Elliott Abrams Quotes
The notion that public service requires men and women of good character now seems quaint.
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History does nothing; it does not possess immense riches, it does not fight battles. It is men, real, living, who do all this.
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All men would be tyrants if they could.
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If you love attention and have a pretty decent voice, that's a pretty good combination.
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If we do not provide education for every single American, we are consigning those without an education to second-class status.
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There have been numerous tips and numerous people offering advice. I appreciate it because it all comes with good feelings from the heart. But some of it we'll apply, and some things we won't.
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The percentage of actors employed is pretty small, and if you're lucky enough to have a good run at it, you do have a sense of responsibility.
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My mum is my biggest critic. She said I was good for the first film, but I can still be better, and I need to polish my acting skills.
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But more wonderful than the lore of old men and the lore of books is the secret lore of ocean.
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A lot of people have the misconception that, as a Muslim woman, I am somehow against women wearing bikinis. No, I want women to feel comfortable and confident in whatever they wear.
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Hearing voices no one else can hear isn't a good sign, even in the wizarding world.
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My favorite charity is the Women's Refugee Commission and the Nomi network.
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Brad Pitt is amazingly talented and equally good-looking, too.
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The workingmen have perceived that women are in the field of industry to stay; and they see, too, that there can not be two standards of work and wages for any trade without constant menace to the higher standard.
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But I honestly don't read critics. My dad reads absolutely everything ever written about me. He calls me up to read ecstatic reviews, but I always insist that I can't hear them. If you give value to the good reviews, you have to give value to the criticism.
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I have yet to see a piece of writing, political or non-political, that doesn't have a slant. All writing slants the way a writer leans, and no man is born perpendicular, although many men are born upright.
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I'm aware people will think I've had an easy way into a dream career. My view is, if anyone has opportunities, they'll take them. My surname opens doors, but those doors will slam firmly if I'm no good.
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Like all weak men he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing one's mind.
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The kids get cheated out of a lot of times with their dad. They were good about it.
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I have great respect for Sandra Day O'Connor. She has broken so many barriers for women in the law, and was a master negotiator and pragmatist in her days on the Supreme Court.
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If you told me to choose between family and football, then it is no choice. I take family, of course, like everyone. But I prefer to keep it private, and that's it. I just focus on the football.
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I'm an atheist.
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The pressure suit helps if something goes wrong during launch or re-entry - astronauts have a way to parachute off the shuttle. The suits protect you from loss of pressure in case of emergency.
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The notion that public service requires men and women of good character now seems quaint.
