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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Knowing where you're going is all you need to get there.
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I am calling attention just to the main points of these tremendously important matters, which can be understood better by pious meditation than explained by human language.
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I have a good social life.
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I prefer comfortable clothes in daily life.
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The scariest thing in my life is the first morning of production on all my movies. It's the fear of failing, the loss of face and a sense of guilt that everybody puts their faith in you and not coming through.
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Life is a competitive endeavor.
