John O. Brennan Quotes
Unfortunately, in war, there are casualties, including among the civilian population.
Quotes to Explore
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I build community. However, I do it wearing a number of hats.
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Like life, peace begins with women. We are the first to forge lines of alliance and collaboration across conflict divides.
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When I make a live-action movie, it's a very physical process. It's like running a marathon.
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I've been able to work with great directors in Israel.
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I was completely surrounded by religion from a young time. I was taught by my father. I engaged in discussions with him and many of these scholars who visited and came around the dining table, the lunch table, and attended many lectures with my dad. And so I learned the apprentice way.
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In general, being likeable is more about being interested - rather than interesting. Indeed, a good way to convince someone that you are an awesome conversationalist is to simply shut up and let the other person talk.
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Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
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It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.
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If I don't eat something after I work out, I get shaky and cranky - not a good combination when you're a television host.
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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 always wondered what it would be like to have a normal childhood.
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I like the language in Proust but not the context.
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'Gaucho' was a struggle for us for a lot of reasons, and in the end, we just sort of survived it.
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It's when children are 15, 16 or 17 that they decide whether they want to be a doctor, an engineer, a politician or go to the Mars or moon. That is the time they start having a dream, and that's the time you can work on them. You can help them shape their dreams.
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I'm not big on Champagne, but I'd take along a bottle of Cristal to pop for when the boat comes to the rescue.
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I did everything in my power to give my brokers brand identity and clout in the market. I saw my job as parent to build them up and if I took care of them, then they would take care of their customer.
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What's right with America and what's right with Islam have a lot in common. At their highest levels, both worldviews reflect an enlightened recognition that all of humankind shares a common Creator - that we are, indeed, brothers and sisters.
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Nose-to-tail eating is not a bloodlust, testosterone-fueled offal hunt. It's common sense, and it's all good stuff.
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Bosons love to come together; fermions can't stand each other
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My countrymen, the surpassing war of all times has involved us, and found us utterly unprepared in either a mental or military sense. The Republic must awaken. The people must understand. Our safety lies in full realization the fate of the nation and the safety of the world will be decided on the western battlefront of Europe.
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War is failure of diplomacy.
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Clark Gregg and I are around the same age. He has been an actor and is a writer. But with a first-time director, there is a way to talk about things they might not know. Because Clark was an actor, though, he knew more about the process than most first-time directors.
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I design my start-up ventures around my own personal beliefs and values.
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Unfortunately, in war, there are casualties, including among the civilian population.
