David Ignatius Quotes
Europeans don't like to talk about intelligence, and they often pretend their countries don't spy.
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Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary.
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I did a shoot with massive iguanas in Costa Rica when I was modeling back then. They were like little dinosaurs, and they sat right across my arms and by my face. The guy told me not to make any sudden movements because they had enormous claws. The guy said he would rip my skin if he attacked.
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The best way to help the Latino community is to give back. I love giving back; I'm quiet about God and what I do, but we do a lot in the Dominican Republic.
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All my early school reports from the age of 5 were 'Daniel must learn not to distract others.'
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We don't normally think of it as such, but writing is a technology.
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I'm a firm believer that the world should be your oyster when you're cooking. People should open themselves to other cuisines - there are a lot of hidden secrets all over the world.
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I was about 13 or 14 when I heard Malcolm X's speech 'Message to the Grass Roots.'
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Country ham is baked whole, usually with a glaze, sometimes studded with cloves, and served as the centerpiece of Christmas and Easter feasts.
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Even if I only had 10 readers, I'd rather do the book for them than for a million readers online.
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It is a great honor for me to be able to express my sincere gratitude to the Nobel Foundation.
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My children are my life. They're so spectacular.
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I have the support of my parents and my teachers. They made it very possible for me to go to a school that is open and supportive of me being gone at times and pursuing acting. But school always comes first for me.
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I'm an actor and it happened to go my way that day.
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An example of my average week would be the gym on Monday; Tuesday will be a technical session. I practice running and high jump on Thursday and then have another technical session at the weekend.
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I fall in love with something and wear it every day until it's destroyed. My most treasured items have a very short shelf life because I love them too much.
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It's cool that I'm 20 and am on the cover of the video game. A lot of kids play hockey, and a few get drafted, and only a few get to be on the cover. It's a great feeling.
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I think travel is probably the downside of playing professional golf, but you've got to do it.
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To me, there's no great chef without a great team.
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Studies show that over 80 percent of Americans do not have their dream job. If more knew how to build organizations that inspire, we could live in a world in which that statistic was the reverse - a world in which over 80 percent of people loved their jobs. People who love going to work are more productive and more creative. They go home happier and have happier families. They treat their colleagues and clients and customers better. Inspired employees make for stronger companies and stronger economies.
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What we wanted to do was tell a story that felt relatable to anyone who's been a teenager. We haven't all been a second-generation Pakistani-American girl with superpowers, but we've all been 16 and awkward.
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For me, as I've said many times, the story is not research. The story is how the characters relate with each other and with the environment... I try to apply my imagination to what could have happened and how a little child could have viewed and processed the event.
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Man is essentially a rational being. His basic urge is not to believe, but to question, to know.
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Europeans don't like to talk about intelligence, and they often pretend their countries don't spy.
