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We need spies that look like their targets, CIA officers who speak the dialects terrorists use, and ... JANE HARMAN My job as ranking member is about being a partner in making the committee effective. JANE HARMAN We can no longer expect an Intelligence Community that is mostly male and mostly white to be able to... JANE HARMAN There's no deep bench there, Mahmoud Abbas is, I think, the best leader of the Palestinians we could... JANE HARMAN He came in with lots of baggage. . . . No one would have been surprised had he not been a star. But ... JANE HARMAN A lot of the things that we've been able to do in the last several years were Democratic ideas, ... JANE HARMAN Anyone who came in when he did would have had a steep hill to climb, in part because change can be d... JANE HARMAN its thoroughness and accuracy can then be debated. JANE HARMAN Maybe it's my 15 minutes of fame, maybe it's longer. JANE HARMAN At the same time as we clearly condemn actions of violence by groups in Palestinian against Israel. JANE HARMAN The fog of law is finally lifting. America's moral black eye is finally healing. JANE HARMAN There's a NIMBY issue, ... We have to solve that before we recommend nuclear. JANE HARMAN The [directorate of operations] has probably lost hundreds of years of experience in just a few huma... JANE HARMAN Counterterrorism Analysis and Collection: The Requirement for Imagination and Creativity. JANE HARMAN Thus far, the emerging evidence in Iraq does point to WMD programs but does not point to the existen... JANE HARMAN We have to change the guidelines that we use to recruit those spies, ... In fact the CIA is required... JANE HARMAN dangerous and highly skilled people who intend major harm to America. JANE HARMAN Hundreds of years of leadership and experience has walked out the door in the last year, ... and mor... JANE HARMAN As of yesterday, the report was still 'working its way' up the chain of command to senior Pentagon l... JANE HARMAN We know that there was a massive security failure, and despite repeated warnings by U.S. intelligenc... JANE HARMAN I want to understand what went wrong, ... I want to understand what was broken in the system so we c... JANE HARMAN has made real progress under difficult circumstances. JANE HARMAN This is what we should have been doing awhile ago, JANE HARMAN This decision, should it become final, would be heartbreaking for many tireless workers in El Segund... JANE HARMAN The agency seems in free-fall in Washington, and that is a very, very bad omen in the middle of a wa... JANE HARMAN To make those changes effectively, he has to do them with an experienced staff, and he doesn't have ... JANE HARMAN There has not been the cooperation that there apparently has been on the Senate side, JANE HARMAN Twelve sick, sadistic kids could not have acted alone, JANE HARMAN These topics bear little resemblance to the urgent recommendations made by the 9/11 commission, JANE HARMAN In a post-9/11 world, diversity has become even more important. JANE HARMAN The Committee's review of a series of intelligence shortcomings, to include intelligence prior to 9/... JANE HARMAN I think I am aggressive, I think I am critical when it's necessary. JANE HARMAN looked like it had been the victim of attack by a weapon of mass destruction. JANE HARMAN But as I often say, terrorists won't check our party registration before they blow us up. JANE HARMAN But as I often say, terrorists won't check our party registration before they blow us up. JANE HARMAN The Committee's review of a series of intelligence shortcomings, to include intelligence prior t... JANE HARMAN If the withdrawal from Gaza goes badly, obviously, that will set us back. JANE HARMAN The point is to solve problems, not point fingers. JANE HARMAN Well, if you look at the programme that we're offering, I think that is a future which is fair f... HARRIET HARMAN I was aware that everybody said I was going to be a vast mega-flop, and that William Hague was just ... HARRIET HARMAN I think a balanced team of men and women makes better decisions. That's one of the reasons why I... HARRIET HARMAN Actually, I don't ever think there will be a men-only team of leadership in the Labour party aga... HARRIET HARMAN It's hard to bring up your children on benefit. It's easier if you can do part- time work, o... HARRIET HARMAN I know we will look back on this and think how odd it was we were championing the rights of lone mot... HARRIET HARMAN Well, I feel that everybody in the country knows me. I think people know who I am, and that I'm ... HARRIET HARMAN I don't agree with all-male leaderships. Men cannot be left to run things on their own. I think ... HARRIET HARMAN WILLIS HARMAN There are many women with children under five who want to work and who lack affordable, high-quality... HARRIET HARMAN I love it down here. It feels like my home away from home. BRIAN HARMAN I think you have to set your goals high. If I go out there and say I just want to make the cut, that... BRIAN HARMAN He was like, 'You all got that really good quarterback. You stole him from us. I was like, 'Matt Sta... BRIAN HARMAN President Bush is such a great guy. He's very down to earth. We actually talked some about Georgia f... BRIAN HARMAN We couldn't give it away. Couldn't get any interest whatsoever. We tried again in 2000 ... nobody wa... BOB HARMAN The state is not giving us money to do any of that. But, even if we did put millions of dollars into... BOB HARMAN We suggested they only count kids who started as a freshman at the school and stayed until they were... BOB HARMAN The state needs to define these students not as dropouts or graduates but count them as a whole new ... BOB HARMAN There are all kinds of personal reasons why kids leave. There is no way for us to get a good handle ... BOB HARMAN As a society, we want a clean package. This (Manhattan) formula does not account for a lot of factor... BOB HARMAN They assume if they did not graduate in four years in our district these kids are dropouts. Some of ... BOB HARMAN There are so many issues and the system is full of holes. It's a mess. Every year the state tries to... BOB HARMAN It's not a perfect number, but at least it's better than a four-year formula. BOB HARMAN It's a huge surprise. There's a big difference in the level of play at the varsity that compares to ... BRAD HARMAN I feel we're about where we should be. This year's non-district schedule is about as tough as we've ... BRAD HARMAN It was by far the weirdest game I've ever coached in. We were at home and by the time we finally got... BRAD HARMAN Guys like him, I'd like to get a chance to sit down and have a chat with. I think I can learn a lot ... BRAD HARMAN I want to go out there and play my game. Sort of see how I do facing some good pitching and see what... BRAD HARMAN I actually realized our potential the weekend before Crane at the Snyder Tournament. We went out of ... BRAD HARMAN To treat an object primarily as part of a network is to assume it can be reduced to that set of qual... GRAHAM HARMAN Worries about an interest rate rise have virtually disappeared, the consensus is now that the Fed wo... DAVID HARMAN If you want to offer handling there (in some European markets), you need to offer trucking. DAVID HARMAN The international traveler has all these other options -- Europe, Asia, wherever. They can go to cou... DOUG HARMAN A lot of hard work has been put into the show this year. NIGEL HARMAN I like sex, it makes the world go round. NIGEL HARMAN You've got to aim high and see where you land. NIGEL HARMAN It's a step in the right direction. BOB HARMAN What really lies beneath our feet at each moment is not a usefulness, but an inaccessible netherworl... GRAHAM HARMAN During the telecast ... I was asked a question in the top five, by Tony Danza, about my platform iss... KATIE HARMAN Nigel met with the show's producers and decided he has taken Dennis as far as he can. NIGEL HARMAN The dream was floating off satisfactorily on an inner sea. CHRISTOPHER HARMAN My own personal opinion is that the way it is structured today is largely the way it probably makes ... DOUG HARMAN But we need to see more volume before the market moves higher. DAVID HARMAN The market's not looking too good, ... It's following Wall Street down. If there's a recovery it pro... DAVID HARMAN We don't know how they are going to pay for it yet so there might be a bit of overhang. DAVID HARMAN We're seeing an across the board movement today but the index may have to come down a bit before tes... DAVID HARMAN The market has fallen 1,400 points in the last few days so I think we've hit bottom for the time bei... DAVID HARMAN After yesterday's sharp rally it's not surprising we are seeing a bit of consolidation but it doesn'... DAVID HARMAN The market tried to go higher but failed, ... I think sentiment is still fairly good and this is jus... DAVID HARMAN Hutchison should also benefit from news that India is to open up its domestic telecommunications mar... DAVID HARMAN Friday's rally was on the government's moves to boost the property market, ... But whatever the gove... DAVID HARMAN الأهم بالنسبة لهذه الإصلاحية الإسلامية هو تغيير أخلاق�... CHRIS HARMAN I have the utmost respect for John and Lori Lober. Lori's creativity and her vision has given hope t... KATIE HARMAN They were instant friends, KATIE HARMAN Last time the customers were very forgiving. They came back until we got it. KATHY HARMAN This is it. It is going to happen this time. KATHY HARMAN We are trying to get organized. KATHY HARMAN To go through this twice is bad. KATHY HARMAN Let no one who loves be called altogether unhappy. Even love unreturned has its rainbow - James Matt... JOHN CHARLES HARMAN You can have a plan, but you have to be flexible. Every day is unpredictable, and you just have to g... JANE KRAKOWSKI JANE FONDA JANE AUSTEN JANE PAULEY JANE AUSTEN JANE SEYMOUR JANE ADDAMS JANE JACOBS JANE AUSTEN JANE AUSTEN JANE AUSTEN JANE AUSTEN JANE ADDAMS JANE ELLIOT JANE AUSTEN JANE AUSTEN JANE AUSTEN JANE ADDAMS I wanted to - any chance I had to dress up as a boy, like Halloween, I would be a pirate or a ghost ... JANE LYNCH JANE PAULEY I am very busy, life is very busy, and I was, I think, a somewhat lazy friend. I love them, I know t... JANE GREEN JANE FONDA Keep smiling - it takes 10 years off! JANE BIRKIN JANE SMILEY JANE AUSTEN JANE AUSTEN JANE AUSTEN JANE MCGONIGAL JANE AUSTEN JANE FONDA JANE ELLIOT I did this Super-8 film at art school called 'Tissues,' this black comedy about a family who... JANE CAMPION JANE AUSTEN JANE HADDAM The fact that I even get in Broadway shows is, to me, still amazing, but then to win a Tony was just... JANE KRAKOWSKI I thought," Shad said slowly, "that she was offended if you referred to Blind Seer or Elation as her... JANE LINDSKOLD After a day of watching the two-legs interact from within their midst, she was certain that they cou... JANE LINDSKOLD JANE RIDLEY I had a baby at 19 and was a grandmother by 39. Now, my children lend me their children to take them... JANE BIRKIN JANE SMILEY JANE PAULEY It's always helpful to have somebody help buoy you in difficult times and problem-solve with and... JANE POYNTER When my father died, my mother came back from being Mrs. Birkin to being Judy Campbell. She was a st... JANE BIRKIN JANE FONDA I have a theory that you can tell what the head of a company is like by the people who work there. I... JANE GREEN Don't let anyone discourage you from writing. If you become a professional writer, there are ple... JANE YOLEN Melanoma is not the most common of skin cancers, but it is the most dangerous if not found in the ea... JANE GREEN Torture is illegal, both in the U.S. and abroad. So - and that is true for the Bush administration a... JANE MAYER JANE GOODALL I think if you go from show to show without doing that big PR blitz it's helpful because people ... JANE CURTIN Women see better than men. Men see lazily, if they do not expect to act. Women see quite without any... JANE GOODSELL JANE ELLIOT I was on 'Murder She Wrote' with Angela Lansbury. She was fantastic... she was lovely to eve... JANE BADLER JANE PAULEY There are other types of public appearances a writer does in addition to book signings and readings.... JANE LINDSKOLD THOMAS JANE JANE FONDA JANE HARRISON JANE PORTER JANE SEYMOUR JANE AUSTEN I left Montana in Spring of 1866, for Utah, arriving at Salt Lake city during the summer. CALAMITY JANE We remained in Texas leading a quiet home life until 1889. CALAMITY JANE While in El Paso, I met Mr. Clinton Burk, a native of Texas, who I married in August 1885. CALAMITY JANE During the fall and winter we built Fort Meade and the town of Sturgis. CALAMITY JANE I was in Deadwood at the time and on hearing of the killing made my way at once to the scene of the ... CALAMITY JANE On October 28th, 1887, I became the mother of a girl baby, the very image of its father, at least th... CALAMITY JANE Left the ranch in 1883, went to California, going through the States and territories, reached Ogden ... CALAMITY JANE As many of the riders before me had been held up and robbed of their packages, mail and money that t... CALAMITY JANE We were ordered out to quell an uprising of the Indians, and were out for several days, had numerous... CALAMITY JANE When I joined Custer I donned the uniform of a soldier. It was a bit awkward at first but I soon got... CALAMITY JANE It was considered the most dangerous route in the Hills, but as my reputation as a rider and quick s... CALAMITY JANE By the time we reached Virginia City I was considered a remarkable good shot and a fearless rider fo... CALAMITY JANE JANE LEVY JANE FONDA You want, in a sense, to relate to the main character, so often, the main character POV is a bit mor... JANE GOLDMAN Thank God I've never had the sort of intense fame that means you can't walk up the road. Tha... 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