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Legal and bureaucratic impediments to surveillance should be removed. MIKE POMPEO To the degree that we can demonstrate support for the Ukrainian government, we can change Putin'... MIKE POMPEO There's no doubt West Point impacted who I am... It has an enormous emphasis, not only on milita... MIKE POMPEO The Safe and Affordable Food Labeling Act aims to address unnecessary impediments to feeding the wor... MIKE POMPEO It speaks to the incredible risk of doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran if American com... MIKE POMPEO Non-commercial general aviation flights serve as a lifeline to thousands of communities where airlin... MIKE POMPEO The unmerited fear of genetically modified organism crops threatens scientific advancements in biote... MIKE POMPEO Feeding the world will be one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century. It will be impossible ... MIKE POMPEO Some opponents of GMO labeling claim that disclosing genetically modified ingredients will increase ... MIKE POMPEO We must protect the very things that make America so special - most certainly including our civil li... MIKE POMPEO Secretary Clinton should be denied access to classified information. Congress must also hold the Sta... MIKE POMPEO Secretary Clinton was warned repeatedly about her duty to secure classified information and that her... MIKE POMPEO One of the very first serious books I read when I was growing up was 'Atlas Shrugged.' MIKE POMPEO Creating a new air traffic control regulator outside of the FAA would be a risky and expensive under... MIKE POMPEO I have traveled to GTMO and have seen the honorable and professional behavior of the American men an... MIKE POMPEO Advocates of GMO labeling aren't seeking a warning label. We're simply asking for a factual,... MIKE POMPEO No one has ever escaped from Guantanamo Bay. It is by far the most secure detention facility in the ... 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MIKE POMPEO To reap the benefits of GMO technology, the U.S. must ensure that decisions about our food system ar... MIKE POMPEO Old ideas of not trading because 'they won't open their markets to us' miss the entire p... MIKE POMPEO All of our intelligence agencies, our Department of Defense, are all working to meet this threat. Bu... MIKE POMPEO When I served in the Army, along the Iron Curtain we had a word for a person who absconds with infor... MIKE POMPEO As a result of the billions of dollars flowing into Iran after the JCPOA, the Iranian regime is able... MIKE POMPEO It is in our interest to crush ISIS, terrorist groups like the al-Nusra front and Ahrar ash-Sham, an... MIKE POMPEO As a member of Congress, I am part of a large group of elected officials who remain clear-eyed about... MIKE POMPEO Unfortunately, instead of standing up to Iran, the Obama administration is giving in to the Iranians... 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MIKE POMPEO Liberty Through Strength II is simply aimed at retaining data that was already available. It has alr... MIKE POMPEO When it comes to reforming the way our skies are regulated, we must be certain that as we work to so... MIKE POMPEO To affordably feed the next billion people, we must have higher-yielding crops with even greater nut... MIKE POMPEO The Islamic State has apparently gained control of several dozen kilograms of radioactive material f... MIKE POMPEO By withholding critical details and stonewalling congressional inquiries, President Obama seems to b... MIKE POMPEO I am a West Point graduate and an Army veteran. MIKE POMPEO Poll after poll shows that consumers want the right to know what's in their food and how it'... MIKE POMPEO Koch Industries is an amazing business that has succeeded by building a product that customers love ... MIKE POMPEO To say the U.S. government is targeting U.S. persons, to listen to their phone calls and read their ... MIKE POMPEO The military tribunals currently underway at Guantanamo Bay create a clear legal process, as affirme... MIKE POMPEO Acting can be an amazingly cathartic thing - especially for young girls. ELLEN POMPEO If I'm bringing joy to people and entertaining people as an actor, then I should be grateful for... ELLEN POMPEO There's a remarkable amount of sexism on TV. When male characters are flawed, they're intere... ELLEN POMPEO Happiness is not that easy to achieve, but having a handsome husband, a beautiful baby, and a great ... ELLEN POMPEO Brains don't really smell, but what's amazing about the brain is that it's almost like s... ELLEN POMPEO This is Hollywood. People don't admit mistakes. ELLEN POMPEO I haven't publicly said this before, but I do have a crush on him. ELLEN POMPEO The chemistry between the cast is very important. We're a family and have respect for each other. An... ELLEN POMPEO And that's one of the most genius roles ever played. 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In the U.S., you even lose legal rights if you store your data in a company's machines instead o... 
In the US, you even lose legal rights if you store your data in a company's machines instead of ... 
Things come in waves, and I'm always more interested in places like, for instance, Chicago, wher... 
You're doing your kids a disservice if they do get everything they want because that's not t... 
You're not a bad parent if you don't save for your kid's college because instead you had... 
Or maybe they just accept that it's wrong in God's eyes, although not in their own, and they'll worr... 
If you had a job, and every day you're going back home and telling all your friends how horrible... 
What's the difference between people who see and seek gaps and those that see and seek bridges? The ... 
I like to entertain in all aspects. When you're with somebody and you're out, you want to be... 
If anybody wanted to photograph my life, they'd get bored in a day. 'Heres Matt at home lear... 
If you're going to have kids, there's only one way to go. They have to know they're the ... 
It's simple: You get a part. You play a part. You play it well. You do your work and you go home... 
You want people who choose to follow because they genuinely believe in ideas, not because they'r... 
I think, a lot of times, players get in trouble when they're asked questions and they think they... 
If you're in a company, you're dancing from 9 a.m. till 7 in the evening, and then you go ho... 
Eventually I came across another passage. This is what it said:
To kill a mockingbird. If you haven't read it, I think you should because it is very interesting. 
I will never forget the vision of Jamie walking towards me. 
You don't have to learn much out of books, it's like if you want to learn about cows, you go milk on... 
You can't really get to know a person until you get in their shoes and walk around in them. 
You're being cast for your acting ability. It's not based on the way your body functions. If... 
You're still lovely," Mor said a bit gently. 
Oftentimes, if you're talking to a seasoned interviewer who asks you a question, they may do a f... 
As a comedian, I don't know if they're laughing because it's funny or if they're lau... 
I'm sitting at home every time there's a Grammy. It's like, 'What is Sharon doing to... 
It's hard to tell with these Internet startups if they're really interested in building comp... 
It's a marathon, not a sprint. I actually feel like I come to work stronger when I've had a ... 
The Patriot Act is ludicrous. Terrorists have proved that they are interested in total genocide, not... 
It's not that diamonds are a girl's best friend, but it's your best friends who are your... 
For those who have come here illegally, they might have a transition time to allow them to set their... 
If you don't have public hangings for bad culture in a company, if you don't take people out... 
Whether you breach the Fourth Amendment 20 percent of the time or 100 percent of the time, it's ... 
Think about what people are doing on Facebook today. They're keeping up with their friends and f... 
When it's clear that we have a commitment to God that comes before anything else in our lives, most ... 
It's easier to date a football player for sure. Football players have one game a week, and they ... 
You know, veterans come home and they may not be bipolar, but after they've been through a war w... 
A lot of women will be sort of 'competitive like a guy' in the workplace, but then when they... 
I think it's a very dangerous game to play when you assume that just because someone's an en... 
I never feel lonely if I've got a book - they're like old friends. Even if you're not re... 
You're always in a box, and you're an escape artist if you do what I do - or if you're a... 
I think probably - I think, you know, when you're first dating somebody, if they're just not... 
I have great empathy for all the contestants that come on 'Top Chef,' whether they go home r... 
If you're showing people where it's smooth sailing, where is the joke? If you go back to any... 
There's so many kids who only know me from the video game. And they want to know if I'm home... 
The issue isn't whether he loved you, it's how much. Too much. Love can be poison 
I am broken and healing, but every piece of my heart belong to you. 
Some people look like they're lost causes, but they're not. Even if they're in a messed ... 
I was completely unqualified to get into Harvard. But then I went to my interview for Harvard, and t... 
Despite the hysteria from the political class and the media, smoking doesn't kill. 
If you try to do your best there is no failure. 
We are ramping up security in the United States but also looking at visa applicants, visa waiver app... 
Rebellion has its roots in government's indifference and incompetence. 
My dad's gay experiences really had a very positive influence on me and my straight relationship... 
If Planned Parenthood wants to be involved in providing counseling services and HIV testing, they ou... 
Protection of religious freedom means considering the faiths and beliefs of everyone involved. 
The drug dealers, they sympathize with me. They see me as some sort of pathetic character. 
I know how hard it is to be a woman, especially a black woman. 
I'm not Mother Teresa, but I'm not Charles Manson, either. 
If I went by all the rejection I've had in my career, I should have given up a long time ago. 
For most of the '90s and the first part of this decade, content providers who wanted to publish ... 
We found a way to make things look great to the human eye through the window of a graphical web brow... 
If I dream that I'm directing, it's not a film, it's like a commercial for cotton candy,... 
You can have the best technology, but you if have a corrupted, radicalized, bribed official that has... 
Risk is the factor of a stratagem measured by what man is powerless to control. 
The true measure of a man is not what he dreams, but what he aspires to be; a dream is nothing witho... 
By sabotaging logic, the common frame of reference, and the common language, we have removed a "safe... 
In making the jump from a local program to the showcase of a coast-to-coast broadcast, Ted Yates and... 
A great thing is happening on cable TV. You see characters change in stories over years, like in Tol... 
Remember, the Boston bombers were Chechen rebels. 
Cardinal Raymond Burke is a 66-year-old guy who lives in Rome, dresses like Queen Elizabeth, and tal... 
Justin Timberlake is the single most talented human being I've ever met in my life, and it sicke... 
Boldness isn't something you're born with; you either choose it or you don't. 
One of my favourite movies is 'Annie Hall' because it's about the silver lining of the b... 
'Streetcar' is no longer about the moment at all. There is no Blanche DuBois anywhere; south... 
What's the difference between a 3-week-old puppy and a sportswriter? In 6 weeks, the puppy will st... 
You will never change your life until you change something you do daily. 
What you hear repeatedly you will eventually believe. 
And let's stop calling them "sex offenders," as if their crimes had anything to do with sex. (Perhap... 
The rape of a child is a violent act of contempt, not an expression of sexuality or affection. 
I'm telling you this for one reason and one reason only: No matter how sure you are of someone's lov... 
There is a time in the life of every problem when it is big enough to see, yet small enough to solve... 
I've never been poor, only broke. Being poor is a frame of mind. Being broke is only a temporary sit... 
Fall. Stand. Learn. Adapt. 
I'm not trying to prove anybody wrong, I'm just trying to prove something to myself. 
The ones who want to achieve and win championships motivate themselves. 
I don't think anything is unrealistic if you believe you can do it. 
I worry about my child and the Internet all the time, even though she's too young to have logged on ... 
Life is like a hand of cards. You have to play the hand you're dealt, you can't win by folding, and ... 
Nouvelle Cuisine, roughly translated, means: I can't believe I paid ninety-six dollars and I'm still... 
If you think about yourself then you've lost sight of the ball. 