David Ignatius Quotes
The secret of any kind of reporting is to go with a guide. So if you, you're going to see Hezbollah in Beirut, you go with someone who knows the local people, and you'll be fine.
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I took my acting very seriously. I did over 40 films, and naturally, some of them were called B-movies because the woman was at the top of the billing. Women couldn't star in their own movies.
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I think I would encourage leaders to start working with communities in order to inoculate angry, young teenagers.
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When you're surrounded by all these people, it can be even lonelier than when you're by yourself. You can be in a huge crowd, but if you don't feel like you can trust anybody or talk to anybody, you feel like you're really alone.
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I've been kind of toying around with the bi thing in my head. I wouldn't ever give myself the label 'bisexual', but bi-curious? Yea.
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Books are not like albums, where you can simply download and enjoy your favorite chapter and ignore the rest.
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I support many organizations that I feel are doing the right thing, like Alonzo Mourning's foundation, Alicia Keys' foundation, the Make-a-Wish Foundation, and other well-established foundations. I kick out a lot of time and money wherever I can.
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With about a dozen assorted ongoing conflicts in the news every day, and with the stories becoming more horrific, the level of sadness becomes unbearable. And what becomes of our planet when that sadness becomes apathy? Because we feel helpless. And we turn our heads and turn the page.
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I grew up with a pet iguana named Willy. We had a very contentious relationship. It turns out that iguanas are not meant to live in suburban homes.
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To the soldier, luck is merely another word for skill.
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I was always quite good with accents - I always had quite a good ear - so from the age of about 13, I used to do a lot of voiceover and dubbing for foreign films.
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Catholicism played such a huge part in my life, I would not have survived without my faith.
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Our growing, robust economy is able to provide the average American citizen access to the best social program there is - a steady job.
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Our music comes from our hearts - and it always has.
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I was a campaign widow.
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My marks were always bad, and I was a bad influence on other children, so they would explain to my mother that they could retain me only by being partial towards me, and so I should offer to leave the school myself. I would barely get 40-50% and was also extremely naughty.
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For me to be as effective as possible, I intend to sharpen those skills I need to successfully lead an organization that is growing in size and complexity with each passing year.
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There's definitely an interest in Scotland and what happened here. I think the rest of the world are fascinated by our history, and it's nice to be able to bring Scotland and our culture and music to the screen.
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Qualifying for the Olympics is probably harder than winning a medal at the Olympics.
Mandy Bujold
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A library implies an act of faith.
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It takes people to move crowds in the right direction, crowds by themselves just stand around and mutter.
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At twenty-one, so many things appear solid, permanent, untenable.
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When I started out in this business, dance was not at the height it is now. It was almost like, you're either a dancer or an actress.
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In the old days, the Soviets were using space as a selling point for communism.
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The secret of any kind of reporting is to go with a guide. So if you, you're going to see Hezbollah in Beirut, you go with someone who knows the local people, and you'll be fine.
