Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
When asked for your views, by the press or others, remember that what they really want to know is the President's views.
Quotes to Explore
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I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing than teach ten thousand stars how not to dance.
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I saw what the Depression was doing to my students. Often they could get no jobs, or jobs which were wholly inadequate. And through them, I began to understand how deeply political and economic events could affect men's lives. I began to feel the need to participate more fully in the life of the community.
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I love, personally, the experience of going to the theater, going to the cinema.
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I always tell audiences when I talk about writing: Writing isn't something I do; writing is something that I am. I am writing - it's just an expression of me.
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I would love to work with Anthony Hopkins; I would love to work with Meryl Streep; I would love to work with DeNiro; I would love to work with Johnny Depp; I'd love to work with Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow... I think she's amazing.
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You're going to have some ups and downs, so you have to prepare yourself to be ready. Those down moments come.
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My kitchen looks like the one from my childhood - very homey, with a little bit of Alice in Wonderland!
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In theater, there's a lot of work to do to build the characters. It's a great experience.
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I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating.
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I have always been grateful to Colonel Longley. He proved to me that when people in authority take a stand, good can come out of it.
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For some reason, Superman seems to be held to higher standards on the subject of secret/super identities than other superheroes. No one ever says, 'Peter Parker was a nerdy kid. He can't possibly be Spider-Man, attract a good-looking gal, work in a newspaper, etc.' And no one gets hung up on whether his nerdiness is a disguise.
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Presidents and speakers for over 100 years had tried to pass affordable care for all Americans. It was challenged over and over. The Supreme Court declared it constitutional.
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If you've got cockles, those nickel-size, heart-shaped mollusks, and you want to get fancy, steam them, then toss the meat in finely ground cornmeal.
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I believe that if you have revolutionary potential, you must make the world a better place and use it.
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What makes maftoul worth celebrating is that it's so easy and forgiving to cook.
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Adequacy is sufficient.
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I give infinite thanks to God, who has been pleased to make me the first observer of marvelous things.
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I learned a tremendous amount about dialogue because I suffered as an actor.
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If you're a coach, you've got to have a lot of confidence in what you're doing. Your egos are so large that you know it all anyway if you're a coach.
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I realized I could do music for the sake of music, not the other things that come with it. That was a major shift.
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I wish that the adults who are 'in power' cared more about what their children read. Books are incredibly powerful when we are young - the books I read as a child have stayed with me my entire life - and yet, the people who write about books, for the most part, completely ignore children's literature.
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I remember being a kid, and if you had to pee, well, you had to hold it until the commercial break. Then you rushed, and hopefully, if you're going to the kitchen for a snack, you'll be back before so you don't miss a line. If your sister sneezed or was talking over a line, there was no way of knowing what that line was or what the joke was.
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Step 4: Cough and gag. Step 5: Repeat Step 4 until it feels like maybe your lungs aren't inside your body anymore. Step 6: Remember that a really cute boy is beside you, so try to cough in a far more attractive manner.
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When asked for your views, by the press or others, remember that what they really want to know is the President's views.
