Josiah Bartlet

Son of New Hampshire. Former President of the United States. Nobel Laureate in Economics.

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It’s not hard to like a guy when he’s doing well. The measure of a man is, how does he behave when things are otherwise?

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In my house, anyone who uses one word when they could've used ten just isn't trying hard enough.

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You know why late flights are good? Because we cease to be earthbound and burdened with practicality.

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Sweden has a 100% literacy rate. 100%! How do they do that? Maybe they don't and they also can't count.

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@ewood262 @maffyfitz @AllisonBJanney @marycmccormack Look up Dr. Laura Schlessinger and you just may find one or two of the answers you were looking for.

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Decisions are made by those who show up.

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There are times when we are absolutely nowhere.

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@AnyaOlson Sending you lots of great birthday wishes, from myself and the entire White House staff. Enjoy your day.

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That's the problem with the American dream. It makes everyone concerned for the day they're going to be rich.

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Romney's tax policy would only save money for those earning at least $200k/year, yet he still has much middle class support. It's optimism.

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Plus, I don't think Rush's background puts him in a paricularly sound position to decide what prescription drugs are covered by insurance.

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I'm glad Rush was forced to apologize. Saying something so inappropriate once is a mistake; repeating it for three days is a sin.

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Greetings, once again. It looks like I may have grossly underestimated Twitter's longevity. Nemo mortalium omnibus horis sapit.

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This reminds me of the government shutdown I had to deal with. Remember, nobody wants it, and President Obama must stand by his beliefs.

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When smallpox was eradicated, it was considered the single greatest humanitarian achievement of the century. Surely, we can do it again.

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What will be the next thing that challenges us? That makes us work harder and go farther?

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There are fourteen punctuation marks in Standard English grammar. Can anyone name them, please?

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I apologize for my extended absence. For a while there, Abbey was upset that I was using this too much. Now she says I use it too little.

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@powalenya Unfortunately, I do not disclose the recipe to my award-winning chili, although you may try it. Scratch that: You MUST try it.

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@powalenya Our whole family has been having a lovely holiday in New Hampshire, thank you for asking.