Kirstjen Nielsen Quotes
I worked at the crossroads of policy and operations. I kind of bring all that experience together because homeland security is a team sport, and I've played almost every role, every player, every team.
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I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.
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The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its average men and women.
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There is a humanitarian impulse that one aspires to and there are days when one doesn't do it very well.
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Wong Kar-wai and Ang Lee are two Asian directors I'm really fond of.
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The secrets of slavery are concealed like those of the Inquisition.
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The mutated Marfan gene creates a defective version of fibrillin, a protein that provides structural support for soft tissues like blood vessels. Marfan victims often die young, in fact, after their aortas grow threadbare and rupture.
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The biggest public mistake I ever made was that I chose to do 'Criminal Minds' in the first place.
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English history is all about men liking their fathers, and American history is all about men hating their fathers and trying to burn down everything they ever did.
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Sleep is the best meditation.
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We had a kid. The kid was awesome. She didn't fall asleep easily. We complained about it. We got frustrated. But we didn't look for an out. We just accepted that this was part of parenting.
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There's a great freedom in writing by yourself. You can write anything you want.
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I applaud anything that can take a kid away from a PlayStation or a Gameboy. That is a miracle in itself.
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People in their handlings of affairs often fail when they are about to succeed. If one remains as careful at the end as he was at the beginning, there will be no failure.
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It's just a theory really, but I have always thought that your physical surroundings can shape your voice and personality.
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Some women can't say the word lesbian... even when their mouth is full of one.
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In an ideal world, I'd spend every weekend at my home in Zermatt in Switzerland.
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Of course, I grew up hearing Latin music but, to be honest, aside from my personal circumstances, like most kids I wanted to rebel against what I considered to be such old fashioned fare.
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Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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Though I battle blind,Love is a fate resignedMemories mar my mind,Love is a fate resignedOver futile odds,And laughed at by the godsAnd now the final frame,Love is a losing game.
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'Poltergeist' was the film that scarred me for life. I saw it at such a young age - 5 or 6 years old - and it has one of the creepiest doll sequences with the clown, and ever since then, I've just been fascinated by dolls.
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My goodness, everyone is planting grapes, even a neighbor with only five acres.
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I was playing little league baseball when Bruce Jenner was winning the gold, but I don't think I was really paying attention at that time. It wasn't until 1980 - I think I was 12 years old - that I thought, 'Wow that's what I want to do. I want to be on the Olympic team.'
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I worked at the crossroads of policy and operations. I kind of bring all that experience together because homeland security is a team sport, and I've played almost every role, every player, every team.
