is like a stagecoach, he can't move unless he has the horses. PETE ROSE To live you have to experiment, to have the ability to experiment you have to have confidence, to ha... PETE SEEGER It's just so unfortunate that, as we get adjusted to this global economy, that the U.S. is even ... PETE GALLEGO It is time we had a defense budget that lives within its means, accounts for what is truly required ... PETE STARK The problem for me, still today, is that I write purely with one dramatic structure and that is the ... PETE TOWNSHEND My mother was a very good violinist; my father was a musicologist and spent most of his life in acad... PETE SEEGER Mick Jagger's fans bought records with their allowances. Sinatra's people bought them out of... PETE HAMILL With the winding down of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States now has an opportu... PETE HEGSETH As the publisher of the 'Tory,' I strive to defend the pillars of Western civilization again... PETE HEGSETH Veterans are driven by the same frustrations that the public has with what is happening in Washingto... PETE HEGSETH The historic nature of Israel's struggle for self-determination, freedom, and prosperity undersc... PETE HEGSETH As an observer, I react to the realities of Israeli life with both envy and relief. Nobody wants to ... PETE HEGSETH Peace through strength works; but the flip side is war invited by weakness. PETE HEGSETH Military deployments have never been something to enjoy, but the consequence of the actions, the sha... PETE HEGSETH Political correctness is a poison to our security and defenses. It imposes a willful blindness, both... PETE HEGSETH At Concerned Veterans for America, we've made the case that the defense budget could be targeted... PETE HEGSETH Things that I feel really sad about, I talk about. That way, if it's funny, it doesn't hurt ... PETE DAVIDSON Whether we like it or not, gender differences matter in a combat situation. PETE HEGSETH Combat duty is strenuous and physically demanding, and I'm not the first person to notice that m... PETE HEGSETH When Mr. Obama entered office, he said all the right things about getting Washington spending under ... PETE HEGSETH Being a defense hawk and a budget hawk are not mutually exclusive. PETE HEGSETH In the 360-degree battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan, women have served honorably and fought valia... PETE HEGSETH It's a sense in Minnesota that we need to get back to common sense. We need to get back to takin... PETE HEGSETH President Lincoln chose to fight a bloody and unpopular war because he believed the enemy had to be ... PETE HEGSETH I believe, if done correctly, eliminating Saddam and liberating Iraq could be the 'Normandy Inva... PETE HEGSETH I think standing and fighting and working alongside all of these people that raise their right hand ... PETE HEGSETH The choices Israelis face and the decisions they make, day in and day out, are literally the differe... PETE HEGSETH People make mistakes all the time. We learn and grow. If there's patience and love, and you care... PETE CARROLL Each person holds so much power within themselves that needs to be let out. Sometimes they just need... PETE CARROLL I don't ask for the meaning of the song of a bird or the rising of the sun on a misty morning. T... PETE HAMILL The most successful terrorist group in the United States for almost 70 years was the Ku Klux Klan. T... PETE HAMILL There is nothing wrong with dedication and goals, but if you focus on yourself, all the lights fade ... PETE MARAVICH Retirement is a work in progress. I try to figure out my day, and what I know about myself is that I... PETE SAMPRAS If somebody is gracious enough to give me a second chance, I won't need a third. PETE ROSE Memorial Day isn't just about honoring veterans, its honoring those who lost their lives. Vetera... PETE HEGSETH