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Well, marriage is a very important part of our culture and our society. If we want to have a hopeful and decent society, we ought to aim for the ideal.

Karl Rove

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Karl Rove
Age: 73
Born: 1950
Born: December 25
Former White House Deputy Chief Of Staff
Journalist
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Political Adviser
Politician
Denver
Colorado
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It's not comfortable for me to write about my family. I'm not comfortable writing about me.
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I think if you talk to my colleagues, I was less than a fearsome individual.
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My Greek mythology is not strong enough.
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I know enough about European politics to know you've got a lot of crazy people who make their way onto the ballot.
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Guy got in a gyrocopter in Gettysburg, flew under the radar all the way to Washington and came - What if he had had rather than petitions to Congress had had a bomb?
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I've been booed on stages. I'm a little bit tougher than to walk off a stage because someone says something ugly.
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