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.George C. Marshall
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I am practically in the employ of Mr. Nobel. I have to meet everyone he sends my way.
Naguib Mahfouz -
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.
Vikram Patel -
Every month that we do not have an economic recovery package 500 million Americans lose their jobs.
Nancy Pelosi -
TV is still the place to grab the most eyeballs.
Patrick Whitesell -
I'm not in a position to go back into public service.
Jack Keane -
I'm not going to be able to play it like somebody else.
Sam J. Jones
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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.
H. L. Mencken -
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.
Hannah Mills -
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.
Ta-Nehisi Coates -
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.
Ted Deutch -
Hold everybody accountable? Ridiculous!
W. Edwards Deming -
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.
Tavi Gevinson
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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.
Ramez Naam -
You simply cannot continue a nation as America without that Christian base of liberty.
Dan Severson -
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.
Jack McBrayer -
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.
Taylor Kitsch -
I'm often asked how I write books, but I don't think my approach is suitable for everyone. If I walked into a creative writing class, all I could say to them was 'I tend to make it up as I go along.' I'm not sure that's brilliant advice.
Ian Rankin -
When you get into Louisiana, it really is like a different country in a lot of ways. The plants you see are a little different, like the weeping willows and the cypress trees that come up out of the bayou. And it's steamy hot.
Sam Trammell
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When I came out, I told my stepmother Gladys, and she just said she had known for years and was glad I wasn't lying anymore.
Ian Mckellen -
The first sign of whether Obama is serious about confronting the climate crisis will be revealed by how he organizes the White House.
Jeff Goodell -
Don't go around asking the question, 'Is this character likeable?' and expect that to be compatible with serious literary endeavours. That's not what it's about.
Claire Messud -
I'm a real stay-at-home mom. I'm really hands-on. Everything else became secondary.
Drew Barrymore -
I like to style myself, as my first job out of university was working at 'Vogue' magazine in NYC, and I grew up attending the collections with my mother, so I have a particular aesthetic, which is classic glamour with a twist.
Carly Steel -
Passive inactivity, because you have not been given specific instructions to do this or to do that, is a serious deficiency.
George C. Marshall