John Krasinski Quotes
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North Korea, under its thirtysomething Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-un, is no country for old men. The latest casualty in Kim's ongoing purge of the senior military command was the defense minister, Hyon Yong-chol, who reportedly committed the classic old man's offense of falling asleep in a meeting.
Barbara Demick -
It took me a while and a lot of hard times to figure out my purpose, I am so happy with my life. I just want to help make other people happy, too.
Vanilla Ice -
Born with blue spectacles, you would think the world was blue and never be conscious of the existence of the distorting glass.
T. E. Hulme -
Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge.
Abraham Joshua Heschel -
Every decision to use military force is an excruciatingly difficult one.
Samantha Power -
We need leaders who will stand unapologetically in defense of marriage.
Ted Cruz
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In the 20th century, the United States endured two world wars and other traumatic and expensive military conflicts; the Depression; a dozen or so recessions and financial panics; oil shocks; a flu epidemic; and the resignation of a disgraced president. Yet the Dow rose from 66 to 11,497.
Warren Buffett -
I've seen women afraid to stretch for things. They avoid opportunities they don't feel qualified for yet. Instead, they should grab risky opportunities that will force them to grow on the job and learn to do it.
Karen Finerman -
My father was a jazz listener, and I think, at least before I was 5, I was not so into that. Although there were records that emphasized percussion that I liked, like Baby Dodds.
Wallace Shawn -
I want to give a child a life who wouldn't be given a life. I want a child that nobody else wants.
Madonna Breakfast Club -
I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating.
Patrick Wang -
Jordan is the only Arab state that has provided citizenship to Palestinian refugees and integrated them. But something has to be done about the Palestinians living in refugee camps in Syria and Lebanon.
Walter Russell Mead
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One is sometimes meant to reassure the reader that she's qualified to write about a certain topic.
Rachel Kushner -
I'm very intolerant and I get fed up with people easily.
Gary Numan -
An artist's sphere of influence is the world.
Carl Maria von Weber -
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
Napoleon Bonaparte -
I keep on 5 to 10 pounds above my jeans weight, as the ultimate no-filler-needed refresher, and buy a size up on jeans.
Iman -
One of the first coaches I worked with on the national team told me that I was too skinny, too puny, and had no natural acceleration. He said I'd be better off looking for another facet of sport to follow. That was a really, really bad moment. For a long time, I felt as if my dad was the only one who had faith in me.
Victoria Pendleton
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The process of transformation consists mostly of decay.
Rebecca Solnit -
When you're feeling very comfortable with an actor, you are doing nothing.
Antonio Banderas -
I read all of the nonfiction that I could find on Chechnya, and all the while, I was searching for a novel that was set there. I couldn't find a single novel written in English that was set in the period of the two most recent Chechen wars.
Anthony Marra -
Jesus Christ is infinitely more than a great teacher and philosopher.
Joseph B. Wirthlin -
English should be our official language. Reading and speaking English are requirements to become a citizen.
Ernest Istook -
I planned on being an English teacher, but I don't know where that went.
John Krasinski