George F. Kennan Quotes

The best thing we can do if we want the Russians to let us be Americans is to let the Russians be Russian.

George F. Kennan

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• I'm not shy about trying to find what truth there is in any genre, whether that be an action piece, a sci-fi piece, a small indie film, or a play. I'm open to it all.

  

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• I've been with some of the most quote-unquote beautiful women in the world. But they're so ugly on the inside.

  

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• In this case, the particle formed has correspondingly less energy, whereas the product nucleus passes into the ground state with emission of the quantity of energy saved as gamma radiation.

  

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• When we were on the farm, we were isolated, not just by geography but by the primitive living conditions: no electricity, no running water and, of course, no computer, no phone.

  

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• If I get too type-cast, that's the worst possible scenario.

  

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• In order to be an image of God, the spirit must turn to what is eternal, hold it in spirit, keep it in memory, and by loving it, embrace it in the will.

  

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• If you look on Amazon - if you do a search for personal finance, there are literally 20,000 books written on personal finance, and there's no real reason for it. I mean, personal finance is pretty simple.

  

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• Love can't conquer anything. Love can't make a scholar into a warrior. Loving her can't make her love me.

  

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• Radiation, unlike smoking, drinking, and overeating, gives no pleasure, so the possible victims object.

  

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• The deed is everything, the glory nothing.

  

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• The friendships which last are those wherein each friend respects the other's dignity to the point of not really wanting anything from him.

  

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• One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.

  

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• Children who reach the age of eighteen with their entire skills set composed on Nintendo and eating Doritos have been neglected. Their parents neglected to give them the character traits necessary to live successfully.

  

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• Brick and mortar stores will ultimately mark down between 50 to 60% of its merchandise because they don't know who's walking in the door on any day, so they lose control.

  

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• Hunger is an issue that I've cared about for a very long time and is incredibly personal and important to me.

  

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• Meditation makes the entire nervous system go into a field of coherence.

  

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• Generally I finish a first draft in 2-6 months, then I set it aside for a while so that when I come back to it I can read it with fresh eyes and figure out how to improve it.

  

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• The cruelty, war and violence, this is evil, wrong and dark and that's what we should hide from the children, not a human body!

  

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• Love is also a very violent thing. Totally violent. Suddenly, you are, like, at this party your friends invite you to, and you meet this person, and your life is turned upside down, and the next day you can't stop thinking about them. That's violent. Hopefully, it's for the better, but it's a violent thing.

  

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• There are long periods when life seems a small, dull round, a petty business with no point, and then suddenly we are caught up in some great event which gives us a glimpse of the solid and durable foundations of our existence.

  

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• The best thing we can do if we want the Russians to let us be Americans is to let the Russians be Russian.

  

  George F. Kennan