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Samantha Smith was a positive outlet for me, i was going through a terrible time with a lot of transitions in my life personally, and Rae was a very positive distraction from a lot of things that were taking place in my life. Samantha Smith's actually the one who saved me. I could focus on Samantha Smith to take care of Samantha Smith to love and get love back, and Samantha Smith was that for me, and kind of that's why Samantha Smith means so much to me. – Brianna Vorhees	Found on CNN 4 years ago
We didn't bring it up. The essence of the factual charge on the Ukraine was that The President tried to use the state power — The President withheld military aid that had been voted by Congress to the Ukraine — in order to get the Ukrainian government to announce a bogus investigation of the Bidens because Hunter Biden were The President political opponents, it was just another distraction, it was another distortion. – Democratic House	Found on CNN 4 years ago
I understand the appeal of this, it is a much less difficult solution to climate change if it were to indeed work... Where it becomes insidious and problematic is that we have good evidence that it won't work, and that it's a distraction from the things that will work, (such as) making difficult decisions to cut emissions. – Carla Staver	Found on CNN 4 years ago
We stand firmly behind our President, whose policies have created unprecedented levels of American prosperity. The impeachment effort has served only to distract America from the serious issues we face, and in November voters will hold Democrats accountable for this distraction. – Vice President Mike Pence	Found on CNN 4 years ago
The United States Navy, and the Naval Special Warfare Community specifically, have dangerous and important work to do, in my judgment, neither deserves the continued distraction and negative attention that recent events have evoked. – Thomas Modly	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
It's not a distraction. We're focusing on our team and getting better. We have a great opportunity ahead of us and honestly we're focused on every single day, our sole focus is on the Rockets. – James Harden	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Today, I informed ASU President( Michael) Crow and Mrs.( Cindy) McCain that I believe the recent media focus on my work as U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations risks becoming a distraction from the accomplishments and continued growth of the Institute, and therefore I am stepping down as Executive Director of the McCain Institute for International Leadership. – Kurt Volker	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Today, I informed ASU President Crow and Mrs. McCain that I believe the recent media focus on my work as the U.S. special representative for Ukraine negotiations risks becoming a distraction from the accomplishments and continued growth of the Institute, and therefore, I am stepping down as executive director of the McCain Institute for International Leadership, i know the Institute is well equipped with a first rate team of staff and trustees to continue its progress in the future. – Kurt Volker	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
We need to be absolutely sure that we are not going to end up in a situation where the general election is used as a distraction whilst they (the government) by some cunning wheeze bounce us out of the European Union without a deal. – Emily Thornberry	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I think it is a good distraction somewhat for JJ to go play basketball for a few hours a day, because if not, its understandable that youre constantly on the phone with people, youre constantly watching the weather reports and the news coverage on it and that can get overwhelming. – Curt Miller	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
I have the highest regard for them and they're my close friends, i didn't want to be a further distraction for House Freedom Caucus. – Justin Amash	Found on CNN 5 years ago
I regret the distraction its caused to the team, its something Im not proud of, Im not proud of the distraction. Im not proud of what I did to Tim, so, for that, Im definitely sorry. – Mickey Callaway	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
I think it's always easier to just give an explanation, but the key thing then is how you get on to the issues; what we can't have is it being a distraction from explanations about wider polices and where we go to and when. – Liam Fox	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
My duty is one that Congress has given us, which is to use our tools to achieve maximum employment and stable prices and to supervise and regulate banks so that they treat their customers fairly and so that they're strong, well-capitalized and can perform their critical function in good times and bad, that's my job. And I think for me to get into responding to any elected official would be a distraction from that job. – Jerome Powell	Found on CNN 5 years ago
It's a gigantic distraction from things we should be focusing on getting done. – Donald Trump	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Things have basically not changed, and therefore they are worsening. This long-lasting lack of clarity is ... a distraction. – Guillaume Faury	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I'm stepping down because my job is to work on the sport's behalf and the players' behalf and in my situation, I've become too much of a distraction and a liability, i take responsibility for that, and I take responsibility for the mistakes I made Halloween night. – Justin Gimelstob	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I take full responsibility and will accept the consequences of my actions, i also apologize to my teammates, the 76ers organization and the fans for the distraction this has caused. – Amir Johnson	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
It has become clear that my continued leadership could be a distraction and an obstacle to the company's continued success, the hard work of everyone within our organization is truly admirable, and I won't let media attention on my past detract from all the great work the team is doing. – Kevin Tsujihara	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
This is a question of where you stand as it relates to the constitutional authorities of the legislative branch and what they're working on is purely a distraction. – Brian Schatz	Found on CNN 5 years ago
The reason (the camera) is going to sweep across the cabin is not because of distraction ... but because of all the side benefits, i promise you that companies that are trying to monetize data from the connected car are investigating ways to use eye-tracking technology. – Mike Ramsey	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
The investigation should be free of attempts at distraction and obstruction so that the truth can be revealed. I will not allow Andy Penry to be used as an instrument of distraction in this investigation. – Andy Penry	Found on CNN 6 years ago
People buy things from places they want to be associated with, the best decision is for( Liu) to not be a distraction and go to the side... Richard Liu can always come back. – Alibaba Singles	Found on CNN 6 years ago
This is folly. This is political distraction of the highest magnitude. – Chuck Hagel	Found on CNN 6 years ago

Samantha Smith was a positive outlet for me, i was going through a terrible time with a lot of transitions in my life personally, and Rae was a very positive distraction from a lot of things that were taking place in my life. Samantha Smith's actually the one who saved me. I could focus on Samantha Smith to take care of Samantha Smith to love and get love back, and Samantha Smith was that for me, and kind of that's why Samantha Smith means so much to me.

– Brianna Vorhees

Found on CNN
4 years ago

We didn't bring it up. The essence of the factual charge on the Ukraine was that The President tried to use the state power — The President withheld military aid that had been voted by Congress to the Ukraine — in order to get the Ukrainian government to announce a bogus investigation of the Bidens because Hunter Biden were The President political opponents, it was just another distraction, it was another distortion.

– Democratic House

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I understand the appeal of this, it is a much less difficult solution to climate change if it were to indeed work... Where it becomes insidious and problematic is that we have good evidence that it won't work, and that it's a distraction from the things that will work, (such as) making difficult decisions to cut emissions.

– Carla Staver

Found on CNN
4 years ago

We stand firmly behind our President, whose policies have created unprecedented levels of American prosperity. The impeachment effort has served only to distract America from the serious issues we face, and in November voters will hold Democrats accountable for this distraction.

– Vice President Mike Pence

Found on CNN
4 years ago

The United States Navy, and the Naval Special Warfare Community specifically, have dangerous and important work to do, in my judgment, neither deserves the continued distraction and negative attention that recent events have evoked.

– Thomas Modly

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

It's not a distraction. We're focusing on our team and getting better. We have a great opportunity ahead of us and honestly we're focused on every single day, our sole focus is on the Rockets.

– James Harden

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Today, I informed ASU President( Michael) Crow and Mrs.( Cindy) McCain that I believe the recent media focus on my work as U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations risks becoming a distraction from the accomplishments and continued growth of the Institute, and therefore I am stepping down as Executive Director of the McCain Institute for International Leadership.

– Kurt Volker

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Today, I informed ASU President Crow and Mrs. McCain that I believe the recent media focus on my work as the U.S. special representative for Ukraine negotiations risks becoming a distraction from the accomplishments and continued growth of the Institute, and therefore, I am stepping down as executive director of the McCain Institute for International Leadership, i know the Institute is well equipped with a first rate team of staff and trustees to continue its progress in the future.

– Kurt Volker

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

We need to be absolutely sure that we are not going to end up in a situation where the general election is used as a distraction whilst they (the government) by some cunning wheeze bounce us out of the European Union without a deal.

– Emily Thornberry

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

I think it is a good distraction somewhat for JJ to go play basketball for a few hours a day, because if not, its understandable that youre constantly on the phone with people, youre constantly watching the weather reports and the news coverage on it and that can get overwhelming.

– Curt Miller

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

I have the highest regard for them and they're my close friends, i didn't want to be a further distraction for House Freedom Caucus.

– Justin Amash

Found on CNN
5 years ago

I regret the distraction its caused to the team, its something Im not proud of, Im not proud of the distraction. Im not proud of what I did to Tim, so, for that, Im definitely sorry.

– Mickey Callaway

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

I think it's always easier to just give an explanation, but the key thing then is how you get on to the issues; what we can't have is it being a distraction from explanations about wider polices and where we go to and when.

– Liam Fox

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

My duty is one that Congress has given us, which is to use our tools to achieve maximum employment and stable prices and to supervise and regulate banks so that they treat their customers fairly and so that they're strong, well-capitalized and can perform their critical function in good times and bad, that's my job. And I think for me to get into responding to any elected official would be a distraction from that job.

– Jerome Powell

Found on CNN
5 years ago

It's a gigantic distraction from things we should be focusing on getting done.

– Donald Trump

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Things have basically not changed, and therefore they are worsening. This long-lasting lack of clarity is ... a distraction.

– Guillaume Faury

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

I'm stepping down because my job is to work on the sport's behalf and the players' behalf and in my situation, I've become too much of a distraction and a liability, i take responsibility for that, and I take responsibility for the mistakes I made Halloween night.

– Justin Gimelstob

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

I take full responsibility and will accept the consequences of my actions, i also apologize to my teammates, the 76ers organization and the fans for the distraction this has caused.

– Amir Johnson

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

It has become clear that my continued leadership could be a distraction and an obstacle to the company's continued success, the hard work of everyone within our organization is truly admirable, and I won't let media attention on my past detract from all the great work the team is doing.

– Kevin Tsujihara

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

This is a question of where you stand as it relates to the constitutional authorities of the legislative branch and what they're working on is purely a distraction.

– Brian Schatz

Found on CNN
5 years ago

The reason (the camera) is going to sweep across the cabin is not because of distraction ... but because of all the side benefits, i promise you that companies that are trying to monetize data from the connected car are investigating ways to use eye-tracking technology.

– Mike Ramsey

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

The investigation should be free of attempts at distraction and obstruction so that the truth can be revealed. I will not allow Andy Penry to be used as an instrument of distraction in this investigation.

– Andy Penry

Found on CNN
6 years ago

People buy things from places they want to be associated with, the best decision is for( Liu) to not be a distraction and go to the side... Richard Liu can always come back.

– Alibaba Singles

Found on CNN
6 years ago

This is folly. This is political distraction of the highest magnitude.

– Chuck Hagel

Found on CNN
6 years ago

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