Walter Russell Mead Quotes
There is not a great sense that the Americans know what they are doing, or are making much progress in Iraq. And there is satisfaction in seeing that the Iraqis are successful in resisting the United States.
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I simply adore getting dressed up for a special occasion. I feel incredible stepping out in luxurious fabrics and a bit of bling. That's also how I feel about special-occasion dining rooms. Because these aren't everyday spaces, they contain all sorts of drama for that once-in-a-while 'wow' event.
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You have to find out how to become the character.
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Work is the thing that happens around the game time.
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When you have a limited resource and you have a lot of people wanting that resource, then those who get more justify as to why they got more, and those who get less say they have been treated badly.
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I just try to keep it simple, not let too many outside things influence me.
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I believe nobody is stronger than the state. So the state would be strong, and we have to work altogether to make the strength of the state.
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Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.
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I have this theory that people in Hollywood don't read. They read 'Vanity Fair' and then consider themselves terribly well read. I think I can basically write about anybody without getting caught.
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We need to move past blame and make sure we are delivering care to our veterans.
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'Macbeth' was a very lucky play for me.
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Well, I have a couple of projects in the pipeline, but I'm taking things slow for now and being choosy about the roles I take up. One thing I can assure you of is that you are going to see a lot of me!
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I don't look like a white woman. I look Somali.
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Make no mistake: the anti-war voices long for us to lose any war they cannot prevent.
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I think it's fun to get in a room and sweat with people. I'm happy to share my workouts with everyone.
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Those who get stuck doing the same things for too long are bound to get left behind the strong who press on and re-invent themselves.
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Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence.
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I have been in more classrooms than any legislator will ever walk into in their lives, and I see wonderful, caring, dedicated teaching out there.
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I don't know, I like to go on really different types of dates. Going someplace new or some new part of the city, something that's not your average thing. Something where you just go have an adventure together.
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Little did we know then that CNN would become the big league.
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A girl didn't get an athletic scholarship until the fall of 1972 for the very first time.
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There are many of us that are willing to do great things for the Lord, but few of us are willing to do little things.
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I did quite a lot of fencing when I was a kid. I was a swimmer, and I played a lot of basketball. I was a fencer for Great Britain, but I only did that because I watched 'Robin Hood,' 'Star Wars,' 'Highlander' and 'The Three Musketeers,' and I wanted to emulate Richard Harris and the great British actors that I grew up watching.
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One has the right to be wrong in a democracy.
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There is not a great sense that the Americans know what they are doing, or are making much progress in Iraq. And there is satisfaction in seeing that the Iraqis are successful in resisting the United States.
