Edgar Bergen
American actor, radio performer, comedian and ventriloquist (1903-1978)
Robert Leroy Ehrlich Jr.is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 60th governor of Maryland from 2003 to 2007.
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About the Bob Ehrlich
Robert Leroy Ehrlich Jr.is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 60th governor of Maryland from 2003 to 2007. A Republican, Ehrlich represented Maryland’s 10th legislative district in the House of Delegates from 1987 to 1995 and Maryland’s 2nd Congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003.
Ehrlich was the first Republican to serve as governor of Maryland since Spiro Agnew left office in 1969. He served one term before being defeated in his 2006 re-election bid by Democrat Martin O’Malley. In 2010, Ehrlich sought an unsuccessful rematch against O’Malley. Ehrlich then announced, via his website, that he would “return to private life.” In October 2011, he was named chair of Mitt Romney’s Maryland campaign for the 2012 Republican nomination for President.
10 Quotes by Bob Ehrlich
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We discussed politics, but we also talked about the importance of hard work, personal responsibility, living within your means, keeping your word. Those lessons stay with you throughout your life.
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Politics is a contest among people of diverse backgrounds and philosophies, advocating different solutions to common problems. The system only works when principled, energetic people participate.
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I’m a competitive person.
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We’re betting, at this place and this time, we have people ready for change in the state of Maryland.
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I support stem cell research, including embryonic stem cell research.
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Serving in Congress has been the honor of a lifetime.
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Thoughtful people of different political philosophies can disagree, but in a very agreeable manner.
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I promised her an interesting life and good food, and the rest is history.
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Some of the most important conversations I’ve ever had occurred at my family’s dinner table.
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I don’t know what leadership is. You can’t touch it. You can’t feel it. It’s not tangible. But I do know this: you recognize it when you see it.
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