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There are some days when history is made. Yesterday was one - and I was honoured to be in Washington to watch Barack Obama being sworn in. During his soaring inaugural address, the new president gazed over a teeming National Mall that was crowded with more than a million people.


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HARRY BROWNE Nothing should be perfect. I think that's the most important thing. I do wear my jackets almost ...
THOM BROWNE Primarily, it's because this is Poplar Bluff, and there isn't anything that remotely comes close [to...
RICHARD BROWNE The communitarians may say you've been enjoying too much individual freedom, and that you must g...
HARRY BROWNE One of my main decisions when accepting the job of Children's Laureate was that I must continue ...
ANTHONY BROWNE The illustrations in picture books are the first paintings most children see, and because of that, t...
ANTHONY BROWNE He's been absolutely crucial. We wouldn't have done squat without Jim.
HARRY BROWNE Government is good at one thing: It knows how to break your legs, hand you a crutch and say, 'See if...
HARRY BROWNE We recognize how important mining is to this community, and it's definitely not our goal to shut it ...
HARRY BROWNE A great burden was lifted from my shoulders the day I realized that no one owes me anything.
HARRY BROWNE When you know that you're capable of dealing with whatever comes, you have the only security the wor...
HARRY BROWNE Whatever the price, identify it now. What will you have to go through to get where you want to be? T...
HARRY BROWNE I won't try to describe the various ways I tried to get the cake plate back to her without being con...
HARRY BROWNE You can't give the government the power to do good without also giving it the power to do bad - in f...
HARRY BROWNE Men live by intervals of reason under the sovereignty of humor and passion.
THOMAS BROWNE Regarding Sunday's games, we will make no decision today. We'll gather information and speak to seve...
JOE BROWNE I'm not aware that an agreement has been reached. The scheduling of games needs approval of the comm...
JOE BROWNE Preconceived notions are the locks on the door to wisdom.
MARY BROWNE