Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
Those who follow orders to commit such crimes will be found and they will be punished. War crimes will be prosecuted. And it will be no excuse to say, 'I was just following orders.' Any official involved in such crimes will forfeit hope of amnesty or leniency with respect to past action.
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I like the way hip-hop is now. It's grown up enough so that it can get involved with politics if it feels like it.
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I've always had an affinity for the fashion industry - I've always been drawn to it. But I grew up in Calgary in Canada, which, being a fairly isolated city, is not particularly known for having anything to do with fashion.
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When your conscience says law is immoral, don't follow it.
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In the north we could not hope to keep the worst and poorest servant for a single day in the wretched discomfort in which our negro servants are forced habitually to live.
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Some people ask me, Do they put aging makeup on you? It's just this very nice street makeup.
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The first time I thought I should be an actor was in school. I thought, 'At least this is something for which I won't have to study.' But I've realised that an actor needs to be constantly unsure about what he's doing and about what's going on around him. The moment you think you've nailed it, you're dead.
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My mom and stepdad were strict. I couldn't date; I couldn't go out. And I was a kid who was never good at just taking no for an answer. I needed to understand why. And sometimes they weren't interested in explaining.
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Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits.
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I wouldn't say I was bullied, but I was definitely a bit of an outcast. It was more the kids thinking I thought I was cool. I started homeschooling in fifth grade, and I was much happier.
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It's easy to get published once you have written a really good book and the hard part, 99 percent of what you need to worry about, is really finishing it.
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The truth, it is said, is rarely pure or simple, yet genetics can at times seem seductively transparent.
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I always follow what my spirit tells me to do.
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I have always been interested in design, but in the beginning I didn't set out to make jewelry specifically.
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A politician ought to be born a foundling and remain a bachelor.
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I wish I was a little more gregarious and outgoing.
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Let's have some new cliches.
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The modern assault on the environment began about 50 years ago, during and immediately after World War II.
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Ford was warm and friendly. He wouldn't embarrass a Cabinet member.
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Obama is a man of first-class intellect and first-class temperament. But his character remains highly suspect.
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General Zia-ul-Haq, a dictator and unscrupulous political actor, used Islam as a pretext for waging war in Afghanistan and adopting an aggressive stance towards India. By advancing a more orthodox version of Islam, he was able to hold on to a repressive regime and quell any opposition.
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Many years ago, but not so long ago, there were those who said, 'Well, you have three strikes against you: You're black, you're blind and you're poor,' But God said to me, 'I will make you rich in the spirit of inspiration, to inspire others as well as create music to encourage the world to a place of oneness and hope, and positivity.' I believed Him and not them.
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The effect of liberty to individuals is that they may do what they please: we ought to see what it will please them to do, before we risk congratulations.
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When we have accepted the worst, we have nothing more to lose. And that automatically means we have everything to gain.
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Those who follow orders to commit such crimes will be found and they will be punished. War crimes will be prosecuted. And it will be no excuse to say, 'I was just following orders.' Any official involved in such crimes will forfeit hope of amnesty or leniency with respect to past action.
