David Petraeus Quotes
Beyond Iraq, I am also profoundly worried about the continuing meltdown of Syria, which is a geopolitical Chernobyl. Until it is capped, it is going to continue to spew radioactive instability and extremist ideology over the entire region.
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I've actually changed my view of Los Angeles. When I was younger, I hated it, because I thought it was fake and superficial. As I've gotten older, I've found that to be absolutely true, but I don't care.
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The most wonderful discovery made by scientists is science itself.
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You can't hate Britney Spears because, you know what, no matter what Britney Spears been doing, she's still on TV.
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I've never really lived a conventional life, so I think it's quite foolish for me or anyone else to start thinking that I am going to start making conventional choices.
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Cryptocurrency currencies take the concept of money, and they take it native into computers, where everything is settled with computers and doesn't require external institutions or trusted third parties to validate things.
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My mission in life is to preserve craftsmanship.
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I pay all my own bills... I want to choose the man. I do not permit men to choose me.
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I'm not sure my achievements have been 'great.'
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Momentum? Momentum is the next day's starting pitcher.
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I start writing with only the vaguest idea about who my characters are and what is going to happen, and the characters and plot come into existence as I go. I've tried doing it the other way, but for me, outlining is a waste of time because I never follow the outline.
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'The Bone Season' is violent. There's sex. My little brother keeps asking to read it, and he's 9, so I'm like, 'No, it's not happening.'
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The word 'spinster' tells you everything you need to know about our attitude of women who choose not to marry.
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We should make it so that young people pay their fair share for health care, and nothing more. And instead of Washington telling us what to buy, let's get back to letting every American choose the plan that's best for them and their family.
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When you go in for any life rights, you always ask, 'Who would you have play this person, or who would you have direct?'
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A woman always remembers. Remember that.
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On a more practical level, anyone out there who wants to be a writer should clearly recognize that this is a brutal business, where even incredibly talented people sometimes never make a living. If you want to chase such a dream, please have a Plan B in place.
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Tomorrow is only found in the calendar of fools.
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In baseball... you don't stop learning until it's over.
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I had a great time in my youth and I still feel youthful. I've no desire to look as though I'm in my 20s.
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O how I feel, just as I pluck the flowerAnd stick it to my breast - words can't reveal;But there are souls that in this lovely hourKnow all I mean, and feel whate'er I feel.
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I eat like a tortoise eats, if you've ever seen a tortoise eating. Like some prehistoric swamp thing.
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People are much more important than superficial environments.
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I don’t know about birds nor do I know the history of fire. But I believe that my solitude should have wings.
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Beyond Iraq, I am also profoundly worried about the continuing meltdown of Syria, which is a geopolitical Chernobyl. Until it is capped, it is going to continue to spew radioactive instability and extremist ideology over the entire region.
