Elliott Abrams Quotes
President Bush was disgusted by the Assad regime's oppression of the Syrian people as well as its support for terrorism, interference in Lebanon, and encouragement of jihadist attacks on Americans in Iraq.
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I read part of it all the way through.
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A sack is way better than any nightclub. A touchdown is way better than any bar experience I've ever had.
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I have quite a house. People come over and I go, 'I know, I'm sorry.'
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We were these arty punks from Hollywood. I considered myself an intellectual.
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My parents had a house on the Jersey shore - I grew up right there, going down there every summer and living there. It is home for me.
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I believe God knew what he was doing when he put oil under our ground. It should be a means to an end.
Olusegun Obasanjo
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Any competent actor could have done what I did.
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I just make up lyrics off the top of my head. A lot of times, there's a phrase I really like, and I kind of build the song around that.
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The crusade against Communism was even more imaginary than the specter of Communism.
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I like being unconventional.
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There are many challenges in the global education ecosystem: from top-down systemic issues in how educational services are organized and delivered, to bottom-up issues of curriculum effectiveness, accountability, and human resource allocation.
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Countries with higher levels of gender equality have higher economic growth. Companies with more women on their boards have higher returns. Peace agreements that include women are more successful. Parliaments with more women take up a wider range of issues - including health, education, anti-discrimination, and child support.
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The body dies, but the spirit that transcends it cannot be touched by death.
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A man's kiss is his signature.
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You learn from the things that happen in your career. You get up and down. You never give up. All the things that happened in my career, thank God it happened early rather than late in my career.
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I think that haredi children should study the core subjects and that their parents must work, and I believe that there are many haredim who think like me and would be glad to discover that someone is fighting the radical functionaries and rabbis who embitter their lives.
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I have a friendship with Hezbollah, and I also have contacts outside of Lebanon, but it doesn't mean I follow anyone's agenda.
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A fine world in which man reproaches woman with fulfilling his heart's desire!
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Nobody knows me, and I hope that it stays like this.
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You know government needs a haircut. If we keep their spending down, that's more money in your pocket.
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The money I earn from films means I can help the people I want to help - you can do a lot of good if you want to.
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On a film crew, you can see very quickly that some people who are working with you are stronger than you. Then you have to have the humility to listen to them. And because very often they have better ideas than yours, it can be tough on the evil ego. But it makes a better film.
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President Bush was disgusted by the Assad regime's oppression of the Syrian people as well as its support for terrorism, interference in Lebanon, and encouragement of jihadist attacks on Americans in Iraq.
