James G. Stavridis Quotes
After 37 years in the Navy, there were no further jobs in uniform, and it was my time to transition. But I wanted to continue to mentor and educate young people, which is, of course, a big part of being a senior officer in the military.
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Power is the by-product of understanding.
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What is feminism? Simply the belief that women should be as free as men, however nuts, dim, deluded, badly dressed, fat, receding, lazy, and smug they might be.
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I'm still number one and I just recently won a major tournament ahead of my toughest rivals so I think I had a few years ahead of me if I decided to stay.
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My great-grandchildren will not be able to enjoy the Gulf Coast of Louisiana the way I have.
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We love those who know the worst of us and don't turn their faces away.
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I am hopeful that no one will forget what happened in Bosnia.
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You ask any person in the U.S. and they know who Mary Lou Retton is.
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It is amazing that it is my destiny to be the first Aussie to win the Masters.
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What makes Ireland inclined toward the drama is that it's a great country for conversation.
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There's only one way to become a hitter. Go up to the plate and get mad. Get mad at yourself and mad at the pitcher.
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Stealing things is a glorious occupations, particularly in the art world.
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Disease is the tax which the soul pays for the body, as the tenant pays house-rent for the use of the house.
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I don't want to rap forever. But I want to be rich forever.
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I guess I had fun doing it but it has hard memories for me.
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I want to be able to do work where I think it's very forward, but I also want it to exist in a big way and have an effect on a lot of people.
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Intimacy is something to be cherished, and intimacy is not something to be afraid of.
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You must pass your days in song. Let your whole life be a song.
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I've been singing since I was 8 years old and working in clubs since I was 14. I've been working full time since I was 16.
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There are tons of women's perfumes that I've smelt and been like, 'I love that. I would totally wear that,' and lots of women smell a lot of men's cologne and think the same thing about that. I think there should be no reason to put gender on it.
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When the basic structure of society is publicly known to satisfy its principles for an extended period of time, those subject to these arrangements tend to develop a desire to act in accordance with these principles and to do their part in institutions which exemplify them
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I was in Deadwood at the time and on hearing of the killing made my way at once to the scene of the shooting and found that my friend had been killed by McCall.
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Instagram has become one of my favorite platforms because of its simplicity.
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I've always wanted to get an education, and tonight's as good a time as any.
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After 37 years in the Navy, there were no further jobs in uniform, and it was my time to transition. But I wanted to continue to mentor and educate young people, which is, of course, a big part of being a senior officer in the military.
