Henry Kissinger Quotes
The American foreign policy trauma of the sixties and seventies was caused by applying valid principles to unsuitable conditions.
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When 'our people' get to the point where they can do us some good, they stop being 'our people.'
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I just invent, then wait until man comes around to needing what I've invented.
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The most valuable thing you can make is a mistake - you can't learn anything from being perfect.
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There are certain things I believe we need to keep in our emotional arsenal as we navigate through life. Hope is a big one. The more of that we can carry, the better.
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I don't think I ever really knew the right words to 'Hava Nagilah,' which isn't great for a Jewish singer.
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I'll have to self-publish it because unless you're on the 'New York Times' bestseller lists, anthologies don't sell all that well. However, low sales to a big publisher are a major success to a small one!
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When I'm getting to know someone, I look for someone who has passions that I respect, like his career. Someone who loves what he does is really attractive.
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Making movies is time-consuming and it's boring. You spend most of your time waiting between takes. It's like a big machine that moves slowly.
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I'm a total performer.
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The institutions of Churchianity are not Christianity. An institution is a good thing if it is second; immediately an institution recognizes itself it becomes the dominating factor.
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I've always imagined that one day the path of your life would unroll at your feet and carry you away from us. As it should, as it must. But I am glad that day is not today.
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Use testimonial letters from satisfied customers at every opportunity.
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The feeble tremble before opinion, the foolish defy it, the wise judge it, the skillful direct it.
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Being a shy child, I always longed for a mask. Even in my adult life, I have glasses, they are my mask.
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With this agreement, virtually the entire mutual fund industry has now sworn off improper trading practices and agreed to compensate investors who were harmed.
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The men who espoused unpopular causes may have been considered misguided, but they were rarely attacked for their morals or their masculinity. Women who did the same thing were apt to be denounced as harlots or condemned for being unfeminine - an all-purpose word that was used to describe almost any category of female behavior of which men disapproved.
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Democrats need to be careful about how they proceed. If they come across as weak on national defense, an issue where the president is strong ... they will pay a price.
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You know, a lot of actors I think go into acting for therapy from whatever trauma has affected them as children. But for me, I think I sought out the drama. That's why I like doing what I do.
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Until and unless we could disband these militias, this country won't be able to function properly.
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When plants are growing, they sense how big a root system they have to produce to draw from the soil the nutrients and moisture they need to grow and reach maturity and reproduce. On a conventional farm where there are high levels of fertilizer nutrients in the soil, along with lots of water, there is little incentive for roots to penetrate far.
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My chief task has been to conquer fear. The public sees only the thrill of the accomplished trick; they have no conception of the tortuous preliminary self-training that was necessary to conquer fear.
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The American foreign policy trauma of the sixties and seventies was caused by applying valid principles to unsuitable conditions.
