| Rank | Old | Size | Unique | Quote |
| 1 | +1 | 1891 | 25 | i've just concluded that, for me personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that i think same sex couples should be able to get married |
| 2 | +1 | 12369 | 4 | don't ask, don't tell |
| 3 | -2 | 1948 | 3 | rip maurice sendak. i will always think of you in the night kitchen |
| 4 | +2 | 844 | 12 | i've stood on the side of broader equality for the lgbt community. i hesitated on gay marriage in part because i thought civil unions would be sufficient |
| 5 | +34 | 751 | 12 | but my view is that marriage, itself, is a relationship between a man and a woman and that's my own preference |
| 6 | +30 | 720 | 14 | this is a very tender and sensitive topic, as are many social issues, but i have the same view that i've had since -- since running for office |
| 7 | new! | 685 | 11 | he probably got out a little bit over his skis, but out of generosity and spirit |
| 8 | +6 | 591 | 12 | and i was sensitive to the fact that for a lot of people, the word 'marriage' was something that evokes very powerful traditions, religious beliefs, and so forth |
| 9 | +6 | 583 | 2 | he let kids know that it's ok to sometimes be a wild thing |
| 10 | new! | 566 | 5 | the helicopter is an ec225. a low pressure oil warning light came on and the helicopter made a controlled descent and landed in the north sea. it didn't crash |
| 11 | new! | 559 | 1 | she had been in the water for a while so you can understand that with the coldness of the water she would have been hypothermic |
| 12 | +13 | 548 | 5 | it doesn't make sense to them and, frankly, that's the kind of thing that prompts a change in perspective |
| 13 | -3 | 525 | 6 | his advertising slogan was 'if you don't look good, we don't look good.' |
| 14 | +16 | 439 | 4 | malia and sasha, it wouldn't dawn on them that somehow their friends' parents would be treated different |
| 15 | new! | 437 | 2 | the cone of shame |
| 16 | +15 | 400 | 2 | in the end, the values that i care most deeply about and she cares most deeply about is how we treat other people |
| 17 | new! | 384 | 2 | continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy and economy of the united states |
| 18 | new! | 431 | 11 | would i have preferred to have done this in my own way, in my own terms, without i think, there being a lot of notice to everybody? sure |
| 19 | -12 | 443 | 1 | i believe i can fly |
| 20 | new! | 396 | 3 | would i have preferred to have done this in my own way? ... sure. but all's well that ends well |
| 21 | +16 | 568 | 3 | yes. i do |
| 22 | +4 | 330 | 2 | the president has long opposed divisive and discriminatory efforts to deny rights and benefits to same sex couples |
| 23 | new! | 376 | 2 | backwards on equality |
| 24 | -19 | 1696 | 13 | you gotta fight . . . for your right . . . to party |
| 25 | new! | 417 | 2 | i can't make you love me |
| 26 | new! | 326 | 7 | i'm sure i'm going to see him in a classroom, at some point, on the other side of the desk |
| 27 | new! | 345 | 9 | i participated in a lot of hijinks and pranks during high school, and some might have gone too far, and for that i apologize. i don't remember that incident |
| 28 | -4 | 774 | 3 | my life is in your hands, mr. president. if you accept the demands, i live; if you don't accept the demands, then i die |
| 29 | -8 | 352 | 1 | there is a concern that overseas security doesn't match ours. that's an ongoing challenge |
| 30 | new! | 351 | 15 | i certainly don't believe that i thought the fellow was homosexual. that was the furthest thing from our minds back in the 1960s , so that was not the case |
| 31 | new! | 319 | 5 | he can't look like that. that's wrong. just look at him |
| 32 | -13 | 324 | 2 | even if our technology is good enough to spot it, the technology is still in human hands and we are inherently fallible |
| 33 | -13 | 323 | 2 | i would not expect any real changes for the travelling public |
| 34 | -25 | 471 | 6 | this lawsuit is a complete fiction and fabrication. none of the events claimed in the suit ever occurred |
| 35 | -7 | 959 | 2 | i'm sexy and i know it |
| 36 | -13 | 1381 | 3 | the only authority with a license to ill |
| 37 | -10 | 309 | 6 | there is a profound concern that the country could otherwise descend into full civil war and the implications of that are quite frightening. we cannot allow that to happen |
| 38 | -9 | 368 | 4 | marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this state |
| 39 | -5 | 583 | 3 | i'm sure in a lot of european countries there is relief, hope that at last austerity is no longer inevitable |
| 40 | new! | 313 | 1 | she was tired of him doting on those two little girls that he claimed were his |
| 41 | -29 | 988 | 4 | george often told me his fondest memories of his life in show business were the years he spent working on 'the andy griffith show' and 'mayberry r.f.d.' |
| 42 | -38 | 498 | 2 | this is the closest thing to a perfect child i've ever had |
| 43 | -25 | 466 | 3 | we have no indication of any specific, credible threats or plots against the u.s. tied to the one-year anniversary of bin laden's death |
| 44 | -22 | 442 | 2 | the president thanks all intelligence and counter-terrorism professionals involved for their outstanding work and for serving with the extraordinary skill and commitment that their enormous responsibilities demand |
| 45 | new! | 311 | 1 | infection with a serious and life-threatening illness that requires lifelong treatment |
| 46 | -30 | 350 | 1 | we can't let up on the difficult decisions we've made to cut public spending and to get the deficit and debt under control |
| 47 | +13 | 1426 | 2 | the hidden power of social networks |
| 48 | -10 | 403 | 5 | it is of utmost importance that the programs that we agreed on with greece continue to be implemented |
| 49 | -2 | 383 | 1 | then i will live and hopefully rejoin my family and also enjoy my children, my two daughters, like you enjoy your two daughters |
| 50 | -42 | 373 | 1 | a hole is to dig |
| 51 | -3 | 373 | 1 | it's important you accept the demands and act quickly and don't delay |
| 52 | -9 | 3236 | 10 | we conclude, therefore, that rupert murdoch is not a fit person to exercise the stewardship of a major international company |
| 53 | -42 | 357 | 3 | my childhood was about thinking about the kids over there [in europe]. my burden is living for those who didn't |
| 54 | -41 | 356 | 1 | in plain terms, a child is a complicated creature who can drive you crazy |
| 55 | -38 | 349 | 6 | i feel like a dinosaur. there are a few of us left. (we) worked so hard in the '50s and '60s, but some have died and computers pushed others out |
| 56 | -23 | 313 | 3 | if it passes, i think it will be repealed within 20 years |
| 57 | -16 | 468 | 6 | i am releasing this statement to honor my husband and dispel the inaccurate information and supposition promulgated by other parties |
| 58 | -12 | 369 | 3 | my reaction to last week's local election results is straightforward: i get the message, loud and clear. he added |
| 59 | new! | 5322 | 1 | how i met your mother |
| 60 | -15 | 355 | 13 | it's still too hard, for too many. but we're coming back. because america's greatness comes from a strong middle class. because you don't quit, and neither does he |
| 61 | -29 | 323 | 1 | going to be on a u.s.-bound airliner |
| 62 | new! | 303 | 3 | this will take time. there has been no incentive for managers to take tough decisions and have difficult conversations |
| 63 | -11 | 407 | 2 | we are the original quirky state of the union, rhode island is, ever since roger williams was booted out of massachusetts |
| 64 | -1 | 319 | 2 | my life is wasted without jesus |
| 65 | -15 | 820 | 10 | the hot sauce committee part two |
| 66 | -2 | 1181 | 3 | not a fit and proper person |
| 67 | -5 | 391 | 2 | for fear of committing a sin under their faith |
| 68 | +3 | 550 | 8 | i think that people, the american people, rightly remember what we as a country accomplished in bringing to justice somebody who killed over 3,000 of our citizens |
| 69 | -2 | 436 | 2 | connecting the dots |
| 70 | 0 | 458 | 1 | the best exotic marigold hotel |
| 71 | +1 | 422 | 3 | i don't understand ... i'm shocked |
| 72 | +2 | 798 | 3 | these people don't know anything about her. the media doesn't know what they are talking about |
| 73 | -8 | 422 | 1 | may the fourth be with you |
| 74 | +3 | 359 | 5 | i really don't know what's the situation with that |