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Illinois Quotes

Illinois then had no legislation providing compensation for accident or disease caused by occupation Picture Quote #1

To the people of Illinois let me say this. Business as usual IS OVER Picture Quote #1

Our party is a diverse one, as is my home state of Illinois Picture Quote #1

I wanted to be a senator from Illinois. I was obsessed with politics. My dad was friends with a lot of local politicians, so I would hang out with them on Election Day and hand out buttons. Somehow, even though they were opposite, I loved Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton. I thought they were the coolest guys! Picture Quote #1

When I was seven or eight years old, I began to read the science-fiction magazines that were brought by guests into my grandparents’ boarding house in Waukegan, Illinois. Those were the years when Hugo Gernsback was publishing ‘Amazing Stories,’ with vivid, appallingly imaginative cover paintings that fed my hungry imagination Picture Quote #1

I think Michelle Obama is on the right track with her Let’s Move campaign to bring down childhood obesity. She and I come from the same state, Illinois, which is number four in the nation for obese children. One out of five Illinois children are considered obese. Not overweight, obese. And two-thirds of Americans are either overweight or obese Picture Quote #1

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The Illinois Constitution was written before they realized they’d have a city the size of Chicago in the state. The constitution had severe limits on the ability of any city to raise monies through taxes and bonds. When Chicago grew explosively, they had to come up with ways of getting more money to do more things Picture Quote #1

I went to University of Illinois. Big school. 35,000 students. 800 black... I was the only black in every class. Hard to be absent Picture Quote #1

In Illinois, community, migrant, homeless and public housing health centers operate 268 primary care sites and serve close to 1 million patients every year Picture Quote #1

I was born in Evanston, Illinois. I spent my elementary and part of my junior high school years in a D.C. suburb. And then I spent my high school years in Minnesota. And then I spent my college years in Colorado. And then I spent some time living in China. And then I spent three years in Vermont before moving down to Nashville Picture Quote #1

Because the Illinois death penalty system is arbitrary and capricious - and therefore immoral - I no longer shall tinker with the machinery of death Picture Quote #1

I didn’t want to give up my Illinois driver’s license and was unaware that was a crime. It is, by the way, in the state of California. Lesson learned. I technically broke a law, so technically I deserve whatever I get Picture Quote #1

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I’m among the first girls ever to play Little League baseball, and to my knowledge, the very first in western Illinois. It was 1976, and I was a nine-year-old tomboy whose older brothers had played Picture Quote #1

I have a doctorate in fine arts from Knox College in Illinois. All I did was give a speech, and now everybody has to call me Dr. Colbert Picture Quote #1

I was enamored of New York City intellectual life and was really into Philip Roth because I was raised by self-loathing Midwesterners who were from southern Illinois, who felt like fish out of water when they came to the East Coast when I was a kid Picture Quote #1

What Dred Scott’s master might lawfully do with Dred Scott, in the free state of Illinois, every other master may lawfully do with any other one, or 1,000 slaves, in Illinois, or in any other free state Picture Quote #1

In Illinois, where legislators are paid $45,000, plus as much as $10,000 for leadership work, about half are full-time politicians Picture Quote #1

I’m from Downer’s Grove, Illinois. We had a blackout there the other day, but fortunately the police made him get back into his car before he got too far Picture Quote #1

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Killer Joe’ was originally written in 1991 and first produced in 93 at the Next Theater’s Lab - a 40 seat black box theater in Evanston, Illinois - back when I was getting started. I was just 25 and I had been acting for awhile, but it was my first play and the one that really got me noticed, especially by Steppenwolf Picture Quote #1

Obama might do well to remember that his fast rise from the Illinois state Senate was due in large part to an uncanny ability to make friends and find mentors Picture Quote #1

Illinois has less than a 12 percent black population and I won with 55 percent of the vote Picture Quote #1

Illinois is the only state where the present governor rides around in a car whose license plate was made by a previous governor Picture Quote #1

I have my strong views and opinions. I really want to transform Illinois government because this state is failing the taxpayers and the children Picture Quote #1

Almost 70 percent of U. S. Ag exports travel the upper Mississippi River and the Illinois waterway system Picture Quote #1

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In Illinois, community, migrant, homeless and public housing health centers operate 268 primary care sites and serve close to 1 million patients every year Picture Quote #1

President Obama’s fight for rural America is personal. He was raised by a single mom and grandparents from Kansas. He hails from a farming state, Illinois Picture Quote #1

A study in Illinois in the mid-1990s found that 65 percent of businesses were hurt by the proximity of gambling Picture Quote #1

When I was ten, my family moved to Downer’s Grove, Illinois. When I was twelve, I found them Picture Quote #1

My uncles, who are farmers in Minooka, Illinois - I grew up with them and their pickup trucks and mustaches, and to me that was masculinity: big hairy sweaty guys who could pick up a bus Picture Quote #1

Five states - Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Illinois and North Carolina - have been identified by the EPA as contributing significantly to Rhode Island pollution. As of 2010, 284 tall smokestacks - stacks over 500 feet - were operating in the United States: needles injecting poison into the atmosphere Picture Quote #1

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Illinois then had no legislation providing compensation for accident or disease caused by occupation (Illinois Quotes) To the people of Illinois let me say this. Business as usual IS OVER. (Illinois Quotes) Our party is a diverse one, as is my home state of Illinois (Illinois Quotes) I wanted to be a senator from Illinois. I was obsessed with politics. My dad was friends with a lot of local politicians, so I would hang out with them on Election Day and hand out buttons. Somehow, even though they were opposite, I loved Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton. I thought they were the coolest guys! (Illinois Quotes) When I was seven or eight years old, I began to read the science-fiction magazines that were brought by guests into my grandparents’ boarding house in Waukegan, Illinois. Those were the years when Hugo Gernsback was publishing ‘Amazing Stories,’ with vivid, appallingly imaginative cover paintings that fed my hungry imagination. (Illinois Quotes) I think Michelle Obama is on the right track with her Let’s Move campaign to bring down childhood obesity. She and I come from the same state, Illinois, which is number four in the nation for obese children. One out of five Illinois children are considered obese. Not overweight, obese. And two-thirds of Americans are either overweight or obese. (Illinois Quotes) The Illinois Constitution was written before they realized they’d have a city the size of Chicago in the state. The constitution had severe limits on the ability of any city to raise monies through taxes and bonds. When Chicago grew explosively, they had to come up with ways of getting more money to do more things. (Illinois Quotes) I went to University of Illinois. Big school. 35,000 students. 800 black... I was the only black in every class. Hard to be absent. (Illinois Quotes) In Illinois, community, migrant, homeless and public housing health centers operate 268 primary care sites and serve close to 1 million patients every year. (Illinois Quotes) I was born in Evanston, Illinois. I spent my elementary and part of my junior high school years in a D.C. suburb. And then I spent my high school years in Minnesota. And then I spent my college years in Colorado. And then I spent some time living in China. And then I spent three years in Vermont before moving down to Nashville. (Illinois Quotes) Because the Illinois death penalty system is arbitrary and capricious - and therefore immoral - I no longer shall tinker with the machinery of death. (Illinois Quotes) I didn’t want to give up my Illinois driver’s license and was unaware that was a crime. It is, by the way, in the state of California. Lesson learned. I technically broke a law, so technically I deserve whatever I get. (Illinois Quotes) I’m among the first girls ever to play Little League baseball, and to my knowledge, the very first in western Illinois. It was 1976, and I was a nine-year-old tomboy whose older brothers had played. (Illinois Quotes) I have a doctorate in fine arts from Knox College in Illinois. All I did was give a speech, and now everybody has to call me Dr. Colbert. (Illinois Quotes) I was enamored of New York City intellectual life and was really into Philip Roth because I was raised by self-loathing Midwesterners who were from southern Illinois, who felt like fish out of water when they came to the East Coast when I was a kid. (Illinois Quotes) What Dred Scott’s master might lawfully do with Dred Scott, in the free state of Illinois, every other master may lawfully do with any other one, or 1,000 slaves, in Illinois, or in any other free state. (Illinois Quotes) In Illinois, where legislators are paid $45,000, plus as much as $10,000 for leadership work, about half are full-time politicians. (Illinois Quotes) I’m from Downer’s Grove, Illinois. We had a blackout there the other day, but fortunately the police made him get back into his car before he got too far. (Illinois Quotes) Killer Joe’ was originally written in 1991 and first produced in 93 at the Next Theater’s Lab - a 40 seat black box theater in Evanston, Illinois - back when I was getting started. I was just 25 and I had been acting for awhile, but it was my first play and the one that really got me noticed, especially by Steppenwolf. (Illinois Quotes) Obama might do well to remember that his fast rise from the Illinois state Senate was due in large part to an uncanny ability to make friends and find mentors (Illinois Quotes) Illinois has less than a 12 percent black population and I won with 55 percent of the vote (Illinois Quotes) Illinois is the only state where the present governor rides around in a car whose license plate was made by a previous governor (Illinois Quotes) I have my strong views and opinions. I really want to transform Illinois government because this state is failing the taxpayers and the children (Illinois Quotes) Almost 70 percent of U. S. Ag exports travel the upper Mississippi River and the Illinois waterway system (Illinois Quotes) In Illinois, community, migrant, homeless and public housing health centers operate 268 primary care sites and serve close to 1 million patients every year (Illinois Quotes) President Obama’s fight for rural America is personal. He was raised by a single mom and grandparents from Kansas. He hails from a farming state, Illinois (Illinois Quotes) A study in Illinois in the mid-1990s found that 65 percent of businesses were hurt by the proximity of gambling (Illinois Quotes) When I was ten, my family moved to Downer’s Grove, Illinois. When I was twelve, I found them (Illinois Quotes) My uncles, who are farmers in Minooka, Illinois - I grew up with them and their pickup trucks and mustaches, and to me that was masculinity: big hairy sweaty guys who could pick up a bus. (Illinois Quotes) Five states - Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Illinois and North Carolina - have been identified by the EPA as contributing significantly to Rhode Island pollution. As of 2010, 284 tall smokestacks - stacks over 500 feet - were operating in the United States: needles injecting poison into the atmosphere (Illinois Quotes)

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