Bret Stephens Quotes
In the scale of American blunders - from the Dred Scott decision to the Neutrality Acts of the 1930s to the tragedy of Vietnam - is the Trump presidency really unique?
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To me, presentations are the most powerful device. You can't really name a movement that didn't start with the spoken word.
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Celebs says we have no time for love, but I wouldn't say that.
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If people don't want to come out to the ball park, nobody's gonna stop 'em.
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Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge.
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There are a lot of factors in the life of an F1 driver which can combine to make you believe that you are somehow above normality. I think that is a mistake to start believing that. But, at the same time, it is important to be confident.
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Summer is a promissory note signed in June, its long days spent and gone before you know it, and due to be repaid next January.
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I always said there's no way I'd work in America because I'm too weird and I'm too old, but somehow it's happened.
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There is a strong sentiment within the Tea Party that favors a stronger America on the global stage, and with that comes a strong alliance with the State of Israel.
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The spring wakes us, nurtures us and revitalizes us. How often does your spring come? If you are a prisoner of the calendar, it comes once a year. If you are creating authentic power, it comes frequently, or very frequently.
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Relationships ending are painful, and you can choose to carry that, or you can choose to reframe it.
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Architecture is how the person places herself in the space. Fashion is about how you place the object on the person.
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When I look at myself, I'd like not to have hair on the top of the ceiling.
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Once there was a boy so meek and modest, he was awarded a Most Humble badge. The next day, it was taken away because he wore it. Here endeth the lesson.
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Writers have to be very careful and discerning because so much of the machine is out of their control.
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I longed to be bright and most certainly never was. I was rather hopeless, I suspect.
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I don't feel under-taxed in any way at all.
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I think a book should be judged 10 years later, after reading and re-reading it.
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I turned Compaq from a small company with troubles into a computer powerhouse. We can do the same at Intershop.
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A musician is a professional, whether he or she is successful or not. The profession itself must be regarded as a stable job.
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'I feel as if I’m missing all the excitement.''In my experience,' Tunguska said, making himself a temporary seat, 'excitement is always better when it happens to other people.'
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Standing behind a kitchen counter telling people about what ingredients to put in a pot didn't feel right.
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The campaigns of Steve Forbes, Pat Buchanan, Ross Perot, and John McCain all outperformed expectations on their support from independent voters. They made no effort to shy away from ideology, but conveyed to voters that their policies were driven by principle, not party talking points.
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In the scale of American blunders - from the Dred Scott decision to the Neutrality Acts of the 1930s to the tragedy of Vietnam - is the Trump presidency really unique?
