George C. Marshall Quotes
Passive inactivity, because you have not been given specific instructions to do this or to do that, is a serious deficiency.
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I am practically in the employ of Mr. Nobel. I have to meet everyone he sends my way.
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The difference in the quality of medical care received by people with mental illness is one of the reasons why they live shorter lives than people without mental illness. Even in the best-resourced countries in the world, this life expectancy gap is as much as 20 years. In the developing countries of the world, this gap is even larger.
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Every month that we do not have an economic recovery package 500 million Americans lose their jobs.
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TV is still the place to grab the most eyeballs.
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I started the business as a computer consulting business, which, coupled to my nickname, Scorpion, formed the full name Scorpion Computer Services.
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I'm not in a position to go back into public service.
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I'm not going to be able to play it like somebody else.
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Each party steals so many articles of faith from the other, and the candidates spend so much time making each other's speeches, that by the time election day is past there is nothing much to do save turn the sitting rascals out and let a new gang in.
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I always dreamed of going to the Olympics. To be going to the Games in your own country is another thing; to do it as a potential medallist is another thing again.
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When you write, you're inside the project. You can't really think about the reception. It has to be worth it even if no one reads it.
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My first jobs were all civil service. At 14, I worked for the Canadian National Railways. At 16, I worked for the Canadian Penitentiary Service.
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We ought to be able to forgo the constant need to raise money and just focus on working together to solve the problems this country faces.
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Teetotallers lack the sympathy and generosity of men that drink.
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Hold everybody accountable? Ridiculous!
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I think I surprise some people because a lot of the time, I roll out of bed and go to school, and it's like I don't wear anything that interesting sometimes.
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Threats that could wipe out the bulk of life on earth abound. Planetary catastrophe could come in the form of a killer asteroid impact, the eruption of massive supervolcanoes, a nearby gamma ray burst that sterilizes the earth, or by human-driven environmental collapse.
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You simply cannot continue a nation as America without that Christian base of liberty.
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You know what would be a fun game? If Pac-Man was on a beach, and he was chomping coconuts. You could see how tan you could get your Pac-Man.
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I would do 'John Carter' again tomorrow. I'm very proud of 'John Carter.' Box office doesn't validate me as a person, or as an actor.
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I would love to do Shakespeare in New York.
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'West Side Story' I used to watch all the time - I don't know why. Well, I do - it's a great movie. I love the music in it. I love the actors.
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One must speak about serious things seriously.
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Having worked on 'The Hour,' I now feel like I spend my whole time interrogating history.
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Passive inactivity, because you have not been given specific instructions to do this or to do that, is a serious deficiency.
