Jim Himes quotes
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“New England oysters are better than Chesapeake. But Chesapeake blue crabs are unbeatable.”
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“The discussion of derivatives in the political world has become a zero sum game.”
-- Jim HimesSource : "Jim Himes, Former Goldman Sachs Executive, Introduces Bill To Roll Back Key Element Of Dodd-Frank". Connecticut Mirror Interview, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 07, 2013.
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“I make a wicked clam chowdah, and linguine with clam sauce. Oysters I like to eat raw, and mussels in either a white wine sauce or in beer with paprika.”
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“I've spent eight years in Congress avoiding moral language. I represent a swing district. I believe profoundly in not challenging the motives of your opponents. But more and more, we're in a world where leaders have to speak up, and speak in strong moral terms.”
-- Jim HimesSource : Source: www.slate.com
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“I'm an elder in a Presbyterian church. I've taken Scripture seriously. I really do believe, like my more religious colleagues, that religion should be a source of values. If you believe that, for God's sake, act on those values.”
-- Jim HimesSource : Source: www.slate.com
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Source : Abbi Glines (2013). “Breathe”, p.67, Simon and Schuster
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“The pearl on my beloved's neck, Afflicted sore the oyster!”
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“The world is your oyster. It's up to you to find the pearls.”
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Source : Edward Lear (2001). “The Complete Verse and Other Nonsense”, Lane, Allen
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“When I get off the plane in England I always feel about two inches shorter.”
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“People tell me that I am well-grounded. I am sane in the New England sense of the word.”
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“In a world where England is finished and dead: I do not wish to live.”
Source : 'The White Cliffs' (1940) p. 70
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