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To wage war, we need a commander in chief who has made tough calls in tough times and stood up to be held accountable over and over, not first-term senators who've never made an executive decision in their life.

Carly Fiorina

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Carly Fiorina
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: September 6
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There are kind of four people up at the top, [Donald] Trump,[Marco] Rubio,[Ted] Cruz,[Ben] Carson, and then there's me and about three governors. I'm perfectly happy with that position right now, honestly, because when I started this race, I was 17 out of 16. The pollsters didn't even ask my name, because so few people knew me.
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Leadership comes in small acts as well as bold strokes.
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I mean there are many people who have endorsed me that I agree with on some things and not others.
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People who describe culture and values and how people behave - I've heard people refer to it as 'the soft stuff'-they often underestimate its importance. The soft stuff actually is the hard stuff.
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All the things I resent most about out-of-control government and the politicians who support it, grow it, or simply fail to deal with it, what angers me above all else is the knowledge that all of this waste and ruin is entirely preventable.
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When you lead change, sometimes you get arrows in your back. I mean, that's just the way the real world is.
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It's the federal government's job to secure the border.
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Leadership is all about unlocking the potential in others.
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The most important thing about a child's education is to have a great teacher in front of the classroom and a lot of choice and accountability with parents.
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We respect women and don't insult them by saying all they care about is reproductive rights. All issues are women's issues.
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I don't take on a fight just for a fight. I don't tilt at windmills.
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I'm really paying attention. People make up their minds late.
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I too remember September 11th. I remember immediately putting into place security procedures all throughout our company that did business in 170 countries where we thought corporate interests would be attacked next. To take our country back, to keep our nation safe, we have to begin by beating Hillary Clinton.
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I have met Vladimir Putin, and I know his ambition will not be detoured by a gimmicky red, reset button.
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We need to fix our legal immigration system.
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All that matters is, how big do you want to dream, and how hard do you want to work?
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We must move from revenue-neutral to revenue-reducing tax reform, because the federal government spends far too much money.
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I started out typing and filing and answering the phones for a little nine-person firm. And that nine-person firm gave me my chance to find my own way.
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In fact, the private sector is improving their algorithmic ability to search through big data month after month after month. And, of course, a big government bureaucracy isn't keeping up.
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