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1 " Time doesn't really heal, it just makes you not to give a crap "
― David Baldacci , Split Second (Sean King & Michelle Maxwell, #1)
2 " if you think too much about things, life sometimes just passes you by. "
3 " I figure if you think too much about things, life sometimes just passes you by. "
4 " Fortune "
5 " had a way of looking one over without seeming to that any Secret Service agent would be proud of, "
6 " I like to verify things independently. It's not like any of us are infallible. "
7 " had a way of looking one over without seeming to that any Secret Service agent would be proud "
8 " That’s how they generated Bruno’s "
9 " Who knows what beats deeply within the hearts of people? "
10 " Although America loved its tough guys, they weren’t ready to vote for leaders who exhibited no compassion for the downtrodden and miserable, for on any given day they might constitute a majority. "
11 " He earned a national reputation managing large political campaigns, turning them into media-driven extravaganzas with emphasis on sound bites and perception over any kind of substance, and his win rate was astonishingly high. That probably said more for the gullibility of the modern voter than the high standards of the modern candidate, Michelle thought. "
12 " to take it easy,” he said defensively. "
13 " A politician and his entourage on the campaign trail were like a herd of elephants: they could travel nowhere lightly. They stomped the earth until it hurt with the weight of the guards, chiefs of staff, spokespersons, speechwriters, publicity folks, gofers and others. It was a spectacle that if it didn’t make you laugh would at least cause you considerable worry about the future of the country. "
14 " Hell no. Anybody sues me I ain’t got no money. See, that’s the poor person’s best insurance policy: no assets. "
15 " Was it a fire in the kitchen?No, a bomb in the basement. "