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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Definitely, study is absolutely necessary in all forms - it's just like any talent that's born within somebody. It's just like a good pair of shoes when you put a shine on it, you know? Like, schooling brings out the polish of any talent. It happens anywhere in the world.
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Any single historical event is too complex to be adequately known by anyone. It transcends all the intellectual capacities of men. Our practice is to wait until a sufficient number of details have been forgotten. Of course things seem simpler then! Our memories work that way; we retain the facts which are easiest to think about.
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My dad's a pastor and a seminary professor; my mom, she has such great faith.
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My character in 'Batman v Superman' isn't supposed to be Japanese, but director Zack Snyder said he'd seen me in 'Wolverine' and had to get me in the film somehow. Hearing that was like music to my ears.
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The best way in the world to advertise is to get somebody else to run around with the name of your product on their person or showing it around somewhere and not only that but they're paying for it.
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The notion that public service requires men and women of good character now seems quaint.
