Pete Hoekstra Quotes
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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
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I just want my films to work. The hit or flop verdict really affects me. I seriously analyse what went wrong if a film turns out to be a dud!
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My type of basketball is about how to create space, how to maneuver, how to get your shot off.
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I know firsthand the complexities of leading an enterprise through business and technology transformation. It takes intense focus, a strong drive, and a clearly communicated vision to inspire and take an organization from where they are, to where they need to be - or where they want to go.
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If you have multiples of anything, you have the possibility of repetition. Repetition creates pattern and also unity. Put anyone in a room with a pile of similar objects and say, 'I want a pattern by 3 P.M. or no dinner.' Anyone would come up with a design. It is easy, fun and available to anybody. Most people just don't have the nerve.
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All I want is an education, and I am afraid of no one.
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The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.
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Youth doesn't need friends - it only needs crowds.
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I go to the gym in the morning to warm up, and then I go to the mountain and train. Then I come home and go to the gym again to recover. But on travel days, you get pretty much no physical exertion.
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There's plenty of days when I don't want to eat chicken breast and broccoli and rice, but I know what I have to do, and I know the sacrifice I have to make.
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Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
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I full well realize that politics is a rough and tumble business, but politics should not be reduced to lobbing partisan hand grenades. Politics is not war. Terrorism is.
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If I can hit the ball the way I want to hit it on the range, I'd rather do that than play golf. I just love the feeling of hitting good golf shots.
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I'd always put on little shows at home, but when I was 11, I did a community event in Woodford, where anyone could go.
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As the president of Afghanistan I look at the suffering of our people as a whole.
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I don't think I've ever been chatted up, and I don't think I've ever chatted anyone up. The Fresh Prince has the best chat-up lines.
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Sometimes I thank God... for cheeseburgers.
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I like the language in Proust but not the context.
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People always give me styling products and stuff.
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All is fair in war, and starvation is one of the weapons of war. I don't see why we should feed our enemies fat in order for them to fight harder.
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The air of ideas is the only air worth breathing.
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When I read great literature, great drama, speeches, or sermons, I feel that the human mind has not achieved anything greater than the ability to share feelings and thoughts through language.
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The bonds we create in the household are the most important and lasting. Savor them; they're sacred.
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Sports are trivial compared to matters of war and peace, but some parallels apply.
