Jonathan Powell Quotes
Terrorism seems to be the ugly twin of democracy. We need to learn to live with it because we are vulnerable to it.
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I've never been bored in my life, man. I've never been bored or lonely. Are you kidding? No way! I'm an orchestrator, a musician, a producer. I love everything. I've studied languages from Farsi to Greek to French, Swedish, Russian... How can you get bored?
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I will sign pro life bills. But what people are interested in is what we can do to create jobs, grow the economy, and keep our costs under control.
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I'll fill those canyons in your soul, like a river lead you home. And I'll walk a step behind, in the shadows so you shine. Just ask, it will be done and I will prove my love, until you're sure that I'm the one.
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Building human-centered organizations doesn't imply a return to the paternalistic, corporate welfare practices of the 19th century. Most of us don't want to be nannied.
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A free public broadcast license is a privilege.
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I just think that if one is going to preach nonviolence and one is going to advocate for nonviolence, one's standard should be consistent.
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I have very eclectic tastes.
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I always watch superhero movies, and I like the action and the fighting and all the different kinds of powers.
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I'd much rather have the honesty than not. Because if you will say what's on your mind and get it off your chest, then the sooner I can prove you wrong!
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The dilemma for early 21st century journalism is this: Who will pay for the news?
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I did the 'Justice League' thing the wrong way. I read too much on the Internet. You can't do that. The Internet is the devil. Or the Internet is not the devil - the comment boards are the devil.
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Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. Man is the only being who knows he is alone.
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I make little movies, you know, they need all the help that they can get.
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I believe that there are no mistakes in the universe, so I think it all happens as it should!
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I've got a new rule. It'll be rule No. 312. If it's three days before a campaign, don't believe anything new you hear about anybody.
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The democratization of genius is made possible by the fact while one can quarrel with judgments, one cannot quarrel with feelings.
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Sorry. My testing organization is either too small, or too large, depending on how you look at it.
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No one would talk much in society, if he knew how often he misunderstands others.
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I adore extravagance but I abhor waste.
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Si eres bueno con éste, con aquél dirán que eres bueno. Si eres bueno con todos, nadie dirá que eres bueno.
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The war against terrorism is a war against those who engage in torture.
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There's an argument for saying that brave men deserve what they get, but it's a serious business forcing cowards to stand in harm's way.
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Terrorism seems to be the ugly twin of democracy. We need to learn to live with it because we are vulnerable to it.
