Chuck Hagel Quotes
The United States can't impose democracies. We can't impose our will. The Russians found that out in Afghanistan.
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All men are somewhat ridiculous and grotesque, just because they are men; and in this respect artists might well be regarded as man multiplied by two. So it is, was, and shall be.
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Vinyl is democratic, as surely as the iPod is fascist. Vinyl is representational: It has a face. Two faces, in fact, to represent the dualism of human nature. Vinyl occupies physical space honestly, proud as a fat woman dancing.
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We live in a world now where everything is tweeted and Instagrammed and tagged and now, God help us, Vined. Calling out grievances over Twitter has become an industry norm.
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It is the end. But of what? The end of France? No. The end of kings? Yes.
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I firmly believe caretaking the soul is incredibly important for happiness.
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I miss submitting people; I have a lot of confidence in my jiu-jitsu.
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Life is more important than 'what film I do next.'
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In a marketplace where it's so easy to produce products, where your competitors can essentially match you on the product itself, you need to have something else. You need to have an added value, and that added value is the identity, the idea behind your brand.
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I think about my parents all the time, especially on Sunday when I'm at Mass. My mother always said, 'We do not pray to win elections. We pray for people's health, we pray that God's will be done, we pray that we do our best. But we do not pray to win elections.'
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We try and reflect that there's a lot of optimism, there's a lot of positive things that are happening in 'Silicon Valley'.
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You can make a lot of mistakes and still recover if you run an efficient operation. Or you can be brilliant and still go out of business if you're too inefficient.
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When you buy anything with lots of leverage, it does not require a whole lot to go wrong to lose it all.
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The Conservatives are a confusing lot. They first denied climate change was a serious issue and then suggested strengthening the nuclear industry as a solution to it. They oppose the European Union, but support joining North American Free Trade Agreement, despite its obvious failure.
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I like to balance competing with studying. It's hard work at the moment, but it could be worse.
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It is always easier to requite an injury than a service: gratitude is a burden, but revenge is found to pay.
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Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.
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I read an article that said one in five Americans thinks Elvis is alive. I want to find those morons and get them registered to vote for me.
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It's important to work through things in a relationship. You can't just give up because you're frustrated. It's most important to talk things through together. And that, for me, has been the way I've best resolved problems in the past.
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My focus has always been on connecting with consumers in a meaningful way.
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There's precious little to say between day and dark, Perhaps a few words on the implacable will Of time sailing like a magic barque Or something as fine for the amenities...
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Being able to see an activity log of where a kid has been going on the Internet is a good thing.
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It's like heroin: You do a little and you want a little bit more. Raising prices is the easy way.
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If you have played "six times wrong, one time right" the problem is not quite corrected.
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The United States can't impose democracies. We can't impose our will. The Russians found that out in Afghanistan.
