Elliott Abrams Quotes
What does 'politicizing intelligence' mean? Using intel, or more often, partial intel, to produce an effect in line with White House policies rather than giving a full picture of a particular situation.Elliott Abrams
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A person that says, 'Losing is not difficult,' I don't even want to be around that person. And obviously, that person has never won anything relevant in their life.
Cam Newton -
Of course, my faith has a lot to do with being able to be public without being a public nuisance.
Yolanda Adams -
Experience, already reduced to a group of impressions, is ringed round for each one of us by that thick wall of personality through which no real voice has ever pierced on its way to us, or from us to that which we can only conjecture to be without.
Walter Pater -
Actors, to a certain extent, never grow up, you see. It's an extension of being out in the back yard with a stick, only you're being paid to do it. It's borderline madness.
Ioan Gruffudd -
It's very important that every movie I do makes money because I want the people that had the faith in me to get their money back.
Quentin Tarantino -
I was a tomboy.
Rachel Weisz
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Retiring for good wasn't difficult. I knew at the time it was right. I was no longer capable of achieving the standards I'd set myself and there was no light at the end of the tunnel.
Ian Botham -
It always annoys me when stars grumble about fans coming up to them in the street. I love it. These young stars today with all their airs and graces, they need to remember it is an honour and a privilege to make money from acting. How hard is it?
Larry Hagman -
Most families had four, five brothers. But because it was just me and Darryl, we had to be twice as strong.
Barry White -
World War II was a decisive time in our history and June 6, 1944, marked the decisive moment of the war.
Lane Evans -
You make your mistakes to learn how to get to the good stuff.
Quincy Jones -
I had a monumental idea this morning, but I didn't like it.
Samuel Goldwyn
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I can be very ordinary looking.
Rachel Tucker -
Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd are really amazing, lovely people and really great comedic actors.
Malin Akerman -
The Lion King always makes me cry, especially when Simba's father gets trampled.
Vanessa Hudgens -
I try to make my fans happy by working hard in every film of mine, and I give my films everything I've got.
Mahesh Babu -
Most of the cast and crew on 'Mama's Family' have been together since the 'Carol Burnett' days, so we work really well together. It's like I'm being paid to pretend I'm in show business.
Vicki Lawrence -
For me, temptation is life and I have a gargantuan appetite for everything.
Felix Dennis
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When I was seventeen, I worked as a counsellor at a co-ed sleep-away camp for eight weeks. I loved it but it could be harrowing - it was far too much responsibility for someone my age.
Harlan Coben -
The White House is the people's house. When you do historical restoration, that must be what it is.
Iris Apfel -
Whoever sees no other aim in the game than that of giving checkmate to one's opponent will never become a good Chess player.
Max Euwe -
Somebody gets to be smart and somebody gets to be dumb. If we win, it'll be because of the president. And if we lose, it'll be because of me.
Karl Rove -
There's a lot of activism that doesn't deal with empowerment, and you have to empower yourself in order to be relevant to any type of struggle.
Talib Kweli Black Star -
What does 'politicizing intelligence' mean? Using intel, or more often, partial intel, to produce an effect in line with White House policies rather than giving a full picture of a particular situation.
Elliott Abrams