David Petraeus Quotes
Nothing means more to those in harm's way than the knowledge that their country appreciates their sacrifices and those of their families.
Quotes to Explore
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A couple of times, I felt like I was cracking and I couldn't go on, and God would put another person in my place to help me.
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Age has been the perfect fire extinguisher for flaming youth.
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Sometimes when I visit my sister and her two children, I wonder if she missed a lot by getting married. Right now, nothing could be further from my mind than getting married.
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Being evil is easy.
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I guess I'm way too kind and generous, and a saint - if you can believe that!
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To make the child in your own image is a capital crime, for your image is not worth repeating. The child knows this and you know it. Consequently you hate each other.
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Grandfather was an old-fashioned pharmacist who never ceased venting his resentment at the growing number of retail items the drugstore had to carry, and he would go into periods of fearful rage when the subject of chain stores was raised.
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It's humbling and enthralling to know your legacy when you're alive.
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The events that I have attended to mark my Diamond Jubilee have been a humbling experience. It has touched me deeply to see so many thousands of families, neighbors and friends celebrating together in such a happy atmosphere.
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I've removed legs from dogs on the bed of my truck on the farm.
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Another thing that's quite different in writing a book as a practicing newspaperman is that if you look at what you've written the next morning and you think you didn't get it quite right, you can fix it.
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The more women serve in executive office, the more confidence they gain in themselves and that voters gain in them.
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It's a huge step up from the European Indoor Championships to being world outdoor gold medallist.
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Where I come from, it was a heresy to say you wanted to be in movies, leave alone American movies.
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I love tennis, but I just don't like grass.
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Different directors offer you different things, and it's not necessarily the most obvious things.
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If you like a wine that you drink, now with your phone, it's so easy. Just take a picture of the label. You learn about it. You learn where it comes from and what the soil is like and why you like it. And that'll lead you to another wine.
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I have 10 children. I've got my eighth grandchild in the oven with Kimberly. I have all these wonderful kids.
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A sort of egotistical self-evaluation is unavoidable in those joys in which erudition and art mingle and in which aesthetic pleasure may become more acute, but not remain as pure.
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There's so many interesting aspects of making a movie: the costume department, the set design, the casting itself, the locations.
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I wouldn't want to live if I did not have my work. In any case, it's good that I'm already old and personally don't have to count on a prolonged future.
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I didn't want to become an actress because the competition with my mother would have been to much to live up to.
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At a time when we are losing manufacturing jobs in this country, we should be doing everything we can to help our manufacturers stay competitive. They are the backbone of our economy.
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Nothing means more to those in harm's way than the knowledge that their country appreciates their sacrifices and those of their families.
