Elliott Abrams Quotes
I just don't understand how Kerry or Obama or anybody else thought Assad was going to change.
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Children have adopted a consumerist attitude - I dare you to entertain me.
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When you have a half slice of chocolate pie, it's as if you owe yourself the other half - what's known in medical circles as a 'caloric deficit.'
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I like to argue with the radio.
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An administration without a police executive is powerless and there were many proofs of this.
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Action is character.
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We need to encourage young women to find what they love to do. That is a very valuable pursuit - more so than the pursuit of a boyfriend. When you have that core, you bring that core to every aspect of your life.
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City government can and must help San Franciscans prepare for emergencies in order to avoid tragedy where possible and minimize loss of life and property when emergencies occur.
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Football's about the young players, bringing youth team players through to the first team and hopefully getting the best out of them so they can go on to play for their country.
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My mom was a saint. She taught me to be terminally nice.
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While the forces of repression need to win every time, the progressive elements need only triumph once.
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My social and political interests are part of my career. I cannot separate them. My songs reflect the human condition. The role of art isn't just to show life as it is, but to show life as it should be.
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I firmly believe the Senate should see more voting and debate and less standing around and waiting for backroom deals.
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On those nights, the words were for me alone. They came up unbidden from my heart. They spilled over my tongue and spilled out my mouth. And because of them, I, who was nothing and nobody, was a prince of Denmark, a maid of Verona, a queen of Egypt. I was a sour misanthrope, a beetling hypocrite, a conjurer's daughter, a mad and murderous king.
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Our common country is in great peril, demanding the loftiest views, and boldest action to bring it speedy relief. Once relieved, its form of government is saved to the world; its beloved history, and cherished memories, are vindicated; and its happy future fully assured, and rendered inconceivably grand.
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I just don't understand how Kerry or Obama or anybody else thought Assad was going to change.
