David Petraeus Quotes
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I believe in the promise of America. Being a Cuban refugee, having come here when I was eight, I know that this is a shining city on the hill.
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For me, the greatest good fortune I have being raised by actors is I came in knowing that a career is the ebb and flow.
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You need to let your hair produce its own oils and be healthy.
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Introspection, or 'sitting in the silence,' is an unscientific way of trying to force apart the mind and senses, tied together by the life force. The contemplative mind, attempting its return to divinity, is constantly dragged back toward the senses by the life currents.
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Children are apt to live up to what you believe of them.
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Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.
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People say I have my own Cinderella story, and in a way, I guess I do.
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My schedule is so crazy.
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Rich Swann is probably the only guy who's more charismatic among this whole bunch than me, and I think it showed in our match.
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Symbolism is alright in 'fiction,' but I tell true life stories simply about what happened to people I knew.
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I have been in Sorrow's kitchen and licked out all the pots. Then I have stood on the peaky mountain wrapped in rainbows, with a harp and sword in my hands.
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I think my best friend is dry shampoo and dry texturizer spray.
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Real tolerance means respecting other people even when they baffle you and you have no idea why they think what they think.
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I'm ready for a different America.
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There's nothing funnier than the human animal.
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All managers are losers, they are the most expendable pieces of furniture on the face of the Earth.
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Leadership that exploits and sacrifices young people on the altar of its goals is nothing more than raw, demonic power. Genuine leadership is found in ceaseless efforts to foster young people, to pave the way forward for them.
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I've learned how to stay humble. I don't want to get in over my head because when you do that it takes you off your game.
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The voiceover thing is very selfless. You go in there and they've hired you for your voice, but they know exactly what they want, and the writer's there and he knows exactly how it's supposed to be said. So you can't really argue with them, you just have to let them tell you what to do and then do it.
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'Giving 2.0' frames giving as a learning experience and encourages everyone to make giving a part of your year-round life.
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I never intended to go into the family business. I've always been drawn to wanting to do something else at some time in my life.
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I've always felt that life is a novel, and part of it is written for you, and part of it is written by you. It's up to you to write the ending, ultimately.
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Life is a competitive endeavor.
