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He claims to be a Trump Republican, but in the short time Mr. Vance has been active in politics he's spent the bulk of it tearing down President President Trump and mocking President Trump voters. – David McIntosh.Nevertheless	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Economic theory would tell Blake Lawrence that there’s a limited pie of money that’s going to spent, there’s only so much money that’s going to be spent on college athletes in terms of endorsements. They ’ll be competing for that money. – Rick Karcher	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
People now think: The pandemic means I can die tomorrow, and I have spent my whole life as a slave. I don’t want to do this anymore. – Roberto Sabato	Found on Reuters 2 years ago
I've spent the last few days realizing, oh my God, I don't even own plates or knives or forks. I don't have a bed, so I've spent the last few days getting stuff that you don't realize you need: bottle openers and tin openers and spatulas. So I'm scratching my head going, oh my god, this is overwhelming. I'm going to get all this stuff because nine months ago, I packed my clothes and I left. – Christina Haack	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
In 2020, we spent over $ 32 million on staffing agencies. – Luke Pile	Found on CNN 2 years ago
( Netanyahu) spent a lot of his time basically creating a situation where there is no solution. – Natan Sachs	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Keystone XL to Paris Agreement was one of the things Read MoreThose ran on, so I can't say Paris Agreement was Paris Agreement. But when you finally hear Paris Agreement, Paris Agreement's a reality check for you. Thirteen years of my career have been spent on Trans Canada. It's tough. – Jeff Birkeland	Found on CNN 2 years ago
This is disappointing to see, first, seeking asylum at any US border is a 100% legal method of arrival. Second, the US spent decades contributing to regime change and destabilization in Latin America. We can’t help set someone’s house on fire and then blame them for fleeing. – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
If they spent even a quarter of that effort instead convincing landlords to apply for and accept the money. – Diane Yentel	Found on Reuters 2 years ago
We can build a state that gives power back to you, listen, this won't be easy. Those in power will do whatever harm it takes to stay there. But I have spent my whole life taking on the system. I am unafraid, I'm tested, I am ready. – Nikki Fried	Found on CNN 2 years ago
To those who mourn a loved one today, Jill and I have some idea how you're feeling. Our losses are not the same. But that black hole that you feel in your chest as it's going to suck you into it, we get, our son Beau's service in the Delaware National Guard unit, the year he spent deployed in Iraq, was one of the things that he was most proud of in life. – President Biden	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
He said, ‘Hey, we're starting this new TV show that you'd be the perfect host for about surviving disaster situations – what do you think?’ all of a sudden – like clockwork, there's a boom that went off in the background and he's like, 'What the hell is that?' I go, 'That was an IED, so if you guys are serious, call my lawyer, let's do a deal, I'll come on back and we'll give this a try.' So I spent the next four or five years doing several different TV show productions and things like that and it was fun. – Cade Courtley	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I’ve spent a lot of time in Central Africa because my dad is from the Congo, and some of the propaganda that’s being spread right now here in Evanston is similar to some of the divisiveness that took place in Rwanda before the massacre. – Ndona Muboyayi	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
The fact that I spent all that time away from my kids, like I can't do it again, I don't have time. – Jessica Jackson	Found on CNN 2 years ago
As a leader, words matter. It was inappropriate, in a league where we empower women, and I’ve spent 31 years empowering women, (those words were) just not acceptable. – Connecticut Sun	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
No one enjoyed collecting more than Tom, he jokingly called his cards his ‘paper babies,’ and spent almost every day attending to his collection in one way or another. It gave him such pleasure. The only reason he would ever sell a card was if he had acquired the same card in a higher grade. – Nancy Newman	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Gov. Whitmer’s use of 501(c)(4) funds for personal benefit is a clear violation of the law and we’ve asked the IRS to launch a full investigation into the matter, from her blatant hypocrisy to the litany of ethical and legal violations, Gov. Whitmer has spent the last two months misleading the people of Michigan about her trip to Florida. It’s time for her to be held accountable. – Eric Ventimiglia	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We spent a bunch of time understanding how to respond more effectively, knowing that they’re going to do it again. – Sean Patrick Maloney	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Best $500 I ever spent. – Thomas Massie	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
One of the hallmarks of Bob Durst is that despite all the lies he tells, he doesn’t take or use the mental energy to even remember them because his life has been spent privileged in getting away with whatever he wants, the evidence is going to show that’s going to be his undoing in a lot of ways in all three of these cases. – John Lewin	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I am proud of the four years I spent working for President Trump – I’m proud of our 25-year friendship.I’m certainly proud of all of the accomplishments we were able to accomplish together in the Trump White House, so I will never run away from that. – Andrew Giuliani	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
The money that’s been spent on assisting people exiting homelessness has been well spent, it’s been successful, people have exited homelessness, the problem is more people have fallen into homelessness along the way. – Dan Malone	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
There's a rather sobering statistic : 70 % of competitors that are chasing an Tokyo Olympics slot are only going to have one chance of this, to pull the plugs on an Olympic Games when football, tennis, rugby and so many other sports are now up and running -- and some even with crowds -- where cities are coming out of lockdown and are moving towards normalcy, I can see no good reason why you wouldn't want to do everything you possibly can to make sure that you're not discarding a generation of athletes who have spent over half their young lives in pursuit of this one moment which is real life for them and their families and their friends and the systems that have been in place to support them. – World Athletics	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I think the motivation is most likely that, ‘We spent a lot of time and effort picking a jury and unless I become convinced that this jury cannot be fair, we’re not going to go through that process again,’. – Scott Sundby	Found on FOX News 2 years ago

He claims to be a Trump Republican, but in the short time Mr. Vance has been active in politics he's spent the bulk of it tearing down President President Trump and mocking President Trump voters.

– David McIntosh.Nevertheless

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Economic theory would tell Blake Lawrence that there’s a limited pie of money that’s going to spent, there’s only so much money that’s going to be spent on college athletes in terms of endorsements. They ’ll be competing for that money.

– Rick Karcher

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

People now think: The pandemic means I can die tomorrow, and I have spent my whole life as a slave. I don’t want to do this anymore.

– Roberto Sabato

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

I've spent the last few days realizing, oh my God, I don't even own plates or knives or forks. I don't have a bed, so I've spent the last few days getting stuff that you don't realize you need: bottle openers and tin openers and spatulas. So I'm scratching my head going, oh my god, this is overwhelming. I'm going to get all this stuff because nine months ago, I packed my clothes and I left.

– Christina Haack

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

In 2020, we spent over $ 32 million on staffing agencies.

– Luke Pile

Found on CNN
2 years ago

( Netanyahu) spent a lot of his time basically creating a situation where there is no solution.

– Natan Sachs

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Keystone XL to Paris Agreement was one of the things Read MoreThose ran on, so I can't say Paris Agreement was Paris Agreement. But when you finally hear Paris Agreement, Paris Agreement's a reality check for you. Thirteen years of my career have been spent on Trans Canada. It's tough.

– Jeff Birkeland

Found on CNN
2 years ago

This is disappointing to see, first, seeking asylum at any US border is a 100% legal method of arrival. Second, the US spent decades contributing to regime change and destabilization in Latin America. We can’t help set someone’s house on fire and then blame them for fleeing.

– Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

If they spent even a quarter of that effort instead convincing landlords to apply for and accept the money.

– Diane Yentel

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

We can build a state that gives power back to you, listen, this won't be easy. Those in power will do whatever harm it takes to stay there. But I have spent my whole life taking on the system. I am unafraid, I'm tested, I am ready.

– Nikki Fried

Found on CNN
2 years ago

To those who mourn a loved one today, Jill and I have some idea how you're feeling. Our losses are not the same. But that black hole that you feel in your chest as it's going to suck you into it, we get, our son Beau's service in the Delaware National Guard unit, the year he spent deployed in Iraq, was one of the things that he was most proud of in life.

– President Biden

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

He said, ‘Hey, we're starting this new TV show that you'd be the perfect host for about surviving disaster situations – what do you think?’ all of a sudden – like clockwork, there's a boom that went off in the background and he's like, 'What the hell is that?' I go, 'That was an IED, so if you guys are serious, call my lawyer, let's do a deal, I'll come on back and we'll give this a try.' So I spent the next four or five years doing several different TV show productions and things like that and it was fun.

– Cade Courtley

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I’ve spent a lot of time in Central Africa because my dad is from the Congo, and some of the propaganda that’s being spread right now here in Evanston is similar to some of the divisiveness that took place in Rwanda before the massacre.

– Ndona Muboyayi

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The fact that I spent all that time away from my kids, like I can't do it again, I don't have time.

– Jessica Jackson

Found on CNN
2 years ago

As a leader, words matter. It was inappropriate, in a league where we empower women, and I’ve spent 31 years empowering women, (those words were) just not acceptable.

– Connecticut Sun

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

No one enjoyed collecting more than Tom, he jokingly called his cards his ‘paper babies,’ and spent almost every day attending to his collection in one way or another. It gave him such pleasure. The only reason he would ever sell a card was if he had acquired the same card in a higher grade.

– Nancy Newman

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Gov. Whitmer’s use of 501(c)(4) funds for personal benefit is a clear violation of the law and we’ve asked the IRS to launch a full investigation into the matter, from her blatant hypocrisy to the litany of ethical and legal violations, Gov. Whitmer has spent the last two months misleading the people of Michigan about her trip to Florida. It’s time for her to be held accountable.

– Eric Ventimiglia

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We spent a bunch of time understanding how to respond more effectively, knowing that they’re going to do it again.

– Sean Patrick Maloney

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Best $500 I ever spent.

– Thomas Massie

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

One of the hallmarks of Bob Durst is that despite all the lies he tells, he doesn’t take or use the mental energy to even remember them because his life has been spent privileged in getting away with whatever he wants, the evidence is going to show that’s going to be his undoing in a lot of ways in all three of these cases.

– John Lewin

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I am proud of the four years I spent working for President Trump – I’m proud of our 25-year friendship.I’m certainly proud of all of the accomplishments we were able to accomplish together in the Trump White House, so I will never run away from that.

– Andrew Giuliani

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The money that’s been spent on assisting people exiting homelessness has been well spent, it’s been successful, people have exited homelessness, the problem is more people have fallen into homelessness along the way.

– Dan Malone

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

There's a rather sobering statistic : 70 % of competitors that are chasing an Tokyo Olympics slot are only going to have one chance of this, to pull the plugs on an Olympic Games when football, tennis, rugby and so many other sports are now up and running -- and some even with crowds -- where cities are coming out of lockdown and are moving towards normalcy, I can see no good reason why you wouldn't want to do everything you possibly can to make sure that you're not discarding a generation of athletes who have spent over half their young lives in pursuit of this one moment which is real life for them and their families and their friends and the systems that have been in place to support them.

– World Athletics

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I think the motivation is most likely that, ‘We spent a lot of time and effort picking a jury and unless I become convinced that this jury cannot be fair, we’re not going to go through that process again,’.

– Scott Sundby

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

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