Jim Webb Quotes
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Why does it appear that interested readers so often attribute flaws to 'the press' rather than taking particular issue with particular reports?
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I'm not complaining about my cell phone - all my friends are in there, and all my favorite songs and all my favorite Benedict Cumberbatch GIFs; I don't want to give it up. But cell phones are the worst for talking on the phone.
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Wickets are like wives. You never know what to expect from them.
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I like boxes because of the secrets they hide.
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America is the world of peace and must be made the continent of its definite consequence.
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Of course, relative citation frequencies are no measure of relative importance. Who has not aspired to write a paper so fundamental that very soon it is known to everyone and cited by no one?
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Normally in dangerous situations I have a getaway car.
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Why am I so famous? What am I doing right? What are the others doing wrong?
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Even though my shoes are different from Ferragamo's aesthetic, which is more classic, I learned the importance of fit and quality. We were making shoes like they used to, by hand, and I carried that with me.
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One thing I always did in my career was writing. I always was writing. I was trying to create things. For myself, for other people.
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A good businessman never makes a contract unless he's sure he can carry it through, yet every fool on earth is perfectly willing to sign a marriage contract without considering whether he can live up to it or not.
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'Ulysses' is like a big box of tricks that you can dive into. Each time you read it, you find something new.
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I think that what we need to do is say, 'Reading is going to really affect your life.' You take a black man who doesn't have a job, but you say to him, 'Look, you can make a difference in your child's life, just by reading to him for 30 minutes a day.' That's what I would like to do.
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Karl Malden was quite a mentor. He taught me things he had learned from being in front of a camera so long.
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Well, the stuff that has become more commercial doesn't have any edge.
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People can't really place me. They're not really sure who I am.
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Everyone wants to pretend like they sprang out of the ground with an Animal Collective record in their hands and a David Bowie haircut, and that's just not the case. You discover these things gradually.
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I can be quite surprised by what makes me cry, but it's usually spiritual things.
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What first caught my eye about Rihanna was an interview she did with Diane Sawyer after the Chris Brown incident, where she was very articulate, very poised, obviously a smart girl who talked about a very traumatic experience.
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Everyone is your friend if you say yes, but say no and watch how they react. It's been a huge life lesson for me.
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The man who sees absolutes, where all other men see nuances and shades of meaning, is either a prophet, or a quack.
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In the First World War, there was the sudden passion of nationalism, and the killing took place because of these emotions. But the Soviet case is different, because you had systematic murder, like the Holocaust.
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You have to go through those mountains and valleys - because that's what life is: soul growth.
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I know how to make decisions, and I know how to lead.
