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A relationship should compliment your life not complicate it – Tracy Vaughn	added by anonymous 1 month ago
I’ve engaged my counterpart early on and told him that this would be a very bad mistake if China were to do this. It would complicate things. – Lloyd Austin	Found on CNN 1 year ago
It’s apparent that House leadership does not have its heart in this effort, because the package released earlier this week was designed to fail, it was written to create confusion surrounding reform efforts and complicate a straightforward reform priority — banning Members of Congress from buying and selling individual stocks — all while creating the appearance that House Leadership wanted to take action. – Abigail Spanberger	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never to forget. – unknown	added by unochickie 1 year ago
My bottom line is don't complicate stuff, diversify to protect yourself. – Mari Adam	Found on CNN 2 years ago
In a difficult election cycle like this one, Kelly Loeffler really need candidates to avoid making selfish decisions that further complicate Kelly Loeffler party's ability to win, clearly that didn't happen in Georgia. – Josh Holmes	Found on CNN 3 years ago
It could complicate the clinical picture, but there are tools that are in place for influenza, so it is really, really important than when the vaccine becomes available for flu, that people do take that vaccine. – Van Kerkhove	Found on CNN 3 years ago
We don't know if the Covid-19 epidemic will complicate detection and management, nor do we know if the social distancing efforts will reduce the risks of occurrence, but we do know we need to be ready. – Anne Schuchat	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Does( an apparent) rise in incivility complicate problem-solving and lawmaking, more so than ideological divides between the two parties ? or does a rise in incivility merely reflect the increased partisan combustion we see every day on Capitol Hill ? – Sarah Binder	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
We also felt declaring a public health emergency of international concern would not aid the situation, it might actually even complicate it. – Robert Steffen	Found on CNN 5 years ago
PBMs were originally established to help companies and government programs better manage pharmacy costs, but have grown into powerful industry middlemen that go to great lengths to hide and complicate drug pricing information. – Andy Beshear	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Life is really simple; we ourselves create the circumstances that complicate it. – Oscar Auliq-Ice	added by Auliq-Ice 5 years ago
Lies and partial truths complicate life.” – Janvier Chouteu-Chando	added by anonymous 5 years ago
As long as this puts us back on track to a way that we can do it with our scientific experts involved so we can get identifications, then it will be very significant, if it is simply about getting North Korea to return a large number of remains to us, while that's helpful, it's not going to lead to many identifications. It's going to complicate things more than it's going to help things. – Alan Liotta	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Obviously we’re in favor of repealing the individual mandate, but we didn’t want to needlessly complicate the passage of tax reform, so we want to see the Senate go first and see if they can get that done and then we’ll discuss whether or not it gets included at the end [in conference]. – Paul Ryan	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
Obviously we’re in favorite of repealing the individual mandate, but we didn’t want to needlessly complicate the passage of tax reform, so we want to see the Senate go first and see if they can get that done and then we’ll discuss whether or not it gets included at the end [in conference]. – Paul Ryan	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
If there is a downside to conspiracy theories in black communities, it's that sometimes these stories only complicate and hinder the ability to develop trust between black Americans and societal institutions. – Travis Gosa	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
The UK referendum result could complicate some banks' plans because the extent to which they will be able to service EU customers from UK entities going forward is now less clear. – Alan Adkins	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
The Department is monitoring reports on the situation on the ground and reiterates its call for China to exercise self-restraint from the conduct of activities that could complicate or escalate disputes in the South China Sea and affect peace and stability in the region. – Foreign Ministry	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Our market is very closed and we never had many foreign funds investing in those projects, so the impact is small, it may complicate efforts to get new players, but it does not affect the Chinese and Russian (companies) that are looking at our projects. – Deputy Transportation Minister Natalia Marcassa	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Its a lie, absurd speculation from Mr Penn, in a way, yes, it does complicate it (his defense). Mr Penn should be called to testify to respond about the stupidities he has said. – Juan Pablo Badillo	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
So the strike on Alloush and others in Jaysh al Islam and other opposition groups do in fact complicate efforts to bring about meaningful political negotiations and a nationwide ceasefire, we need progress on both these efforts in the coming weeks. – State Department spokesman Mark Toner	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The idea is to complicate China's scenarios, to make them pause, to get them to think twice before they attack. – Rupert Hammond-Chambers	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
This is going to complicate things. This is going to add unnecessary tensions that really weren't required at this critical juncture. – Sajjan Gohel	Found on CNN 8 years ago

A relationship should compliment your life not complicate it

– Tracy Vaughn

added by anonymous
1 month ago

I’ve engaged my counterpart early on and told him that this would be a very bad mistake if China were to do this. It would complicate things.

– Lloyd Austin

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It’s apparent that House leadership does not have its heart in this effort, because the package released earlier this week was designed to fail, it was written to create confusion surrounding reform efforts and complicate a straightforward reform priority — banning Members of Congress from buying and selling individual stocks — all while creating the appearance that House Leadership wanted to take action.

– Abigail Spanberger

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never to forget.

– unknown

added by unochickie
1 year ago

My bottom line is don't complicate stuff, diversify to protect yourself.

– Mari Adam

Found on CNN
2 years ago

In a difficult election cycle like this one, Kelly Loeffler really need candidates to avoid making selfish decisions that further complicate Kelly Loeffler party's ability to win, clearly that didn't happen in Georgia.

– Josh Holmes

Found on CNN
3 years ago

It could complicate the clinical picture, but there are tools that are in place for influenza, so it is really, really important than when the vaccine becomes available for flu, that people do take that vaccine.

– Van Kerkhove

Found on CNN
3 years ago

We don't know if the Covid-19 epidemic will complicate detection and management, nor do we know if the social distancing efforts will reduce the risks of occurrence, but we do know we need to be ready.

– Anne Schuchat

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Does( an apparent) rise in incivility complicate problem-solving and lawmaking, more so than ideological divides between the two parties ? or does a rise in incivility merely reflect the increased partisan combustion we see every day on Capitol Hill ?

– Sarah Binder

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

We also felt declaring a public health emergency of international concern would not aid the situation, it might actually even complicate it.

– Robert Steffen

Found on CNN
5 years ago

PBMs were originally established to help companies and government programs better manage pharmacy costs, but have grown into powerful industry middlemen that go to great lengths to hide and complicate drug pricing information.

– Andy Beshear

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Life is really simple; we ourselves create the circumstances that complicate it.

– Oscar Auliq-Ice

added by Auliq-Ice
5 years ago

Lies and partial truths complicate life.”

– Janvier Chouteu-Chando

added by anonymous
5 years ago

As long as this puts us back on track to a way that we can do it with our scientific experts involved so we can get identifications, then it will be very significant, if it is simply about getting North Korea to return a large number of remains to us, while that's helpful, it's not going to lead to many identifications. It's going to complicate things more than it's going to help things.

– Alan Liotta

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Obviously we’re in favor of repealing the individual mandate, but we didn’t want to needlessly complicate the passage of tax reform, so we want to see the Senate go first and see if they can get that done and then we’ll discuss whether or not it gets included at the end [in conference].

– Paul Ryan

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

Obviously we’re in favorite of repealing the individual mandate, but we didn’t want to needlessly complicate the passage of tax reform, so we want to see the Senate go first and see if they can get that done and then we’ll discuss whether or not it gets included at the end [in conference].

– Paul Ryan

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

If there is a downside to conspiracy theories in black communities, it's that sometimes these stories only complicate and hinder the ability to develop trust between black Americans and societal institutions.

– Travis Gosa

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

The UK referendum result could complicate some banks' plans because the extent to which they will be able to service EU customers from UK entities going forward is now less clear.

– Alan Adkins

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

The Department is monitoring reports on the situation on the ground and reiterates its call for China to exercise self-restraint from the conduct of activities that could complicate or escalate disputes in the South China Sea and affect peace and stability in the region.

– Foreign Ministry

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Our market is very closed and we never had many foreign funds investing in those projects, so the impact is small, it may complicate efforts to get new players, but it does not affect the Chinese and Russian (companies) that are looking at our projects.

– Deputy Transportation Minister Natalia Marcassa

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Its a lie, absurd speculation from Mr Penn, in a way, yes, it does complicate it (his defense). Mr Penn should be called to testify to respond about the stupidities he has said.

– Juan Pablo Badillo

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

So the strike on Alloush and others in Jaysh al Islam and other opposition groups do in fact complicate efforts to bring about meaningful political negotiations and a nationwide ceasefire, we need progress on both these efforts in the coming weeks.

– State Department spokesman Mark Toner

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The idea is to complicate China's scenarios, to make them pause, to get them to think twice before they attack.

– Rupert Hammond-Chambers

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

This is going to complicate things. This is going to add unnecessary tensions that really weren't required at this critical juncture.

– Sajjan Gohel

Found on CNN
8 years ago

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