Bysiewicz Susan Quotes & Sayings

I really need to remember to block my thoughts."
"Oh, come on," he pulled me closer towards him. "Why are you so scared?"
"Because the second that I let this conversation happen, I'll be letting my walls down. No matter what answer you give me, you'll have some sort of power over me, and I don't want that." I pushed past him, plopping down on the bed, not bothering to remove my boots.
I could feel the mattress sink beside me. Ian ran his fingers through my hair. "Come here," he spoke softly. "Please." I pushed myself into a sitting position, and moved closer to him, leaning my head on Ian's shoulder. "I like this, a lot. It feels nice." Ian lifted my chin so that I was forced to look directly at him, and then he leaned in to kiss me. — Nicole Sobon

We have a great location between Boston and New York, a highly educated work force, and Connecticut is a beautiful place to live. — Susan Bysiewicz

Good habits are worth being fanatical about. — John Irving

I no have education. I have inspiration. If I was educated, I would be a damn fool. — Bob Marley

Faith doesn't rely on odds or statistical data. God only requires that we have faith; the rest is up to him. — Nancy Stephan

When you do talk to people, share what you are. Stop focusing on all the things that you aren't. Stop focusing on all of the physical features that you think people won't like about you. Stop focusing on your inabilities or lack of talent. Instead, focus on those physical features that you know people already love about you. Focus on your abilities and the talents that you do have. You have been blessed with all of the above, and that makes you worth getting to know in my book. — Dan Pearce

Democracy demands trust. It demands that sense of mutual understanding. And - it's a two way street. You've got to give - as much as you take. — Charles Kennedy

I applaud President Obama's decision to begin a partial withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Afghanistan. However, I believe that we must go further and have a full withdrawal of all U.S. combat troops. — Susan Bysiewicz

Registering people to vote is not partisan activity. — Susan Bysiewicz

My second husband believed I had such a fickle attitude to friendship that each Friday he would update the list of my 'Top Ten' friends in the manner of a Top Of The Pops chart countdown. — Julie Burchill

If you're a man and you are confident and you are ambitious and strong, then you are a statesman and a leader. If you are a woman and you have those qualities, well, they have a not-so-flattering term for that. — Susan Bysiewicz

He is truly great that is little in himself, and that maketh no account of any height of honors. — Thomas A Kempis

There are two chief responsibilities of the Secretary's office. One is to run the elections in the State of Connecticut to make sure they run fairly and efficiently because the Secretary is the chief election official. The Secretary of the State is also the chief business registrar for the State of Connecticut. — Susan Bysiewicz

Christ, you're the most annoying woman I've ever met. — Kristen Ashley

I can't draw a line between myself and stuff that I do. It's funny, I don't want to sound like it's just about this, but really with everything I do, it's hard for me to take myself out of it. — Kristen Stewart

I was brought up on a farm, and I've learned that every opportunity that I've had in my life has come from hard work and persistence. — Susan Bysiewicz

Literature has become merely a tool for culture studies. — Anuradha Bhattacharyya

I have vertigo. Vertigo makes it feel like the floor is pitching up and down. Things seem to be spinning. It's like standing on the deck of a ship in really high seas. — Laura Hillenbrand

One of the things I was hoping to do in the Secretary of the State's Office when I came was to provide businesses with more information about business opportunities in Connecticut. That's both to businesses that are here already and also to businesses that are not located here, but might be interested in coming. — Susan Bysiewicz

Trade on the Internet is becoming very widespread. The problem is our laws have not caught up with electronic commerce. — Susan Bysiewicz

I have a lot of sympathy with the ideas and frustration of the Occupy movement. I absolutely agree with the sense that Wall Street has brought an economic calamity to the middle class and that no one has been held accountable. — Susan Bysiewicz