What I want more than ever is to appreciate that I have this day, and tomorrow and hopefully days beyond that.
Never did I imagine then that I would one day have the privilege to represent my country as Ambassador in her former homeland, what is now the Czech Republic.
Now, over the next six months, I have this day job that I've got to take care of.
GLORIA(ph) (Durham Resident): My name is Gloria, and even though I have to work on that day, it's still a family day.
Should I start networking now, so that I have a post-playing day landing spot?
Just being here I've met people that I never met before that have got some different story about things that relate to my mother on that day that I'd never heard before and then it triggers some other memory that maybe you hadn't thought of in years and years.
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And the main message I have is that the statistics every day underscore the urgency of the economic situation.
On occasions my hands have been so bad that I have had to wear cotton gloves all day, as they are covered in weeping open sores, and it is impossible not to scratch the eczema, as the eczema itch can be like your skin is crawling, and when you have scratched it, it burns like your hands are on fire.
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"I was 52 at the time, and I had enough money that I was never going to have to work another day in my life, " recalls Kinder.
And I remember that the day - just the previous Sunday I have preached on Psalm 91.
"The yellow wrist band that I wear each day reminds me of all that I have been through, the people I have known and lost along the way, and that we have a long way to go in our collective fight against cancer, " she said.
Today, I have an amazing team that manages the day-to-day operations which allows me to focus on strategy.
It is a feeling that I still have to this day, albeit the edge has been taken off by the medication I now take.
Or knowing that my teachers, police officers and firefighters are already under-appreciated but now face fear like that of which I have every day?
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Whilst recording a short interview with him this morning, I sensed that he would have preferred a day of relaxation in the MGM Grand to a six-hour round trip, even in a comfy limo.
As I tell my son each day, I'm so lucky to have him that I feel like I've won the mommy lottery.
That had made America safer, but I reminded the eneral that the CIA was not the OSS. It was the nation's leading espionage and analytic service and that -- much as I did -- he would have to struggle to remember that every day.
And for that, I am extremely grateful especially on this day when we recognize those that have died in service of our country.
I've got these thumb-worn editions of these works of art and these old records where they were still vinyl, Sonny -- (laughter) -- before they went digital that helped inspire me or get me through a tough day or take risks that I might not otherwise have taken.
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"I find it amazing that I can receive this award for doing something I have thoroughly enjoyed every single day for the more than 22 years, " said Mrs Ford.
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Some of his detractors I am sure will have a field day with that.
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That is all I have to start this day, and I'll take your questions.
But the truth is -- and you have to remember, because I have to remind myself every day -- that is how change always happens in this country.
But if you want to sell back Red Dead Redemption, Mass Effect 3 and Skyrim to help you pay for half the cost of a physical copy of the game on launch day, I suppose you have that right.
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If you asked an average person on the street today if they believed that robots would one day do all work I think that many would anticipate such a day. 200 year ago that idea would have been more ridiculous than about any.
But one of the things that I tell my girls is that you have to practice who you want to be every single day.
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There was one interesting moment early in the speech that I am sure conservatives will have a field day with.
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At the end of the day, I think that we have a really interesting story to tell with the Infinity Blade universe.
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