James G. Stavridis Quotes
I grew up as a baseball player, and given my modest size, it was always clear that I would end up playing in the infield.
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My father's a Southern Baptist minister. I wasn't lighting cars on fire; I just wasn't.
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In thinking about it, the villains often have a little bit more range because their morality is different. You can have just a really good time as an actor, and there is just more there that you can explore on that side of the story.
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Work is the thing that happens around the game time.
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Some of the furor that surrounded a Harry Potter publication was fun.
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From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs.
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Online, you have things like Slate Magazine, which has a lot of commentary and analysis of stories, so it gives you a fuller picture. I would compare that to a news magazine or the New Republic.
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I would rather lose a good earring than be caught without make-up.
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No one really knows who I am or where I came from in America, and there's something quite nice about that.
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War triggers unforeseeable military dynamics and sets off massive political shocks, creating new problems as well as new opportunities.
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It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life.
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Meditation is difficult for many people because their thoughts are always on some distant object or place. One form of meditation is to label the thought as it appears and then choose to let it go.
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A lot of times on tour it's about, 'OK, where am I today? Wow, I'm in Costa Rica. What is their famous dish?' And it's about trying the food, and really experiencing it.
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I love Adele; she's a timeless, classic beauty. I think she's beautiful. She's just a real woman.
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My childhood was appalling.
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I've never loved anybody the way I love my children.
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It's very simple. You have to be faithful to your other half and not have secrets. That's my rule.
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When I think about myself as a writer, for sure I am a science fiction writer. The tools of extrapolation, the tools of anticipating the future - those are science fictional questions.
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I always say shopping is cheaper than a psychiatrist.
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Belief fails when it works not well indeed but is idle as a sleeping man... Each virtuous deed is strong when it is grounded upon the solidity of belief.
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I always tend to think, even in residential projects, about what a space is being asked to do - where is it located, what are the circumstances, where can I attack the problem, so to speak. How can you create a narrative for people moving through it? How can you convey its character?
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I became friends with a lot of chefs. I was a judge on 'Top Chef' last year. It was a dream come true.
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It was Jesus who gave me peace when the shark severed my arm. I trust in Jesus whenever I'm going through a hard time. I see all the beautiful things that have come out of my situation. I'm able to share my story with young girls who have few role models, and I can help others cope with what they have been through.
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There's something I love about how stark the contrast is between January and June in Sweden.
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I grew up as a baseball player, and given my modest size, it was always clear that I would end up playing in the infield.
