Elliott Abrams Quotes
If the president of the United States says that attacks on civilians, starvation, and denial of religious freedom in Sudan are important international issues, they become so.
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Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always afraid of the virtues of others.
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In my novels, there are twelve ancient 'memory tools,' all now lost. Each of the 'Reincarnationist' books revolves around a different tool.
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I don't ever try to make a song better than my last song. I just try to make it different from my last one.
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Allowing homosexuality means allowing satanic rights.
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Language as a communication tool is the primary element from which literature is created. Even in pre-literate societies, it exists as songs, riddles, or epics that are chanted.
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Mr. Obama's approach to engagement to some degree makes him dependent on people who wish neither him nor America well. This doesn't have to end badly and I hope that it doesn't - but it's not an ideal position after one's first year in power.
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From a spectator point of view, Test cricket is not important; people hardly watch Test cricket. But as a player, Tests are the real thing. You have to concentrate for five days. It's a lot of time, and not easy to do it day in and day out. If people have played 70-100 Tests, it's a lot of cricket, a lot of concentration and dedication.
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Happy indeed is the scientist who not only has the pleasures which I have enumerated, but who also wins the recognition of fellow scientists and of the mankind which ultimately benefits from his endeavors.
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Guys play basketball and get hurt, and that's probably the easiest sport on the planet. We're actually fighting every day. We're wrestling; we're grappling.
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A cruel story runs on wheels, and every hand oils the wheels as they run.
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One cannot plan for the unexpected.
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We're not looking at banning all weapons.
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The world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willing avoids the sight of distress.
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Of course, I also hear from critics who detest what I do, and while sometimes I feel rather proud of having made various the loathsome people or groups angry, at other times I wonder why I put up with such grief.
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I formally proposed. I'm a good Southern gentleman.
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I have won many awards and I am very happy about this, but I am not the best player in the world.
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One of the disadvantages of wine is that it makes a man mistake words for thoughts.
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We provide business advice and guidance. We started it here in India first, and now we have taken it globally. India was the first for startup incubation in the world for us.
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I get very confused about being called a comedian, because when you say 'I'm a comedian,' people expect you to crack a joke. Maybe I use laughter and humour to make people think. I don't know what you call that - a humourist? A satirist? A pessimistic comedian? I don't know. Satirists can be very dark.
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The Anarchists believe in civil society; only they insist that the freedom of civil society shall be complete instead of partial.
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Freedom and confidence are two different things, in my book. Confidence is overrated - it can be faked, whereas freedom is fearlessness.
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A flexible exchange rate is important, and it shouldn't be artificially restrained because of the needs of the economy.
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Ricky Whittle's abs, they should be in a museum. They're crazy.
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If the president of the United States says that attacks on civilians, starvation, and denial of religious freedom in Sudan are important international issues, they become so.
