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An abundance of friendships may pave the path to failure. A man cannot align himself too closely with the world, as exemplified by Christ who, despite calling twelve, experienced betrayal from one among them. – Christen Kuikoua	added by ChristenKuikouafans 3 months ago
A criminal trial is not a search for truth. It is much too circumscribed for that. Rather, a trial is a formalized contest for the hearts and minds of a panel of twelve. It is a quest for a verdict in which information is selected and screened (we can almost say “processed”) before it is allowed to reach jurors. – Phillip Finch	added by Normando 1 year ago
We are in the middle of a deadly barrage of winter storms – and California is using every resource at its disposal to protect lives and limit damage, we are taking the threat from these storms seriously, and want to make sure that Sara Nevis/AP Twelve Californians stay vigilant as more storms head our way. – Gavin Newsom	Found on CNN 1 year ago
They have been in power for 12 years. The damage they have done is profound. Twelve years of economic stagnation. Twelve years of declining public services. Twelve years of empty promises, enough is enough. We don't need to change the Tory at the top -- we need a proper change of government. We need a fresh start for Britain. – Keir Starmer	Found on CNN 1 year ago
This is not the same country it was a year ago, the president tried to paint a different picture tonight, but his actions over the last twelve months don’t match the rhetoric. It’s not what he promised when he took office. But it doesn’t have to be this way. There is an alternative. – Kim Reynolds	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Unfortunately, over the past twelve months, House Democrats have been more interested in exploiting the events of January 6th for political purposes than in conducting basic oversight of the security vulnerabilities exposed that day. – The GOP lawmaker	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
These twelve Democrats helped elect Glenn Youngkin because they treated us so badly. – Asra Nomani	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
It has been a privilege to advocate on behalf of Arizona citizens in my twelve years at the State Legislature and the honor of a lifetime to serve as Arizona Senate President, i look forward to a successful session in 2022 advancing policies that benefit all Arizonans, and then enjoying the life my husband and I have built for ourselves in retirement with our family. – Karen Fann	Found on CNN 2 years ago
My favorite guitar now is my Martin HD-7 because it's got everything. It's got the jingle-jangle thing from the twelve string, it's got the flexibility of the six string, and the bass notes where you can do bass runs and that sort of thing. – Roger McGuinn	added by RobertHaigh 2 years ago
You've got to know your limitations. I don't know what your limitations are. I found out what mine were when I was twelve. I found out that there weren't too many limitations, if I did it my way. – Johnny Cash	added by RobertHaigh 2 years ago
Irans stockpile of low-enriched uranium is now twelve times more than what is allowed under the nuclear deal, but fortunately, the U.N.s atomic inspectors continue to have access to Irans nuclear facilities, the reason we know exactly what is going on is because those inspectors are on the ground and in the room. – Samuel Hickey	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
I got my twelve hundred dollars from the coronavirus Illinois unemployment cause I was on furlough from YMCA. And I got my first unemployment check so I was like,' Oh, I'll use this to buy it,'. – Kyle Rittenhouse	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Twelve-ounce gloves ? No headgear ? Really ? This is an exhibition ? Come on, bruh. Be real. In short, Mike Tyson and Roy Jones said everything one might expect from two cagey veterans of the fight game to promote real sporting interest in this endeavor, which came to life after the online world saw footage of Mike Tyson looking impressive while sparring earlier this year. Roy Jones eagerly accepted the opportunity for Mike Tyson highest-profile fight in a decade. Mike Tyson and Roy Jones believe theyll be able to put on a show worthy of their legends. Theyre also eager to be the latest in the growing line of athletes competing at elite levels into their 40s and beyond with improvements in sports science, nutrition and training. When I came along, at 32 years old, you were considered an old guy. – Roy Jones	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
Mike Tyson said Thursday in an online press conference. Im coming to fight, and I hope hes coming to fight, and thats all you need to know. Promoters of the pay-per-view spectacle announced that Los Angeles Staples Center will be the site of the 54-year-old Tysons return to boxing on Nov. 28 for an eight-round main event against the 51-year-old Jones. Tysons last official bout was in June 2005, and the former undisputed heavyweight champion hasnt held a title since 1996. Roy Jones fought steadily through Roy Jones 40s, long after Roy Jones super middleweight and light heavyweight title reigns had ended, with his most recent bout in February 2018. Roy Jones also laughs at the idea that any time spent inside a boxing ring with Mike Tyson could ever be a mere exhibition, even though California commission officials have made it clear that Mike Tyson and Roy Jones shouldnt be attempting to seriously hurt each other during a fight with two-minute rounds. Officials say they plan to stop the bout if either fighter is cut or significantly injured. Who goes in the ring with the great, legendary Mike Tyson and thinks its an exhibition ? twelve-ounce gloves ? No headgear ? Really ? This is an exhibition ? Come on, bruh. Be real. In short, Mike Tyson and Roy Jones said everything one might expect from two cagey veterans of the fight game to promote real sporting interest in this endeavor, which came to life after the online world saw footage of Mike Tyson looking impressive while sparring earlier this year. Roy Jones eagerly accepted the opportunity for Mike Tyson highest-profile fight in a decade. Mike Tyson and Roy Jones believe theyll be able to put on a show worthy of their legends. Theyre also eager to be the latest in the growing line of athletes competing at elite levels into their 40s and beyond with improvements in sports science, nutrition and training. When I came along, at 32 years old, you were considered an old guy. – Roy Jones	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
Within a twelve or fourteen month period, I went through a divorce from my wife of 29 years, which is devastating emotionally and earthshaking as far as your whole world being turned upside-down. And within that same twelve month period, I left the Eagles. – Don Felder	added by RobertHaigh 3 years ago
The biggest influence? I've had several at different times - but the biggest for me was Bob Dylan, who was a guy that came along when I was twelve or thirteen and just changed all the rules about what it meant to write songs. – Jackson Browne	added by RobertHaigh 3 years ago
PR experts need to be brilliantly trained and prepared. That's not just good sense - there are very concrete and powerful reasons for that... We used to have between ten or twelve hours to solve a crisis. Now we don't even have ten minutes! – Maxim Behar	added by MaximBehar 3 years ago
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible foreign military sale to Singapore of up to twelve F-35B ... aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $2.750 billion. – The DSCA	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Girls as young as twelve and thirteen, some just finishing primary school, are being taken by police to a strange place and ordered by someone with a huge amount of power to take off their clothes. – Samantha Lee	Found on CNN 4 years ago
I don’t associate Frances Gumm with me—she’s a girl I can read about the way other people do. I, Judy Garland, was born when I was twelve years old. – Judy Garland	added by regnumveritatis 4 years ago
Ever since The Wizard of Oz I’ve been accused of being twelve years old. You should see some of the disappointed looks I get, when people lay eyes on me in person. They expect someone in gingham, with braids, to come out singing ‘Over the Rainbow.’ And out I come, instead. – Judy Garland	added by regnumveritatis 4 years ago
If Twelve American soldiers cant have Twelve American soldiers military holding guns, its pretty bad. – President Trump	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
It was a can-do attitude, we were very sober and somber in what we were doing. We took it very seriously. We worked very hard. But at the same time it was fun, we really didn't think of it as a job, even though we were working twelve hours a day at least, six days a week. We didn't understand the magnitude of what we were doing, the gee-whiz aspects. – Jerry Bostick	Found on CNN 4 years ago
You don't learn anything from a tax return, i will say this. Mitt Romney looked like a fool when Mitt Romney delayed and delayed and delayed and Harry Reid baited Harry Reid and Mitt Romney didn't file until a month and a half before the election and it cost Mitt Romney bigly. ... As far as my return, I want to file it except for many years, I've been audited every year. Twelve years or something like that. Every year they audit me, audit me, audit me. ... I will absolutely give my return but I'm being audited now for two or three [ years' worth ] now so I can't. – President Trump	Found on CNN 4 years ago

An abundance of friendships may pave the path to failure. A man cannot align himself too closely with the world, as exemplified by Christ who, despite calling twelve, experienced betrayal from one among them.

– Christen Kuikoua

added by ChristenKuikouafans
3 months ago

A criminal trial is not a search for truth. It is much too circumscribed for that. Rather, a trial is a formalized contest for the hearts and minds of a panel of twelve. It is a quest for a verdict in which information is selected and screened (we can almost say “processed”) before it is allowed to reach jurors.

– Phillip Finch

added by Normando
1 year ago

We are in the middle of a deadly barrage of winter storms – and California is using every resource at its disposal to protect lives and limit damage, we are taking the threat from these storms seriously, and want to make sure that Sara Nevis/AP Twelve Californians stay vigilant as more storms head our way.

– Gavin Newsom

Found on CNN
1 year ago

They have been in power for 12 years. The damage they have done is profound. Twelve years of economic stagnation. Twelve years of declining public services. Twelve years of empty promises, enough is enough. We don't need to change the Tory at the top -- we need a proper change of government. We need a fresh start for Britain.

– Keir Starmer

Found on CNN
1 year ago

This is not the same country it was a year ago, the president tried to paint a different picture tonight, but his actions over the last twelve months don’t match the rhetoric. It’s not what he promised when he took office. But it doesn’t have to be this way. There is an alternative.

– Kim Reynolds

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Unfortunately, over the past twelve months, House Democrats have been more interested in exploiting the events of January 6th for political purposes than in conducting basic oversight of the security vulnerabilities exposed that day.

– The GOP lawmaker

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

These twelve Democrats helped elect Glenn Youngkin because they treated us so badly.

– Asra Nomani

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It has been a privilege to advocate on behalf of Arizona citizens in my twelve years at the State Legislature and the honor of a lifetime to serve as Arizona Senate President, i look forward to a successful session in 2022 advancing policies that benefit all Arizonans, and then enjoying the life my husband and I have built for ourselves in retirement with our family.

– Karen Fann

Found on CNN
2 years ago

My favorite guitar now is my Martin HD-7 because it's got everything. It's got the jingle-jangle thing from the twelve string, it's got the flexibility of the six string, and the bass notes where you can do bass runs and that sort of thing.

– Roger McGuinn

added by RobertHaigh
2 years ago

You've got to know your limitations. I don't know what your limitations are. I found out what mine were when I was twelve. I found out that there weren't too many limitations, if I did it my way.

– Johnny Cash

added by RobertHaigh
2 years ago

Irans stockpile of low-enriched uranium is now twelve times more than what is allowed under the nuclear deal, but fortunately, the U.N.s atomic inspectors continue to have access to Irans nuclear facilities, the reason we know exactly what is going on is because those inspectors are on the ground and in the room.

– Samuel Hickey

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

I got my twelve hundred dollars from the coronavirus Illinois unemployment cause I was on furlough from YMCA. And I got my first unemployment check so I was like,' Oh, I'll use this to buy it,'.

– Kyle Rittenhouse

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Twelve-ounce gloves ? No headgear ? Really ? This is an exhibition ? Come on, bruh. Be real. In short, Mike Tyson and Roy Jones said everything one might expect from two cagey veterans of the fight game to promote real sporting interest in this endeavor, which came to life after the online world saw footage of Mike Tyson looking impressive while sparring earlier this year. Roy Jones eagerly accepted the opportunity for Mike Tyson highest-profile fight in a decade. Mike Tyson and Roy Jones believe theyll be able to put on a show worthy of their legends. Theyre also eager to be the latest in the growing line of athletes competing at elite levels into their 40s and beyond with improvements in sports science, nutrition and training. When I came along, at 32 years old, you were considered an old guy.

– Roy Jones

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

Mike Tyson said Thursday in an online press conference. Im coming to fight, and I hope hes coming to fight, and thats all you need to know. Promoters of the pay-per-view spectacle announced that Los Angeles Staples Center will be the site of the 54-year-old Tysons return to boxing on Nov. 28 for an eight-round main event against the 51-year-old Jones. Tysons last official bout was in June 2005, and the former undisputed heavyweight champion hasnt held a title since 1996. Roy Jones fought steadily through Roy Jones 40s, long after Roy Jones super middleweight and light heavyweight title reigns had ended, with his most recent bout in February 2018. Roy Jones also laughs at the idea that any time spent inside a boxing ring with Mike Tyson could ever be a mere exhibition, even though California commission officials have made it clear that Mike Tyson and Roy Jones shouldnt be attempting to seriously hurt each other during a fight with two-minute rounds. Officials say they plan to stop the bout if either fighter is cut or significantly injured. Who goes in the ring with the great, legendary Mike Tyson and thinks its an exhibition ? twelve-ounce gloves ? No headgear ? Really ? This is an exhibition ? Come on, bruh. Be real. In short, Mike Tyson and Roy Jones said everything one might expect from two cagey veterans of the fight game to promote real sporting interest in this endeavor, which came to life after the online world saw footage of Mike Tyson looking impressive while sparring earlier this year. Roy Jones eagerly accepted the opportunity for Mike Tyson highest-profile fight in a decade. Mike Tyson and Roy Jones believe theyll be able to put on a show worthy of their legends. Theyre also eager to be the latest in the growing line of athletes competing at elite levels into their 40s and beyond with improvements in sports science, nutrition and training. When I came along, at 32 years old, you were considered an old guy.

– Roy Jones

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

Within a twelve or fourteen month period, I went through a divorce from my wife of 29 years, which is devastating emotionally and earthshaking as far as your whole world being turned upside-down. And within that same twelve month period, I left the Eagles.

– Don Felder

added by RobertHaigh
3 years ago

The biggest influence? I've had several at different times - but the biggest for me was Bob Dylan, who was a guy that came along when I was twelve or thirteen and just changed all the rules about what it meant to write songs.

– Jackson Browne

added by RobertHaigh
3 years ago

PR experts need to be brilliantly trained and prepared. That's not just good sense - there are very concrete and powerful reasons for that... We used to have between ten or twelve hours to solve a crisis. Now we don't even have ten minutes!

– Maxim Behar

added by MaximBehar
3 years ago

The State Department has made a determination approving a possible foreign military sale to Singapore of up to twelve F-35B ... aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $2.750 billion.

– The DSCA

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Girls as young as twelve and thirteen, some just finishing primary school, are being taken by police to a strange place and ordered by someone with a huge amount of power to take off their clothes.

– Samantha Lee

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I don’t associate Frances Gumm with me—she’s a girl I can read about the way other people do. I, Judy Garland, was born when I was twelve years old.

– Judy Garland

added by regnumveritatis
4 years ago

Ever since The Wizard of Oz I’ve been accused of being twelve years old. You should see some of the disappointed looks I get, when people lay eyes on me in person. They expect someone in gingham, with braids, to come out singing ‘Over the Rainbow.’ And out I come, instead.

– Judy Garland

added by regnumveritatis
4 years ago

If Twelve American soldiers cant have Twelve American soldiers military holding guns, its pretty bad.

– President Trump

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

It was a can-do attitude, we were very sober and somber in what we were doing. We took it very seriously. We worked very hard. But at the same time it was fun, we really didn't think of it as a job, even though we were working twelve hours a day at least, six days a week. We didn't understand the magnitude of what we were doing, the gee-whiz aspects.

– Jerry Bostick

Found on CNN
4 years ago

You don't learn anything from a tax return, i will say this. Mitt Romney looked like a fool when Mitt Romney delayed and delayed and delayed and Harry Reid baited Harry Reid and Mitt Romney didn't file until a month and a half before the election and it cost Mitt Romney bigly. ... As far as my return, I want to file it except for many years, I've been audited every year. Twelve years or something like that. Every year they audit me, audit me, audit me. ... I will absolutely give my return but I'm being audited now for two or three [ years' worth ] now so I can't.

– President Trump

Found on CNN
4 years ago

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