Quote by Nancy Pelosi

I say to my colleagues never confine your best work, your hopes, your dreams, the aspiration of the American people to what will be signed by George W. Bush because that is too limiting a factor.

I say to my colleagues never confine your best work, your ho

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This quote encourages colleagues to not restrict their best work, hopes, dreams, or the aspirations of the American people based on the approval or actions of a single individual, specifically George W. Bush. The speaker emphasizes that relying solely on one person is constraining and suggests aiming higher and thinking beyond the limitations set by an individual's decisions or actions. It implies that true progress and achievement should not be tied solely to the outcomes determined by one person in power.

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