David Petraeus Quotes
I think carpet bombing is an absolutely tremendous idea if the enemy accommodates you by laying himself out like a carpet in the middle of the desert without any civilians or infrastructure around him. Sadly, the Islamic State has learned that that is a losing proposition and does not accommodate us in that way.
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I'm kind of a perfectionist, and it gets in the way with my putting sometimes. Golf is a messed-up game. When you feel you've figured it out is when you're going to struggle.
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Since I never get on a scale, I have no idea how much weight I've lost!
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It is obvious that we can no more explain a passion to a person who has never experienced it than we can explain light to the blind.
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Wherever I go in the world, I'm treated like royalty.
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The kids from the streets don't want preaching or messages. They want what they can identify with. They want to hear about the reality of their situation, not fairy tales. They don't care if it's ugly; they just want reality.
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There's nothing mathematical to my writing. It's a feeling.
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I don't even like to talk Lions too much just because the way our relationship ended.
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I guess there are all these women with a big secret - they're hiding men they are ashamed of. They come up to me and say: 'I've been dating this guy for six months in secret but none of my friends know. I can't give him up even though he's embarrassing.'
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I'm a romantic; a sentimental person thinks things will last, a romantic person hopes against hope that they won't.
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My hair is naturally blond and thin, so I like to give it some texture. Sexy, dirty bedhead is good for blonds.
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I do not watch horror films. At all. I am not a horror film girl; I don't have the stomach for it. I've seen a few in my lifetime, like 'The Shining' or 'Carrie,' but I can't sleep for, like, a week after I see something like that.
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The American Negro has no conception of the hundreds of millions of other non-whites' concern for him: he has no conception of their feeling of brotherhood for and with him.
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Art isn't held with the same high regard as it is after success. In any country, in any language, you're a loser if you're making music until you prove otherwise.
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I don't like talking about myself and I don't like talking about the work.
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We midwives and physicians have a lot to teach each other.
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It's my luck to be at the frontier of what looks to be a resurrection of roots music on the international scene. That's really what reggae music is about: that voice against oppression and struggle.
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My imagination functions much better when I don't have to speak to people.
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I'm attracted to the rag & bone aesthetic - classic and effortless with an edge.
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I'm not trying to be a girl by putting on a dress - gender is separated by fabric.
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I think what happens is, people do just want to see you as a glamour doll that's put up on screen, but I guess it's how you see yourself.
Jacqueline Fernandez -
Speak your heart. If they don't understand, the message was never meant for them anyway.
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I think carpet bombing is an absolutely tremendous idea if the enemy accommodates you by laying himself out like a carpet in the middle of the desert without any civilians or infrastructure around him. Sadly, the Islamic State has learned that that is a losing proposition and does not accommodate us in that way.
