James Stockdale Quotes
Half the issues they - are so polished they're talking about - are dead by the time they get into the office, and into the midst of their tour where they're really productive.
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We continue to be bullish on China.
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I believe that it is my responsibility as the prime minister of Israel to do whatever can be done to exploit the unique opportunities that lie ahead of us to move towards peace. Not everything can be done by one act.
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There is something in the unselfish and self-sacrificing love of a brute, which goes directly to the heart of him who has had frequent occasion to test the paltry friendship and gossamer fidelity of mere Man.
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That's one of the things I miss most about Australia - the countryside.
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When you're a teenage girl, a lot of being pretty has to do with your hair.
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I never personally complained; everybody else complained for me.
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Most Americans are more concerned about the economy and job creation. And they can't understand why the Obama administration or the Democrat majority in Congress wants to pass a bill like the cap-and-trade tax that will cost us jobs, that will hurt our economy, that will drive up costs for families, as well as for small businesses.
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If it's nice out, I swim pretty much every day for about half an hour. I have a great pool; it's very private and not too many people use it.
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I have to admit that I can't take a whole fig and eat it on its own as I would a peach or mango. It's just too much.
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My own belief is that there is hardly anyone whose sexual life, if it were broadcast, would not fill the world at large with surprise and horror.
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You have good days, you have bad days. But the main thing is to grow mentally.
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I get really restless when I haven't worked for a day and a half. I have a recurring dream that people are lined up next to my bed, waiting for autographs and taking pictures of me!
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Everyone says romance goes flying out the window when you've been together for an X amount of time. I think it's all up to you.
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There are so many stories from the Midwest that should be told. L.A. tells one story, and it's often about itself.
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I'm a model, but I love to eat.
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I hate having my picture taken.
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I'm still so young, so I feel like people have wanted to keep me in a 'no-makeup' fresh type of look - sometimes artists are a little afraid of really putting the makeup on me.
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The middle class is so funny, it's the class I know best, and it's the class where you find the most pretension, so that's what makes the middle classes so funny.
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Some girls cannot go to school because of the child labor and child trafficking.
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A suppressed resolve will betray itself in the eyes.
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If I'm not going to bet on myself, why would anyone else bet on me.
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Oh, it's essential. I mean, you have to - if I'm writing about the Middle East, I have to go there, and if possible, stay long enough to get a real feeling for what's going on.
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In 'The Interestings' I wanted to write about what happens to talent over time. In some people talent blooms, in others it falls away.
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Half the issues they - are so polished they're talking about - are dead by the time they get into the office, and into the midst of their tour where they're really productive.
