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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You can always say that it was scarce dollars when Lewis and Clark wanted to go to the West Coast and explore the West. And people complained about it, I understand, from a reading of the history books.
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I've played piano and guitar when I was younger.
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The aggression. The love. The joy. The pain. All those feelings and emotions that come from the music are Chicago. Chicago pretty much made me the man that I am. It's in my name. I have no choice but to accept and embrace that.
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Prosperity tries the souls even of the wise.
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If anything in your life is more important than writing - anything at all - you should walk away now while you still can. Forewarned is forearmed. For those who cannot or will not walk away, you need only to remember this. Writing is life. Breathe deeply of it.
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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.
